This Poetry Unit is perfect for 8th and 9th graders developing their skills in analyzing poetry (and for National Poetry Month or beyond!). These lesson ideas and poetry activities help students with identification, analysis, and creativity. Includes engaging projects and assessments to use throughout your poetry unit! Use with interactive notebooks or as traditional worksheets. Key Elements: Poetry Bell Ringers Figurative Language and Poetic Devices Creative poetry activities Projects and assessments for your poetry unit Poetry activities are both fun and challenging for students. Analyzing poetry can be subjective, and students often feel like there’s a “right answer” that they’re missing, somehow. This poetry unit focuses on building student confidence and stamina. Each lesson is scaffolded to help students choose relevant supporting evidence. If you’re using this resource with interactive notebooks, you’ll notice they are suited to late middle and high school in a whole new way. You’ll get some foldables, but your students won’t spend the whole poetry unit cutting and gluing. Instead, each spread is designed for a gradual release of responsibility. IN (Bell Ringer)  THROUGH (Teacher Input/Guided Classwork) OUT (Exit/Independent Practice/Homework)  What Teachers are Saying: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I have been teaching for 13 years, and this is the BEST way I have taught my poetry unit! I saw immediate success. Students also love the foldables and refer to them all the time!” -Courtney B. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I have been looking to revamp my poetry unit for years, and this is the answer - it is accessible, easy to use, and editable (what teacher doesn't love that). Used this with my Grade 7/8s. Thank you!” -Canuck Classroom ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This poetry unit has been very easy to use. I love the notebook and how to set up the pages for each assignment. The notebook really keeps everything organized and, let's face it, all students can use an organizational method. As for the poetry assignments, they are great!!! Students become more aware of poetry and the stills that go with it. Thank you so much for this super resource.” -Tamara B. Your Poetry Unit includes: 1. Detailed poetry lesson plans and examples spreads for interactive notebooks 2. Editable Poetry Unit Calendar (for you) and Unit Overview (for students) 3. Poetic Devices Terms List & Quiz - foldables & quiz 4. Poetry Speed-dating activity & book recommendations 5. Found Poetry lesson 6. Poetry Challenges mini-project and rubric (editable) 7. Limerick & Haiku tutorials (PPT) 8. Three Poetry Close Reading activities for analyzing poetry 9. Quiz version for Close Reading #3 10. Poetry Bell Ringers 11. Poetry Anthology Project 12. Poetry Unit Test 13. Holistic and analytic rubrics for ISNs 14. Set-Up PPT for ISNs Try the Found Poetry activity for FREE! This item is also part of my Interactive Notebooks for Secondary ELA Bundle! These are all of the resources that I use in my 9th grade English classroom to bring short stories, novels, poetry, and plays to life using ISNs. Discover more resources for Interactive Student Notebooks! Feedback & Followers Did you know that you can receive credit towards future TpT purchases by reviewing this product? If you enjoy this product, please leave a review at the product page or through “My Purchases” under “My Account” at TpT. Ratings make the TpT world go round. :) You can also follow me for the latest news on products and sales. If you have any questions, I’d love to hear from you! -Danielle @ Nouvelle ELA