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China the Beautiful: Classical Chinese Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
A large collection of Chinese poems in Chinese, with English translations for many. Some also include audio. Include classical and more contemporary poets. Search a list of poets or browse by period. There are also a few topical...
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Lib.ru: Russian & World Poetry in Russian

For Students 9th - 10th
Large online collection of Russian and world poetry, in Russian. Includes classics by English language poets like Dante, Shakespeare, Longfellow, Frost, Eliot, Ginsburg and a few by Russian-American poets. Helpful support for the upper...
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The English Teacher

The English Teacher: Teaching Basic Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan-tutorial uses "Beware do not read this poem" by Ismael Reed to teach students how to read and appreciate poetry.
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Scholastic

Scholastic Instructor: Poetry Workshop

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This site features information on a poetry workshop where students learn to "grow their poetry." The ideas are well summarized and easy to follow.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: National Poetry Month

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
A bunch of great poetry resources and lessons! Each lesson lists grade appropriateness. Although this site was created with national poetry month in mind, most of the lessons can be used any time of year.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: National Poetry Month

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
April is National Poetry Month. Find all the resources you need to celebrate poetry in your classroom, including a new activity for each day, a poster for the current year plus archives of previous posters, and teacher resources that...
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How the Language Really Works: Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Poetic techniques, the poet's "arsenal" of techniques, and links to literary terms are features of this text-based page.