last update 05/11/2010
 

Poetry Devices Web Quest

Figurative language PPTs and lesson plan
How to Write a Poem (using your senses TV411)

Simile Lesson Template Metaphor Lesson Template Personification Lesson Template
Synedoche Lesson Template Hyperbole Lesson Template
Alliteration Lesson Template Onomatopoeia Lesson Template

 Poems - Places to read poetry

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Charles Chigna Poems

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Can Teach

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Giggle Poetry

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Poetry 4 Kids (Kenn Nesbitt)

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The Children's Poetry Archive

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Poetry Corner

        WebQuests

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Publish with Po-Etree, Inc. Webquest

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Poetry Webquest (Ecole Bellevue School); Student Project Sample

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Poetry (Grade 4)

Interactive Tools
 

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Diamante Poems This online tool enables students to learn about and write diamante poems. Read*Write*Think

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Write a Shape Poem (an interactive tool!)  Read*Write*Think

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Acrostic Poems This online tool enables students to learn about and write acrostic poems.  Read*Write*Think

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Create a Monster Poem (an interactive tool to help you select adjectives)

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CD/DVD Cover The CD/DVD Cover Creator allows users to type and illustrate CD and DVD covers.  Read*Write*Think

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Eye on Idioms After viewing the literal representation of each idiom, students are asked to complete the sentence by selecting the
correct idiom from the list.
 Read*Write*Think

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Riddle Interactive The Riddle Interactive outlines the characteristics of riddle poems and provides direct instruction on the prewriting and drafting process for writing original riddle poems.  Read*Write*Think

        Activities

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Similes/Metaphors Personification

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Paint by Idiom Idioms add color to language. Help FunBrain.com's grand master, Salvabear Dali, finish his paintings by identifying the correct expression.

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Types of Poetry and Examples Most of the definitions have a least one example.

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Poetry Foundation Find poems by category, title, first line etc.

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Can Teach How to write a Bio Poem, 5W, I Am, Name Poem, Cinquain, Diamond Poem.

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The Poetry Zone

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30 Days of Poetry


Dictionaries
Rhyming Dictionary
WriteExpress Online Rhyming Dictionary