Categories: ActivitiesGeographyLiteracyProjects
Grade Level(s): 4-5
Resource Type: Literacy Activities
Total Pages: 70
Answer Key: for Warm-Ups only
File Type: PDF
Discover 7 types of poetry with a trip around the world!
This no-prep poetry writing unit features a different form of poetry for each continent:
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Kennings Poem –Europe
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Lantern Poem –Asia
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Bush Ballad –Australia
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Praise Poem –Africa
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Acrostic Poem –Antarctica
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Trova Poem –South America
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Viator Poem –North America
Each type of poem includes:
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a brief introduction to the poetry form
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an original Globe Trottin’ Kids example poem
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a warm-up activity for reviewing essential skills needed to write their poem (counting syllables, identifying similes and metaphors, creating rhyming pairs, etc.) Answer Keys are included.
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a pre-writing planner for brainstorming and organizing
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final copy paper choices for writing and illustrating original poems to share
Teach the poems in any order and at any time – or spread them out throughout the year.
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Also available for purchase on Teachers Pay Teachers.
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