32 National Poetry Month Lesson Plans

March 26, 2019 By

I’m not sure when National Poetry Month became a thing, but it is. And I’m glad. If you feel April is a great time for teaching poetry and you need some poetry lesson plans or poetry teaching ideas, you are in the right place. If you feel any month is a great month to teach […]

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Imagery Lesson Plan: Poets for Teaching Imagery

April 12, 2017 By

Students need more than the definition of imagery to really get it. Understanding imagery involves interpreting and analyzing the author’s purpose for using a specific image or set of images. Good poetry centers around powerful images. These poets excel with imagery. You’re busy. I don’t want to waste your time. Here’s a pdf download imagery […]

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“Rime of the Ancient Mariner” Summary with Analysis

October 20, 2016 By

Every now and then, teachers gotta wing it. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn’t—like that time I tried to teach “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” without prepping. It was in the appendix of the edition of Frankenstein I was teaching and thought I’d read it with the class. After all, it’s just a poem. “How […]

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