Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Personifying Abstractions
Students learn about personification and how to use it to when writing about abstract nouns. Finally, students write poems using the nouns they have chosen and personifications they have developed. Teacher and student instructions are...
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Gift of Speech: "On the Pulse of Morning" by Maya Angelou
This is the poem "On The Pulse Of Morning" by Maya Angelou which was delivered on January 20, 1993, at the Inauguration of President Clinton.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Thanks for Remembering Us
This two-stanza poem describes the event of receiving an arrangement of flowers by mistake.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Poetry Lesson: "Ain't Gonna Rain No More"
Students will study the rhythm of the old campfire song, "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More," and they will study how Karen Beaumont borrows the rhythm for her book I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! Students will create their own lyrics that can be...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Nash Ing the Animals
After reading several animal poems by Ogden Nash, students imitate Nash's writing style to write animal poems of their own. Teacher instructions, printable graphic organizers, student instructions, student writing samples, and an idea...
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: He Strained My Faith
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "He Strained My Faith", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Scott Penfield and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Repeat After Us: He Was Weak, and I Was Strong Then
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "He Was Weak, and I Was Strong--Then--", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Mark Eckardt and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Repeat After Us: Heart! We Will Forget Him!
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "Heart! We Will Forget Him!", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Ellie Wen and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Repeat After Us: Heaven Is What I Cannot Reach
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "Heaven Is What I Cannot Reach", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Jeff Kiok and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Repeat After Us: Her Breast Is Fit for Pearls
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "Her Breast Is Fit for Pearls", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Mark Eckardt and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Repeat After Us: Hope Is the Thing With Feathers
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "Hope Is the Thing with Feathers", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Madeline Jacobs and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Repeat After Us: How Soft This Prison Is
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "How Soft This Prison Is", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Gary Bodwin and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Repeat After Us: I Felt a Cleaving in My Mind
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "I Often Passed the Village", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Gary Bodwin and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Repeat After Us: I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "I Felt a Funeral, in my Brain", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Gary Bodwin and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Repeat After Us: I Had Not Minded Walls
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "I Had Not Minded -- Walls --", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Ellie Wen and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Repeat After Us: I Had Some Things That I Called Mine
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "I Had Some Things that I Called Mine--", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Scott Becker and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Repeat After Us: I Have No Life but This
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "I Have No Life But This --", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Kelsey Weber and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Repeat After Us: I Haven't Told My Garden Yet
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "I Haven't Told My Garden Yet --", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Jeff Kiok and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Repeat After Us: I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "I Heard a Fly Buzz--When I Died--", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Gary Bodwin and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Repeat After Us: I Held a Jewel in My Fingers
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "I Held a Jewel in My Fingers--", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Jan Stewart and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Repeat After Us: I Lost a World the Other Day!
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "I Lost a World -- The Other Day!", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Mark Eckardt and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Repeat After Us: I Never Hear the Word "Escape"
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "I Never Hear the Word 'Escape'", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Stephanie Chan and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Repeat After Us: I Never Told the Buried Gold
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "I Never Told the Buried Gold", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Jocelyn Medawar and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Repeat After Us: I Often Passed the Village
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "I Often Passed the Village", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Jeff Kiok and can access a printable version of this piece.