Poetry WebQuest

Introduction

Poetry WebQuest for Mrs. Yates' 9th grade English class.

Task

You will have one class period to complete the task at hand which is:

To complete a webquest that practices finding the poetic devices we discussed in class.

You should already have the worksheet, so follow the links on the side to begin!

 

Process

By clicking on a poet's name, you will be taken to a webpage to read their poetry.  Complete your worksheet by clicking on different poets and answering the questions.

Some of Mrs. Yates' favorite poets: 

Robert Frost

E.E. Cummings

Edgar Allan Poe

Walt Whitman

Shel Silverstein

African American Poets

Langston Hughes

Paul Laurence Dunbar

Female Poets

Maya Angelou

Emily Dickinson

Sylvia Plath 

 

 

Evaluation

You will be evaluated based upon the completion and correctness of your worksheet.

You will also be graded on finding a poem and discussing why that poem was your top pick.  This can be any poem from any website and does not have to be from the links on the previous page.