Second Grade Poetry Writing Lessons {2nd Grade Writing Workshop Unit 8}

Poetry writing lessons, printable writing paper, posters and visuals, and more - for second grade students!

This 2-3 week unit will help you teach your second-grade students to write free verse poetry!

In this unit, students will learn how to write simple, free verse poems. The lessons focus on using descriptive language to convey ideas.

Also included are end-of-the-year writing activities, an end-of-the-year memory book, and writing assessments. The unit is designed to wrap up my entire curriculum, but you can also use it if you are looking for a brief unit on poetry.

In this unit, students will learn how to:
- Write free verse poems about people, places, things, and small moments
- Use descriptive language
- Use “five senses words” to create sensory imagery
- Divide up poems into lines and stanzas
- Use rhyming words, comparisons, and repetition
- Revise and edit their poems independently and with a partner

This unit includes:
- 11 detailed minilessons that will last a little over 2 weeks
- Daily language arts/grammar exercises that complement the minilessons
- Clear unit goals, daily objectives, and Common Core alignment
- Posters, visual aids, and materials to go with the minilessons (all color materials also have black and white versions included)
- Printable writing paper
- A writing stages display and materials to make a genre bulletin board
- A list of mentor texts to accompany the unit
- FAQs and important information to help you set up the writing workshop
- Rubrics, anecdotal note forms, and other materials to help you get organized 
- Narrative, informational, and opinion writing rubrics that you can use throughout the year
- 109 total pages of materials and resources

This is the eighth unit in an 8-unit writing curriculum series for second grade. CLICK HERE to view the complete curriculum.

Please contact Alison at Alison@LearningAtThePrimaryPond.com if you have any questions about the materials!