Teaching poetry high school

Have you ever done a Google search for "poetry ideas" to teach in your high school English classroom? Let me spoil those search results for you - THEY'RE LAME! Poetry, especially at the high school level, it too important to be treated as a coloring activity, or worse,

Many students are intimidated by poetry, so using music can help you ease them into poetry analysis as there's really no difference between looking at the lyrics of a song and the lines of a poem. Read on for 15 song and poem pairings that will liven up y

Looking for fun activities to explore the art of poetry and use it to support language learning? Try these simple and fun activities!

Help bring poetry to life for our older students!

Try these fun poetry activities for high school students and engage even the most reluctant learners in creative thinking and poetry writing!

Have your students ever described poetry as boring or confusing? It is common for them to feel overwhelmed by poetry because it is so different from other styles of writing. In order for students to move past this attitude, they need to feel confident in their ability to read and write poetry. In this blog post, you will learn how you can instill the love of poetry in high school students. I will also share some of my students' favorite activities for teaching poetry in high school.

How to use a variety of poetry creation activities outside of a dedicated poetry unit. Use poetry creation as part of everyday lessons in ELA

I know the feeling of trying to find poems for high school English classes that engage students and allow me to teach important skills. These poems to analyze are suggestions for your classroom based on student engagement in my own classes.

Teaching blackout poetry is an engaging way to help spruce up your poetry unit. Show a few examples, and your students will be eager to create a blackout masterpiece of their own. Keep reading to learn what blackout poetry is and just what you need to do to teach it. So, you’re thinking about teaching… Read More »A Beginner’s Guide To Teaching Blackout Poetry

Read poetry and write about it! This post is full of nine ways to make analyzing and responding to poems engaging for middle and high school students. #PoetryLessons #MiddleSchoolPoetry #HighSchoolPoetry