8th Grade Poetry Unit

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8th Grade Poetry Unit | PDF and Digital Formats: This 8th Grade Poetry Unit contains 8 engaging lessons for middle school classrooms. Students will enjoy this differentiated and relevant unit. This unit helps students analyze a variety of poetry forms - poems, songs, spoken word, and create their own poems to be presented at a poetry café.
- This unit is Google Classroom™️ compatible with individual PDFs and Google Slides™️ graphic organizers included.
Poetry Unit Outline
- What is Poetry? Lesson
- What is Topic and Theme? Lesson
- Figurative Language Lesson
- Poetry Analysis
- Spoken Word Analysis
- Song Lyric Analysis
- Poetry Creation
- Poetry Showcase
Unit Includes:
- 8 Engaging & Interactive Lessons
- Detailed Lesson Plans
- Answer Keys
- individual PDFs of student pages for uploading to Google Classroom or other online learning portals
- Google Slides graphic organizers for 1:1 schools
- Anchor Charts
- Student Choice
- Group Work
- Quizzes
- Assessment
- Title Pages For Easy Lesson Access
- Rubric and Points-Based Assessment Options
Note:
Due to copyright laws, copies of poems and songs are not included in this unit. Links to online sources have been provided.
Teacher’s Feedback
- “This is a fantastic resource that brings a fresh perspective to poetry! The product is extremely easy to use digitally which has been so helpful with our return to remote learning. Thank you for another fabulous product!”
- “This was a wonderful resource and made teaching poetry a breeze! Students liked the videos and it helped them to have a better understanding of the content. It was simple and easy to use digitally while doing distance learning!”
- “This is a fresh and new way to look at poetry with the spoken word poems. The kids loved working with new ways to express themselves."
- "This is an amazing resource! I struggle with teaching Poetry, and your lesson plans are engaging and so easy to follow! 8th graders tend to have a negative reaction when I mention the word Poetry. Your lesson approach is not intimidating and easy for students to relate to. The students really appreciated the fresh look at Poetry. In the end, I overheard one of them say "maybe Poetry isn't as bad as I thought." I highly recommend this resource and look forward to using more of your lesson plans."
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