Many of these patterns are perfect for Valentine's Day!

This terrific resource includes 37 pages of poetry writing activities. The vast majority of these are ready-to-use worksheets for 21 different kinds of poems. Each introduction worksheet includes a description of the poem, the poetry pattern, an example, and opportunities for guided practice. Most of the these also include a second worksheet for more practice with the poetry form.

In addition, there is also a Poetry Project Choice Grid with six independent projects, a sheet of poetry reflection questions to use for discussions or as writing prompts, and two pages of ideas for extending the activities and sharing student work.

These will print out fine in color or in grayscale. This resource includes:

-Cinquain
-More Cinquain Practice
-Diamante
-More Diamante Practice
-Haiku
-More Haiku Practice
-Tanka
-More Tanka Practice
-Bio Poem
-More Bio Poem Practice
-5W Poem
-More 5W Poem Practice
-Verb Poem
-More Verb Poem Practice
-Holiday Poem
-More Holiday Poem Practice
-Pensee
-More Pensee Poem Practice
-Acrostic Poem
-More Acrostic Poem Practice
-Quinzaine
-More Quinzaine Practice
-Septet
-More Septet Practice
-Proposition Poem
-Alliteration Poem
-Repeat it Poem
-Me: Fact or Fiction Poem
-Clerihew
-Limerick
-Phone Number Poem
-Roll the Dice Poem
-Partner Poem
-Poetry Project Choice Grid
-Poem Reflection Questions
-More Fun with Poems (2 pages)

Perfect for a unit on poetry or use throughout the year!

Thanks for looking!

Rachel Lynette