Poetry Month Activity
Poetry Month research activity: students research an assigned poet with a mini organizer, then write a two-paragraph biography scored with a 20-point writing rubric.
- Grades
- Grades 5–8, Elementary, Middle School
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- ELA, Literature, Poetry
- Topic
- Poetry Month, Edgar Allan Poe
- Resource types
- Activities
- Preparation
- Print ready
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This Poetry Month Activity will get students researching and writing about many of the greats!
Included:
- Mini research organizer
- Biography writing prompt w/ rubric
- Coloring page
- List of poets to choose from
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Organize research notes on a poet's life and work
- Write a two-paragraph biography supported by research evidence
Teaching tips
- Provide books or websites about the assigned poets; the organizer has no reference text.
Skills covered
- Research organization — students sort facts into biography, work history and accomplishments
- Informative writing — students turn their notes into a two-paragraph biography
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Core concepts
- Biography
- Research
- Poets
- Informative writing
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