# data[].attributes.headline
Poetry Unit Overview and Performance Task

# data[].attributes.subject
Poetry Unit Overview and Performance Task

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Skylar Grey Talks Working With Macklemore

# data[].attributes.headline
"The Seventh Man" Selection Test -- Reformatted 

# data[].attributes.subject
"The Seventh Man" Selection Test -- Reformatted 

# data[].attributes.body
4 Pgs. 23 Qs

# data[].attributes.headline
"The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt" Selection Test -- Reformatted

# data[].attributes.subject
"The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt" Selection Test -- Reformatted

# data[].attributes.body
4pgs. 24 Qs

# data[].attributes.headline
"The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt" Selection Test -- Reformatted ANSWER KEY

# data[].attributes.subject
"The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt" Selection Test -- Reformatted ANSWER KEY

# data[].attributes.body
Culminating activity for The Martian.

# data[].attributes.headline
Analyzing Symbolism and Characterization in The Martian

# data[].attributes.subject
Analyzing Symbolism and Characterization in The Martian

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Analyzing Symbolism and Characterization in The Martian

# data[].attributes.headline
Reading Aloud from The Martian Audio Project

# data[].attributes.subject
Reading Aloud from The Martian Audio Project

# data[].attributes.body
Adobe Spark Video Project

# data[].attributes.body
TED Talk, “Your kids might live on Mars. Here’s how they’ll survive"

# data[].attributes.body
What does the text inspire you to do?

# data[].attributes.headline
Lord of the Flies: Crash Course Literature 305

# data[].attributes.subject
Lord of the Flies: Crash Course Literature 305

# data[].attributes.body
Lord of the Flies: Crash Course Literature 305

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Lord of the Flies: Crash Course Literature 305

# data[].attributes.body
Includes Instructions and Handouts

# data[].attributes.headline
Fahrenheit 451 Station Rotation Table Stands and Handouts

# data[].attributes.subject
Fahrenheit 451 Station Rotation Table Stands and Handouts

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Fahrenheit 451 Station Rotation SlideDeck

# data[].attributes.body
Activity for Character Traits for Fahrenheit 451

# data[].attributes.body
Looking to try something new with your poetry unit? Check out the resources and lesson plans from Poetry Out Loud.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Skip to main content

Poetry Out Loud is not intended to replace classroom activities like creative writing. In fact, the two naturally complement each other. For that reason, we have created a number of optional writing activities and lesson plans for teachers.

Do you have some great Poetry Out Loud lesson plans? Email us at mail@poetryoutloud.org to share your ideas!

For further ideas on poetry instruction, visit the Poetry Foundation's Learning section.

Lesson Plans by Eileen Murphy that complement Poetry Out Loud

Speaking Poetry: Exploring Sonic Patterns Through Performance
Students engage in a variety of vocal activities and performance techniques based on word sounds and then prepare a recitation for small group performances and compare their interpretative choices as part of the reflection process.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Skip to main content Poetry Out Loud is not intended to replace classroom activities like creative writing. In fact, the two naturally complement each other. For that reason, we have created a number of optional writing activities and lesson plans for teachers. Do you have some great Poetry Out Loud lesson plans?

# data[].attributes.body
Has teaching traditional grammar been proven to improve student writing? (Short answer: No!). Yet we know students need to adopt standard conventions for grammar and usage in their writing. So, what's a teacher to do? Sentence combining is a time-tested, research-proven way to develop sentence variety, increase complexity, and improve mechanics.

# data[].attributes.headline
Lee's estate fights Broadway play based on "To Kill a Mockingbird"

# data[].attributes.subject
Lee's estate fights Broadway play based on "To Kill a Mockingbird"

# data[].attributes.body
informational text to pair with TKAM (newsela)

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Newsela | "To Kill a Mockingbird" is adapted for the stage after some changes

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
The estate of Harper Lee sued creators of the play based on her groundbreaking novel.

# data[].attributes.body
Teach students to add detail, explanation, and elaboration to sentences. Students become aware of moving words around to improve clarity. Model for students and then allow students to work in pairs to try other examples. (Zwiers & Crawford)

# data[].attributes.headline
Sentence Builder Graphic Organizer for The Road

# data[].attributes.subject
Sentence Builder Graphic Organizer for The Road

# data[].attributes.body
| ·         Teach students to add detail, explanation, and elaboration to sentences. Students become aware of moving words around to improve clarity. Model for students and then allow students to work in pairs to try other examples (Zwiers and Crawford)

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Sentence Builder Graphic Organizer The Road

# data[].attributes.headline
Explore One Word Activity for Fahrenheit 451

# data[].attributes.subject
Explore One Word Activity for Fahrenheit 451

# data[].attributes.body
Use some or all of these prompts to have a conversation about the word, “censorship”,  and to think about the word and its related concepts more deeply.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
GR 9, Semester 1, M2, LOTF v 3-9-20 pilot