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4 Steps for Pre-Reading Poetry Annotations (Works with ANY Poem) / Google Slides
4 Steps for Pre-Reading Poetry Annotations (Works with ANY Poem) / Google Slides
4 Steps for Pre-Reading Poetry Annotations (Works with ANY Poem) / Google Slides
4 Steps for Pre-Reading Poetry Annotations (Works with ANY Poem) / Google Slides
4 Steps for Pre-Reading Poetry Annotations (Works with ANY Poem) / Google Slides
4 Steps for Pre-Reading Poetry Annotations (Works with ANY Poem) / Google Slides
4 Steps for Pre-Reading Poetry Annotations (Works with ANY Poem) / Google Slides
4 Steps for Pre-Reading Poetry Annotations (Works with ANY Poem) / Google Slides
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"This was a great resource that helped my students in our poetry unit. The steps were clear and easy for them to follow."
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Kassandra R.
"Loved using this for every modernism poem we studied! By the end, my students had poetry annotation DOWN!"
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Carissa H.

Description

Everyone loves TPCASTT. It’s a good acronym to guide students through the process of reading a poem, but oftentimes my students are so intimidated by a poem that they can’t even get started. So I teach my students these four steps before reading a poem.

Each one of these steps is designed to help students break down a poem so it becomes less intimidating. These steps work for any poem and empower students to take ownership of a text. In addition, each step sets students up for quality annotations and helps them see the inner workings of a poem

Because all my classes are different, the way I present these steps varies from group to group, so you have lots of options in this resource. All of these items are ready to print and use! You will receive these items as a Google Slides.

-use the blank notes page to set up lecture

-print and hand out the completed pages as review

-give students the bookmarks as a tool for annotation

-use the last and largest handout as an anchor chart

Since this resource is a Google Slides, TPT will automatically create a folder in your Google Drive. Per the terms of use of the font and clipartists, this resource is not editable.

Check out all my poetry resources:

-9-10 Poetry Inference Bundle (5 Poems, 50+ Pages)

-11-12 Poetry Inference Bundle (5 Poems, 50+ Pages)

-9-12 Poetry Inference Bundle (10 Poems, 100+ Pages)

-9-10 Poetry Main Idea Bundle (5 Poems, 50+ Pages)

-11-12 Poetry Main Idea Bundle (5 oems, 50+ Pages)

-9-12 Poetry Main Idea Bundle (10 Poems, 100+ Pages)

Keep in touch and get more great ideas for teaching secondary ELA!

Read more about poetry annotations on Moore English. Check out these posts:

-4 Steps for Pre-Reading Poetry

-9 Poems to Pair with The Odyssey

-How to Add Value to Your Classroom with Metacognition

-8 Opportunities to Promote Curiosity and Creativity in Your ELA Classroom

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4 Steps for Pre-Reading Poetry Annotations (Works with ANY Poem) / Google Slides

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What others say

"This was a great resource that helped my students in our poetry unit. The steps were clear and easy for them to follow."
star
Kassandra R.
"Loved using this for every modernism poem we studied! By the end, my students had poetry annotation DOWN!"
star
Carissa H.

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Description

Everyone loves TPCASTT. It’s a good acronym to guide students through the process of reading a poem, but oftentimes my students are so intimidated by a poem that they can’t even get started. So I teach my students these four steps before reading a poem.

Each one of these steps is designed to help students break down a poem so it becomes less intimidating. These steps work for any poem and empower students to take ownership of a text. In addition, each step sets students up for quality annotations and helps them see the inner workings of a poem

Because all my classes are different, the way I present these steps varies from group to group, so you have lots of options in this resource. All of these items are ready to print and use! You will receive these items as a Google Slides.

-use the blank notes page to set up lecture

-print and hand out the completed pages as review

-give students the bookmarks as a tool for annotation

-use the last and largest handout as an anchor chart

Since this resource is a Google Slides, TPT will automatically create a folder in your Google Drive. Per the terms of use of the font and clipartists, this resource is not editable.

Check out all my poetry resources:

-9-10 Poetry Inference Bundle (5 Poems, 50+ Pages)

-11-12 Poetry Inference Bundle (5 Poems, 50+ Pages)

-9-12 Poetry Inference Bundle (10 Poems, 100+ Pages)

-9-10 Poetry Main Idea Bundle (5 Poems, 50+ Pages)

-11-12 Poetry Main Idea Bundle (5 oems, 50+ Pages)

-9-12 Poetry Main Idea Bundle (10 Poems, 100+ Pages)

Keep in touch and get more great ideas for teaching secondary ELA!

Read more about poetry annotations on Moore English. Check out these posts:

-4 Steps for Pre-Reading Poetry

-9 Poems to Pair with The Odyssey

-How to Add Value to Your Classroom with Metacognition

-8 Opportunities to Promote Curiosity and Creativity in Your ELA Classroom

Credit for Comments

Thank you for downloading this product. I’d love your feedback, and for each rating and comment you provide, TpT will give you credit toward a future purchase! Login in to your TpT account, click My Purchases, and beside each purchase, you’ll find a link to Provide Feedback! Rate, comment, and earn TpT credit! Let me know how you use this product in your classroom, what resources I should work on next, and ideas you have for Moore English

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Rated 5 out of 5
July 22, 2025
This was a great resource that helped my students in our poetry unit. The steps were clear and easy for them to follow.
Kassandra R.
131 reviews
Grades taught: 6th
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Jul 23, 2025

That's great to hear! Thanks for taking the time to leave feedback!

Rated 5 out of 5
February 11, 2025
Loved using this for every modernism poem we studied! By the end, my students had poetry annotation DOWN!
Carissa H.
37 reviews
Grades taught: 11th
Rated 5 out of 5
February 4, 2025
This provided helpful strategies to guide students.
Nicole P.
39 reviews
Rated 5 out of 5
April 22, 2024
This is a great strategy for my students as they study poetry.
Jennifer C.
183 reviews
Grades taught: 10th
Student populations: Emerging bilinguals, Learning difficulties
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Apr 22, 2024
That's wonderful to hear! Thanks for taking the time to leave feedback!
Rated 5 out of 5
September 27, 2022
This has been a great resource to help my student break poetry down. At first, they had no idea where to go, but now, they begin with these strategies every time we read poetry! Thank you!
57 reviews
Grades taught: 12th
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Sep 27, 2022
I'm so glad! This absolutely changed the way my students read poetry. Thanks for taking the time to leave feedback!
Rated 5 out of 5
September 2, 2022
This was a simple, yet easy to use activity to introduce my poetry unit.
Under One Roof
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774 reviews
Grades taught: 8th, 9th, 10th
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Sep 4, 2022
That's great to hear! Thanks for taking the time to leave feedback!
Rated 5 out of 5
May 15, 2022
I have this printed out and am using this with one of my tutoring students. He is a rising 9th grader, and we are reading To Kill a Mockingbird. Using this process to read poetry is very effective. It takes the stigma out of reading poetry. It makes it a positive experience! Excellent!
Vicky G.
38 reviews
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May 15, 2022
That's a great way to use this resource! I so appreciate all your kind feedback!
Rated 5 out of 5
April 25, 2022
Helpful!
Julie Lynn M.
878 reviews
Grades taught: 12th

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Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.
By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
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