Learners research the evolution and cultural significance of the Arabic ghazal form of poetry. They, in groups, compose an original ghazal poem and read it aloud to the class.

Can beautiful words change the world? Literary scholars discover how to paint their visions of change using poetry in a series of three workshops. Each independent topic gives participants a chance to examine their feelings about...

Explore a real world use of poetry with your class! Young language arts pupils consider the concept of advocacy and how journalism, photography, and poetry can raise awareness for a cause. They read several poems about individuals...

Learners gain insight into how songs and poems express feelings of injustice. They also learn about literary devices and types of poems and make a personal connection when they write their own free verse poems about injustice.

Academics take turns as actors in an engaging poetry cafe. Elementary learners work in small groups to create original poems or stories addressing community issues and read their work in front of a live audience. Scholars also reflect...

Define the word perseverance to have learners understand why it is important in reaching goals. Young scholars research how Martin Luther King needed perseverance to accomplish his goals. They write acrostic poems using the word...

Scholars are lucky to stretch their poetry writing muscles with a worksheet that challenges them to compose two limericks—one about a boy and the other about a dog. 

Pair the famous poems "I Hear America Singing," by Walt Whitman, and "I, Too, Sing America," by Langston Hughes, with a more recent poem by Elizabeth Alexander called "Praise Song for the Day" to demonstrate a theme and introduce your...

Over the course of the lesson, your pupils read and analyze a translated eight-line poem from the Tang Dynasty written by Du Fu, a poet caught behind enemy lines during the An Lu-Shan rebellion (755-763). Literary/historical context is...

Scholars are introduced to the characteristics of a legend. They read and discuss Old Father Story Teller by Pablita Velarde. Then, in groups, they write and illustrate a poem based on one of the legends from the book. This lesson plan...

In this Nevada acrostic worksheet, students write an acrostic poem about the state of Nevada. Students use the letters in NEVADA to begin each new line of poetry.

In this online interactive language arts worksheet, students write an acrostic poem regarding fathers using the letters FATHER. This worksheet may also be printed for use in classrooms.

In this online interactive language arts worksheet, students write an acrostic poem regarding Alabama using the letters ALABAMA. This worksheet may also be printed for use in classrooms.

For this online interactive Maine worksheet, students write an acrostic poem regarding Maine using the letters MAINE. This worksheet may also be printed for use in classrooms.

For this online interactive Missouri worksheet, students write an acrostic poem regarding Missouri using the letters MISSOURI. This worksheet may also be printed for use in classrooms.

In this online interactive language arts worksheet, students write an acrostic poem regarding Oklahoma using the letters OKLAHOMA. This worksheet may also be printed for use in classrooms.

For this online interactive Kentucky worksheet, students write an acrostic poem regarding Kentucky using the letters KENTUCKY. This worksheet may also be printed for use in classrooms.

In this online interactive language arts instructional activity, students write an acrostic poem regarding South Dakota using the letters SOUTH DAKOTA. This instructional activity may also be printed for use in classrooms.

The music and literature of the Harlem Renaissance defined American culture, including its poetry. Using a poem from the period, individuals explore its musical qualities and how it is reflective of the period. Then, they use what they...

In this Louisiana music worksheet, students learn that a found poem is made using words and phrases from some things they have read and, then write a found poem following the steps listed on the worksheet.

In this language arts worksheet, students use the letters in HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to begin each line of an acrostic poem about fathers.

In this language arts worksheet, students use the letters in MY FATHER to begin each line of an acrostic poem about their own fathers.

Students view video and become familiar with the type of movement in jazz dance.  In this jazz dance lesson, students write a cinquain about jazz dance.  Students recognize the elements of jazz dance and the type of music...