Students describe colors. In this descriptive writing lesson, students brainstorm color descriptions using all of the senses except sight. Students write poems including similes, sensory images, and interesting word choice. Examples are...

Young scholars read poems about water and relate to their own experiences.  In this poetry lesson plan, students create drawings relating to a specific relevant memory.  Young scholars write a poem about the same event as their...

Students explore poetry. In this poetry activity, students discover the qualities of good writing and the characteristics of poetry. Students practice reading poems in different ways. Studnets also discuss the mood of the poem and the...

Eighth graders study haiku poems. In this poetry lesson plan, 8th graders write two haikus containing the standard 5-7-5 syllables content about things they enjoy within nature.

In this writing worksheet, students make a list of all the things that make them sad, happy, lonely, angry, afraid and silly. Students then write 6 short poems and put them together to make their own personal book of poems.

Students practice word processing skills while writing Haiku and diamonte poems.  In this poetry computer lesson, students choose  from a group of rainforest animals and write about their animal.  Students write a...

Students explore a variety of poetry and poetry concepts. They examine figurative language, mood, and literary devices. The students write and recite their own poetry.

In this creating a poem about spring worksheet, students use the letters in the word SPRING to write an acrostic poem. Students write a 6 line poem.

In this identifying with the artist Judith Leyster worksheet, students read the biography and view the self-portrait of Judith Leyster and use their imaginations to fill in the blanks to complete the "I Am... Judith Leyster" poem....

In this poetry worksheet, students will write an acrostic poem about bats. Each line will start with a letter in the word "bats". Students will color a picture of a bat on the paper.

Students recite poetry and analyze its meaning.  In this poetry interpretation lesson, students listen to a poem and work in groups to write what the poem is about.  Students share and discuss the poem.  Groups report back...

In this Poems about places worksheet, learners read short biographies and poems of 4 selected poets. Students discuss each poem at length, and complete short answer essay questions.

Students use several strategies in poetry to convey tone and speaker. In this language arts lesson, students read and build vocabulary as they gain a larger understanding of how to write poetry. Students then work in groups in order...

In this poetry study worksheet, students will read the poem, "My Kingdom" by Robert Louis Stevenson and complete various activities such as answer 20 short response questions, write a creative story about a kingdom, review the rhyme...

Students discuss the importance of using adjectives in writing. They separate into five groups, each group is given a bag with an object inside to describe using just one sense. They write a description of a Hershey's Kiss using adjectives.

Middle schoolers explore business practices by creating a portfolio in class. In this business writing lesson, students identify the causes for a businesses success and failure before deciding on a business they would like to create....

Learners write a poem. In this writing lesson, students learn about Gwendolyn Brooks, a famous poet. Learners discuss shape poetry and how it is written. Students choose an object from nature and write their own shape poem.

Students are introduced to the elements of poetry. As a class, they practice the correct way to read a poem and determine the author's audience. They identify similies and metaphors and determine the rhyme and meter. To end the...

Students share their thoughts regarding nature. In this poetry lesson, students compose poems in different formats that feature weather and clouds.

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 acrostic poem learning exercise, students write an acrostic poem describing a snake. Students write lines for the word slither which contains 7 letters.

Learners create poetry. In this poetry instructional activity, students read poetry and identify rhyming words using highlighters. Learners may also add rhyming lines to the poetry they read.

In this writing worksheet, students write lists of words that rhyme with the words throne, shrug, throat, and shred. They write sentences using the rhyming words and attempt to write a rhyming poem.

In this creative writing learning exercise, students create an acrostic poem about volcanoes. Students use the letters in VOLCANOES to begin each line of poetry.