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My Book of Poems WritingMy Book of Poems Writing
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My Book of Poems

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Copy all pages to create a book of poems during a poetry study. From alliteration to cinquain to acrostic poem, your class won't run out of templates for writing poems! Each sheet serves as a template for an entire book of poems. Other poems include animal, list, color, and -ing poems.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

poetry

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Use the sheets as a template for learners to write a rough draft of each type of poem. Then, have them write a final draft in the same form on notebook paper
  • Create a bulletin board during poetry month (April) to showcase poems written by the class
  • Pick and choose the pages you want to use versus copying the entire packet

Classroom Considerations

  • Resource is intended to be printed as an entire packet, but can be altered to fit your needs
  • Assumes learners are familiar with each type of poem

Pros

  • The 17-page packet comes with multiple sheets for writing several types of poems
  • A great addition to a poetry unit

Cons

  • Requires a lot of copies

Common Core

L.2.2.a L.2.5.a L.3.2.a L.3.5.a

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