NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2010

Poetry Writing with Jack Prelutsky, Karla Kuskin and Jean Marzollo http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/index.htm 
Study the genre of poetry by taking part in step-by-step writing workshop with accomplished children's poetry writers. (Grades 1-8)

Giggle Poetry http://www.gigglepoetry.com/ 
This site contains information on poetry contests, has poetry helpers, tells how to write a limerick, and has some read-aloud poems. (Grades 2-6)

Semantic Rhyming Dictionary http://www.rhymezone.com/  Type in a word, find a rhyming word.

Glossary of Poetic Devices http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/poets/poetry2.htm 
A nice list of definitions of poetry terms.

Web English Teacher http://www.webenglishteacher.com/poetrygeneral.html 
High school resources can be found here.

Modern and Contemporary American Poetry  http://www.english.upenn.edu/~afilreis/88/home.html 
This site connects to articles, reference material, and general poetry resources. (Grades 9-12)

The Poetry Place http://www.mcsdk12.org/curr/poetry_place.htm 
Mifflin County School District curriculum resources

Academy of American Poets http://www.poets.org 
Includes biographies and photos of more than 450 poets. Also includes more than 1200 poems.

Favorite Poem Project http://www.favoritepoem.org/ 
This project is dedicated to celebrating, documenting and promoting poetry's role in Americans' lives.

Poet Naomi Shihab Nye http://www.pbs.org/now/classroom/poet.html 
This lesson plan from PBS presents various aspects of poetry from oral performance, to analysis and critique, to creative writing. (Grades 9-12)

Poetry Study Unit http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/mla/poetunit.html 
Lots of ideas for using poetry in the curriculum. Also includes lists of anthologies, poetry picture books and teacher resources (Grades K-12)

Alliteration in Headline Poems http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=81 
In this lesson, students are introduced to the term alliteration and asked to create a headline poem using examples of alliteration. (Grades 6-8)

Poetry4Kids http://www.poetry4kids.com/ 
Students can read and rate poems by Kenn Nesbitt. Also includes instruction for how to write funny poetry.

InfoPlease http://www.infoplease.com/spot/pmonth1.html  
InfoPlease celebrates National Poetry Month.

Poem Finder http://lore.inspire.net/ 
Searchable database from Project Inspire. Click Litfinder. Click the Poem button from the top. Select full-text under "refine search".
No password needed from inside an Indiana  school. Inspire is free to all Indiana residents.
Follow the directions on the site to register for a password. (All grades)

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