Chapter 8  Activities


Writing poetry

 

American Academy of Poets (Poets.org): Six units on poetry

 

Outta Ray's Head: Poetry units

 

Poets.org: Poetry lessons

 

Wiki-Ed Poetry site: Lots of resources on teaching poetry

 

The Teachers Guide: Poetry lessons

 

The Lesson Guide: Poetry lessons

 

Introduction to Poetry

 

BoomWriter: Poetry writing activities

 

Teaching Poetry of the Immigrant Experience

 

David Nunez: Poetry unit on teaching different types of contemporary poets

 

Jay Kirk: How to Begin a Poetry Unit

 

Helen Vendler: Explicating a poem

 

Michael Clarke and Rebecca Greene: The Poetry through Reading and Writing Workshop

 

Poetry Lesson Plans

  

Poetry Learning Lab: online resources for teaching poetry

 

New York Times Learning Network: Create a New York Times "Found Poem"

 

Jim Burke: Responding to poetry

 

Tom Deshotels, Poetry unit

 

ReadWriteThink: Responding to poetry lessons

 

Unit on Responding to Poetry

 

Poetry Unit: Responding to poetry

 

North Carolina Public Schools: Unit on responding to poetry