Poems about Works of Art, Featuring Women and Other Marginalized Writers

Resources for teachers

Pre-assessment

“What in the World do I know?” is a handout to ask students what they already know before you begin.  This will help activate their prior knowledge and set the tone for the new unit. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/45/91/e1/4591e1e94faa1e9139065ff5242422a3.png

Reading Poetry

“Close Reading Checklist” is a way for students to keep track of all of the steps involved in reading poetry.  https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3e/6e/de/3e6ede8f92202cf022bcf3a029beca60.png

“Analyzing a Poem” is a graphic organizer to help students document their findings as they read.  https://i.pinimg.com/originals/2c/58/40/2c58402bac757efaa5bab08e521f66d8.png

“How to Read Poetry” is a graphic organizer to help students with second and third readings (depending on the age level).  It is a middle step between the initial read and connecting to it to a deeper meaning.  The URL to access it is:  https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f3/50/22/f3502276517f6257e⁷fa01d1f483e7.png

“Question Cards” for a close reading (needs to be copied on cardstock and cut apart).  These are designed to help students ask students questions that get them to dig deeper in to a poem’s meaning.  The ones in blue letters are summative.  Some of these questions are on the previous handout, “How to Read Poetry.” 

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https://www.lauracandler.com/files/literacy/poetry/ is a poetry resource page for young children.

Looking at Art

“Art Critique” has the four domains of art criticism on it for students to look at while analyzing art.  https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c6/5d/1e/c65d1e81bf2e10499e3f576f48cc117d.png

This URL is a graphic organizer for students to write on when looking at art.  It can be accessed here by copying and pasting it in your browser:  https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0e/37/d4/0e37d4eebfc26389ef9765⁶3973e4d.png

“Looking at Art” is a resource for younger children to use when analyzing artwork.  https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f0/a5/fb/f0a5fb57962c54708b6038ec2df31f56.png

Writing Ekphrastic Poetry

“Writing an Ekphrastic Poem” graphic organizer is a basic form for getting started.  https://i.pinimg.com/originals/8d/e7/c2/8de7c27a9d45d17f4de9e471494050de.png

“Descriptive Sensory Words” will help students increase their vocabulary by giving them a list of words to use when trying to add meaning to their poems.  https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c8/57/23/c857233ba275c4de58da9c9ebda8d3c8.png

“Feeling Words” will help students when looking for words to describe how they or someone else might feel.

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“I am Poem” is a graphic organizer to write a poem about themselves. It gives students specific prompts to help them.  This is useful for students who are struggling. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0f/da/6d/0fda6deb0e7eb4f5857b5528a0b09042.png

More Links for Writing Ekphrastic Poetry

You will need to copy and paste the URLs directly in your browser. 

http://descriptivewords.org/ lists descriptive words alphabetically by type.

https://www.readinga-z.com/writing/poetry-writing-lessons/ lists poetry writing lessons with different forms.

http://carliebence.weebly.com/uploads/2/5/2/7/25276845/la_freeverse_poemgraphicorganizer.pdf is a free verse poem graphic organizer that can help students organize their work.