Website Wednesday--Poetry
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 FCSC school. Inspire is free to
all Indiana residents. Follow the directions on the site to register
for a password at home. (All grades)
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.
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)
Academy of American Poets
http://www.poets.org
Includes biographies and photos of more than 450 poets. Also includes
more than1200 poems.
Forms of Poetry for Children
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/poeform.htm
Puzzled poets can get technical information on poetry forms such as
cinquains, couplets, limericks and more. (Grades K-8)
30 Days of Poetry
http://www.msrogers.com/English2/poetry/30_days_of_poetry.htm
This collection provides thirty different lesson plans, each with its
own format for students to experiment with. (Grades 7-12)
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)
Songs My Teacher Taught Me
http://www.onlinepoetryclassroom.org/how/LessonPlan.cfm?prmLessonPlanID=6
This unit of lesson plans surveys a wide range of poets including women,
African-American, and nineteenth-century poets. Explore this site further
by clicking the links in the gray bar on the right (Grades 9-12)
Poetry Study
http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/khamilton/wquest.htm
Online activities and templates to help students learn about all kinds
of poetry. (Grades 2-8)
Reading Poetry
http://students.itec.sfsu.edu/itec815_s99/jnaas/students.html
Students take on a role of film producer, editor, college professor,
critic, or poet and complete a task. (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. (Warning! this site has
lots of pop-ups)
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