If you teach poetry in your middle school ELA class, you know it can be a struggle. Kids often go into your poetry lessons with the attitude that poems are not interesting, they are hard to write, and that it’s too difficult to understand poems. It's therefore imperative to begin with poems that are engaging and will hook them right away. I have 10 great suggestions for you in this podcast.

We will discuss:

• General tips for using songs for poetry analysis
• 10 motivating poems to use in your middle school classes, with poets from Kobe Bryant to Charles Bukowski
• A list of poetic devices used in each poem
• Ideas for activities for each poem

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