This lesson plan is for grades 10-12. The lesson "seeks to create a space for students to explore and articulate nuanced aspects of their own identities and those of others."
The favorite poem project was started by the 39th Poet Laureate in the US to start conversations about people's favourite poems. Included are lesson plans and other resources for teachers.
This activity, described in detail, involves students writing letters to poets from the Academy of American Poets. Canadian teachers could adapt this and choose local poets for their students.
A classroom erupts into a war of words as students grapple with a seemingly simple prompt: what is the opposite of a gun? This animation is part of our series, "There's a Poem for That," which features animated interpretations of poems both old and new that give language to some of life's biggest feelings.
On this UK site, you’ll find a wide selection of poetry lesson plans and activities covering the whole spectrum of key stages, and exploring many themes and forms of poetry.
The Poetry In Voice program is a national, bilingual poetry recitation contest combining slam poetry, spoken word, and theatre with the study of great literature in the high school classroom. There is a teacher's guide included.
Prompts, exercises, and workshop units are designed by Poetry In Voice anthology poets and members of the Poet Network. Select a prompt for your next creative writing lesson, or dig into a month of poetry with exemplars and writing advice.
This site, featuring the former Children's Poet Laureate (US) Kenn Nesbitt, provides children's poems on a variety of topics. Search for poems by author or topic. There are suggested activities below many of the poems.
The teaching resources on this site (including a downloadable pdf teaching guide) focus on helping students enjoy the process of reciting or performing poetry aloud.
A unit plan for middle school where students discover the fun and flexibility of poetry through poetry slam examples, studying the elements of poetry, identifying the poetry in song lyrics, and writing their own "odes."
