POETRY ASSIGNMENTS

This middle and high school resource is an excellent addition to any poetry unit. Included are 7 poetry assignments with response questions (summarizing, theme, figurative language, personal response, connections etc). Also included are detailed answer keys to make marking/correcting a breeze.

INCLUDED IN YOUR PURCHASE: 

• 7 One page assignments for each of the poems.

→ Introduction To Poetry - Billy Collins

→ Dreams - Langston Hughes

→ The Red Wheelbarrow - William Carlos Williams

→ To Christine - Susan Forde

→ The Execution - Alden Nowlan

→ Two Prisoners - Raymond Souster

→ Nonconformist - Angela Shelf Medearis 

• Detailed answer keys for each assignment 

***Please note that for copyright reasons the poems are not included, but links are provided***

WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THESE ASSIGNMENTS 

♥ This is awesome! It's so comprehensive - like all of your stuff. I can't wait to use these for my English classes... Maybe as a poem of the week? :-) 

♥ This is a great resource and will be very useful to teach middle school students how to approach poetry. Thx! 

♥ Used this resource with my grade nine English class. Went very well. Thank you.

♥ This was excellent for walking students through a close reading and analysis of poetry. The poem choice was excellent for comparative purposes to link thematically.

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