8th Grade Poetry Worksheets Resources
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Scoring Rubric: Poetry
Use this rubric when you are having your students write their own poetry. Grading your students work will be easier with…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingPoetryCreative Writing -
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Types of Poetry
Students become familiar with the different types of poetry, including clerihew, diamonte, couplet, limerick, list…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureReadingPoetry -
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Princess of Black Poetry: Nikki Giovanni
Share the story of Nikki Giovanni with your students, and assign the related activities to help them learn more about…Subjects:Reading and LiteraturePoetryAfrican-American History -
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Independent Reading Guide: Poetry
Use a teaching guide that helps students analyze the elements of poetry, their responses to the selection, and the craft…Subjects:Reading ComprehensionLiteraturePoetry -
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Poetry Terms Quiz
Administer a quiz that gauges students' knowledge of poetry types and terms. You can use this during National Poetry…Subjects:Reading and LiteraturePoetryLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Denotation/Connotation
The vocabulary words used in this lesson stem from realism literature. Students are asked to explore the…Subjects:Reading ComprehensionLiteraturePoetry -
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Langston Hughes, an Everyday Poet
Read about Langston Hughes's, an african american poet who is considered one of the best of all times. This biography…Subjects:Reading and LiteraturePoetryAfrican-American History -
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Poems, Poems, and More Poems
In this printable computer activity, students learn about different types of poetry. They practice their word processing…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLiteraturePoetry -
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How to Read a Poem
This student handout will help students to read, understand, evaluate, and write poetry.Subjects:PoetryReading ComprehensionReading Instruction -
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Heroic Couplets
Review these couplets written in iambic pentameter.Subjects:Reading and LiteraturePoetryLiterary Style and Techniques -
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If I Were in Charge of the World
In this computer activity, students read and discuss a poem, imagining what the world would be like if they were in…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLiteraturePoetry -
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Acrostic Poems
In this computer activity, students review acrostic poems and compose their own poem on a PowerPoint slide. Then, they…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLiteraturePoetry -
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Listening to Poems While Reading Along
Choose one of Taylor Mali's poems to use in this poetry lesson plan. You will discuss how the poem changes in perceived…Subjects:Reading and LiteraturePoetryAuthors -
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Promises: Writing a Poem
In this activity, students will learn why some events anticipate other events. Then they will write a poem about a…Subjects:Reading and LiteraturePoetryCreative Writing -
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Writing a Poem
Students write poems in different styles, such as Haiku and couplet.Subjects:Reading and LiteraturePoetryCreative Writing -
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Harry Potter Haiku Handout
This worksheet defines and gives examples of haiku poems, and helps students to write their own. Use this fun activity…Subjects:Reading and LiteraturePoetryTeaching Harry Potter -
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Patriotic Poems and Songs
Learn about the birth of America through patriotic poems and songs.Subjects:Reading and LiteraturePoetryAmerican History/U.S. History -
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Writing Weathergrams
Students will learn about weathergrams in this poetry activity. They will then write their own weathergram.Subjects:Reading and LiteraturePoetryCreative Writing -
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Acrostic Poem: Earth Day
In this printable computer activity, students practice formatting in word processing, as they create acrostic poems for…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLiteraturePoetry -
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A Wreath for Emmett Till Teacher's Guide
Preparation assignments, group discussion questions about lynching and civil rights, and many other resources are…Subjects:LiteraturePoetryNonfiction Literature -
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A Poem Written on a Bridge
Students read the poem in this printable titled "Composed on Westminster Bridge" by William Wordsworth, and then answer…Subjects:Reading and LiteraturePoetryLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Holocaust Cinquain
Students write a poem about the Holocaust and illustrate it.Subjects:Reading and LiteraturePoetryHolocaust -
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National Poetry Month Podcast Selections
Share these poems through daily podcasts or readings with your students and enjoy poetry during National Poetry Month in…Subjects:Reading and LiteraturePoetryLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Comfort Teacher's Guide
Incorporate creative arts into your curriculum through the poetry, drama, and discussion activities in this teacher's…Subjects:LiteratureReading and LiteratureFiction
