Teaching History with Poetry

A website dedicated to helping teachers teach history using poetry.
Created by Gilbert Gonzalez

Poetry in the History Classroom

Introduction	Why is Poetry Boring?	Twelve Reasons Why We Should Use Poetry to Teach History.	What is Poetry? Writing Poetry As Literature
How Poetry Can Help Learning	Multiple Intelligences	Writing Bad Poetry	Class Preparation
Differentiation Poetry As Assessment	Poetry as Motivation	The Writing Process	Meeting Standards Teaching the Elements of Poetry
The Arts and Poetry	Multiculturalism Current Events	Getting Started	Poetry Glossary
My Poetry Poetry by Mr. Gonzalez	Coming Soon	Coming Soon	Coming Soon

Poetry Forms

ABC Poem
Memory Poem
Acrostic
Narrative poem

My Life Poem
Person Poem
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Phone Poem

Conversation Poem
Poems for Two Voices
Diamante
Point of View Poem

Epitaph
Quatrain
Found Poem
Rap

Haiku
Riddle Poem
I am the One
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It's not easy...
Septolet
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Lanterne
Song
Limerick
Tanka

List Poem
Wingspark
Lune

"How To" Poem

Definition Poem
Couplet Review Poem

Inspiration Poem

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Blues Poem
Piggyback Poem

Vocabulary Poem
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