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This poetry unit resource bundle is a collection of my most popular and best-selling poetry analysis and writing resources! Make poetry fun for your students with this huge bundle that contains over 470 slides and pages of creative and engaging poetry resources that will save you hours and hours of prep time! It has absolutely everything you need to teach figurative language, poetry analysis, poetry writing, and much more! The purchase includes presentations, printable activities, handouts, quizzes, creative poetry projects, etc. You will not need to prepare a thing! >>> By purchasing this bundle, you are saving more than 40% compared to purchasing the items individually! The resources in this poetry unit bundle could last you months if you used them all, so you can choose which ones work best for your students. Please note that specific daily lesson plans are not included. Instead of a sequenced poetry unit, this is instead a huge bundle of poetry resources that you can draw on for any poetry unit you are teaching! What teachers are saying about using this poetry bundle: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Definitely worth the money!!!! An awesome product, lots of time, creativity, and work went into this. Thank you, poetry is one of my favorite units to teach, and it just got better!!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was well worth the price, and after exploring the resources, I know I would have paid more! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Just started going through this purchase and it looks even more amazing than I thought. Tons of info and exciting activities. It's going to be perfect! Thanks :) Included in this poetry unit resource bundle: 1. General Poetry Resources ➡️ Poetry Introduction Booklet - Student Reference This poetry introduction booklet is an excellent student reference that will help them learn the most important poetry terms during your unit! Included in this poetry booklet is information on poetry form (rhyme scheme, internal rhyme, meter, stanzas), figurative language (metaphor, simile, personification, etc.), poetry types (haiku, acrostic, sonnet, etc.) and tips for analyzing poetry. All you need to do is print, use double-sided photocopying, and fold and you have a poetry handbook that students will use over and over again! ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ➡️ Literary Devices Figurative Language Reference List This poetry literary devices list is a must-have for all middle or high school English language arts teachers. Included is a complete list of the most common literary devices and figurative language that you will use in your classroom during your poetry unit. These three pages include definitions and examples from a variety of sources like movies, children's stories, famous poems, or pieces of literature. List of poetry terms included: Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance, Hyperbole, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, Oxymoron, Personification, Pun, Simile, Imagery, Symbolism, and Synecdoche ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ➡️ Poetry Desk Tags Student Reference Desk tags are no longer just for elementary students! These ready-to-use poetry desk tags are the perfect reference for your middle or high schoolers during a poetry unit. All you have to do is laminate, cut out, and attach the tags to each of your students' desks. Then, during the unit when students inevitably begin asking you questions like, "What is onomatopoeia again?" or "What is a four lined stanza called?", you can simply direct them to the desk tag in front of them for the answer. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Figurative Language or Poetry Devices Resources ➡️ Figurative Language in Song Lyrics Presentation This 13-slide Powerpoint presentation includes a variety of figurative language types that students will encounter in your poetry unit, including metaphor, simile, personification, alliteration, hyperbole, and more. Each slide includes a definition of the literary term as well as an example taken from modern lyrics. Some of the musical artists include Taylor Swift, Drake, Rihanna, John Legend, Dynamite, Billie Eilish, and many more, so you can be confident your students will be totally engaged. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ➡️ Poetry Terms Figurative Language Introduction Presentation Use this poetry terms presentation as an introduction to figurative language and literary devices commonly used in poetry. The presentation guides students with detailed definitions of the poetry devices and examples from real life and from poetry. Included: A 26-slide PowerPoint presentation that provides the definitions for 13 of the most common poetry terms, figures of speech, and literary terms used in verse. The slideshow also includes real-life and poetry examples of the device in use. (Terms included: Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance, Hyperbole, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, Oxymoron, Personification, Pun, Simile, Imagery, Symbolism, Synecdoche) A note-taking template that students can complete as you go through the figurative language presentation. The literary devices are listed, and students must include a definition and an example based on what they learn in the figurative language presentation. Print the poetry terms definition slides and post them on your wall as classroom posters! They look great on display as a poetry bulletin board. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ➡️ Poetry Terms Folding Fortune Teller Activity Use this poetry terms paper fortune teller activity to engage all of your students in learning the most common type of figurative language used in poetry. Simply use the included instructions to teach students how to fold the fortune teller, then use it for note-taking, studying, or playing a game within your classroom. After students use this activity, they will be confident in their understanding of metaphor, simile, personification, onomatopoeia, imagery, symbolism, alliteration, and hyperbole. Included: Student instructions that show students how to fold the paper fortune teller with step-by-step graphics for them to follow Detailed teacher instructions that outline how you can use this resource in your classroom for notetaking, studying, and playing a review game. 3 Different versions of the poetry terms paper fortune teller ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ➡️ Meter and Rhyme in Poetry: Understanding Poetic Form Help students better analyze poetic form with this presentation and assignment to teach meter and rhyme in poetry. After using this resource, students will better understand the role that sound and rhythm play in poetry analysis. The presentation will help students understand poetic meter, rhyme scheme, and types of rhyme. The accompanying assignment will allow them to put what they learn into practice! Included: A 17-slide Powerpoint presentation to guide the lesson. There are instructional slides and interactive slides that engage students to participate. A meter and rhyme assignment where students can put what they learn into practice by labeling the meter and rhyme scheme of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem about meter. A detailed teacher answer key that makes for quick and easy classroom review or grading ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ➡️ Figurative Language Poetry Terms Flashcards and Posters Figurative language flashcards are an excellent tool to help your students review the most common poetry terms. They can be used as a study tool or the full-page option can also be printed and posted as figurative language posters in your classroom. This ready-to-use poetry terms resource will help your students master the meaning of metaphor, simile, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, personification, pun, imagery, symbolism alliteration, assonance, consonance, and hyperbole. Included: Detailed teacher instructions on the different ways that you can use these flashcards and figurative language posters within your classroom. 12 figurative language flashcards with definitions and examples of the poetry term in use. The cards can be easily printed, laminated, and connected with a binder ring or brass fastener. Full-page figurative language posters option, so you can print these and post them in your classroom as a reminder of the most commonly used poetry terms. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ➡️ Figurative Language Poetry Terms Quiz: This figurative language quiz is a ready-to-print assessment that will check your students' understanding of the important literary devices or figures of speech you have taught like metaphor, simile, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and oxymoron. The assessment includes quotes from poems, and students must label what type of figurative language is used and explain its meaning. Included: Figurative Language Quiz: A two-page figurative language quiz consisting of 10 questions that give students examples of literary devices used in real poetry. Students will be required to label the figure of speech used and give an explanation that includes the definition and application of the example. Detailed Teacher Answer Key: The included teacher answer key provides the correct figurative language used in each example as well as an explanation that includes the definition and text evidence to support the choice. This makes grading or reviewing the poetry terms quiz a breeze! 3. Reading or Analyzing Poetry Resources ➡️ Poetry Annotation How-To Guide Teach poetry annotation with this ready-to-use resource that guides students through the entire process of how to annotate a poem. Analyzing poetry is very challenging for students, but with this step-by-step guide, yo
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