Interactive hyperdocs are one way to provide relevant and engaging poetry instruction for your students whether you are in the classroom or at home! All hyperdocs are appropriate for both middle school and high school. 

Click on the name of the poet to access their hyperdoc. It will ask you to make a copy, which is then free for you to edit as you wish and share with your students. Teaching poetry has never been easier.  I kindly ask that you please give credit to TeachLivingPoets & the creator as noted if sharing beyond your students. 

Joy Harjo – FULL unit!

Created by Kristin Runyon

Amanda Gorman Inaugural Poem “The Hill We Climb”

Rita Dove – 3 poems perfect for middle school

Created by Ann Cox

R. A. Villanueva

Clint Smith

H. Melt

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Carlos Andrés Gómez, Denice Frohman, Sarah Kay

Rudy Francisco

Created by Kelly Lawlor

Maggie Smith & Natalie Scenters-Zapico

Clint Smith

Richard Blanco

Lena Khalaf Tuffaha

Created by Brian Hannon

Jon Sands

Elizabeth Acevedo

Created by Jennifer Stuckey

Danez Smith & Kevin Coval

Ada Limón

Clint Smith & Danez Smith

Terrance Hayes

 

More hyperdoc lessons:

Mini-lesson for “Tea” by Leila Chatti – created by Kristin Runyon

Joy Harjo – created by Ann Cox

Food Poem Unit for Online Learning – created by Melissa Smith

Distance Learning Podcast Unit – created by Melissa Smith

Short story and longer works Hyperdocs at aplithelp.com

We hope that sharing these interactive hyperdocs and hyperslides will help make the teaching of poetry easier for you. We think all students, elementary, middle school, and high school deserve to read relevant, engaging, and empowering poetry!

Thank you for reading! Do you have a story, lesson, activity, or something else to share with TeachLivingPoets.com? Be a guest author! Email me at msmith@lncharter.org. 

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