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Jabberwocky Questions

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
In this poetry analysis worksheet, students answer 5 short answer and essay questions based on the content and literary elements of Lewis Carroll's poem "Jabberwocky." Questions require students to compare good and evil forces in the...
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Leda and the Swan Questions

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this literary elements worksheet, learners explore Willaim Butler Yeats's poem "Leda and the Swan." Students then answer 5 short answer questions based on the poem.
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Meeting at Night Questions

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Meeting at Night."
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Kubla Khan Questions

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Kubla Khan."
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Ode on a Grecian Urn

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Ode on a Grecian Urn."
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Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders read lyrics for "My Hometown" and complete a worksheet to identify setting and tone in the song. In this Romanticism lesson, 12th graders read Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey by Wordsworth and discuss...
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Bright Star, would I were a as thou art Questions

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Bright Star, would I were steadfast as thou art."
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I'm Nobody Bio Poem

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders analyze Emily Dickinson's poem, I'm Nobody. After discussing it, they create their own bio poem. They draw and label mandalas and display them in class.
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Screening Coleridge’s Fantasies: Using Popular Music as a Bridge to Literacy

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders use music to aid them in interpreting poetry. In this poetry lesson, 12th graders analyze the lyrics, figurative language, and literary devices of selected music. Students compare the music to the poetry of Samuel...
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Borrowed Inspiration: Writing Social Commentary

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars read poems with social themes. In this poetry analysis lesson, students read poems selected by their instructors and complete the provided social commentary chart to determine how the poems speak out against social ills....
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Emily Dickinson & Poetic Imagination: "Leap, plashless"

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students analyze the poems of Emily Dickinson and write their own nature poem. For this poetry analysis lesson, students read Dickinson poetry and analyze the use of imagery, sound, and metaphor. Students write their own nature poem...
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The Road Not Taken

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken." In this poem analysis instructional activity, students review vocabulary for the poem and read the poem. Students discuss the meanings in each stanza, the theme, and its rhyme...
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Anne Carson

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students read poetry and a biography of poet Anne Carson as part of a creative writing lesson plan. In this poetry analysis lesson plan, students read about the poet, read her poetry, and analyze a photograph to then write a poem....
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Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 Questions

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Composed Upon Westminster Bridge," by Wordsworth.
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Deathfugue Questions

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Deathfugue."
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The Eagle Questions

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 6 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "The Eagle."
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Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night Questions

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, learners respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night."
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The Lady of Shalott Questions

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this poetry discussion worksheet, students consider the concept of time conveyed in Tennyson's poem, "The Lady of Shalott," as they respond to and discuss 4 short answer questions. Kids consider whether humans are isolated by the use...
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"Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students use Langston Hughes' "Thank You Ma'am" as a reading and vocabulary improvement activity. In this reading and vocabulary lesson, students review the related vocabulary and read the poem. Students discuss the story elements in the...
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The Journey of the Magi

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars create storyboards. In this pre-Christmas special lesson, students produce a storyboard for a TV version of the poem, "The Journey of the Magi". Options to complete with or without technology are included.
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Fantasy Allegory of Air

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students analyze the painting Jan Brueghel and design their own book. In this art and book lesson plan, students discuss the elements of fantasy from the painting and create their own book. Students illustrate the book and create a...
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Sound Devices

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the impact of sound devices in poetry, prose, and non-fiction. In this figurative language lesson, students read instructor-selected literature and identify uses of alliteration, repetition, consonance, rhythm, rhyme,...
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Life Size Characters

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders analyze character traits and create a life size character outline. In this character analysis lesson, 6th graders analyze character traits of a character using character webs and poems. Students then create a life size...
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Paws in Jobland: Lesson Plan 35 - Catch of the Day

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study information for fish farm workers given in the form of a chart, in order to practice interpreting data while learning about the career of a fisherman. In this data interpretation lesson, students read the chart to find out...