Mr. Visnosky: Sixth Grade Reading

McDougal Littell Unit 5: The Language of Poetry

Poetry

Internet Poetry Archive
Fundamentals of Poetry
Poetry Forms/Examples
Poetic Devices/Examples
Funny Poetry for Children
Line Break Explorer
Poetry for Kids
Fun poetry games and learning activities
Different Types of Poems for Kids
Poetry Practice Quiz

The Geese/Jimmy Jet & his TV Set/The Walrus and the Carpenter

The Walrus and the Carpenter Poem
The Walrus and the Carpenter Video (youtube)
Lewis Carroll Poet's Page-includes Bio & Poems
Walrus and the Carpenter Practice Quiz
Shel Silverstein-The Official Page
Jimmy Jet Poem
Jimmy Jet Video
Jimmy Jet Practice Quiz
Printable Copy of All Three Poems
Richard Peck Quotes
Richard Peck Page
Narrative & Lyric Slide show
Difference between Narrative & Lyric Poetry with Examples
Narrative/Lyric and Poetry Terms Quiz

 

Analysis of Baseball/Alone in the Nets

May Swenson
Biography of May Swenson and Popular Poems
Analysis of Baseball Annotated Copy (Study Guide)
Arnold Adoff
Poet Study: Arnold Adoff
Alone in the Nets Practice Quiz/Flashcards
Poetic Structure

Sea-Fever/The Village Blacksmith

Rhyme & Rhyme Scheme
Poetry Meter and Rhythm
Practice Finding Meter & Poetic Foot
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Collection of Poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in ABC Order
The Village Blacksmith Practice Quiz
John Masefield Biography, Poems, & Quotes
All Poems by John Masefield in ABC Order
Short Practice Quiz for Sea-Fever
Rhythm and Meter for Dummies

Something Told to the Wild Geese/Change

Rachel Field Background Information
Rachel Field Biography and Poems
Charlette Zolotow Website
Poems with Repetition
Imagery Defined With Examples
Poems that contain Imagery

Windshield Wipers/Night Journey

Eve Merriam at poets.org
Eve Merriam at The Poetry Foundation
Theodore Roethke
Selected Poems of Theodore Roethke
Sound Devices in Robert Frost Poetry
Practicing with Sound Devices
Poetic Form & Structure

I'm Nobody! Who are You?/Is the Moon Tired/Mooses



Cinquain/Haiku/Diamante

History of Haiku-AMAZING GUIDED INSTRUCTION SITE!

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