Poetry: Lesson Ideas, Favorite Poems & Resources
Poetry is the music of literature. In this #2ndaryELA Twitter chat, middle and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed important skills and terms when teaching poetry, favorite poems, student writing, and how to appeal to those students who don't like or don't "get" poetry. Read through the chat for ideas to implement in your own classroom.
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Whether it's National Poetry Month or you're teaching a creative writing class for the first time, secondary ELA teachers can use this poetry challenge to get students writing without ever getting bored! Here are 30 different types of poems: assign them daily for 30 days in a row or space them out throughout the year - it's up to you! Check out this blog post for a preview of the paid product on TpT. Keep teaching poetry, friends!