A Lesson Plan for Halloween, Poems for Teens, and More

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend October 2017 Teen Read Week Begins October 8   Encourage your students to participate in Teen Read Week by sharing this selection of poems curated especially for them:   "Seven Stones/Siete piedras" by Marjorie Agosín "A Small Needful Fact" by Ross Gay "Prodigal" by Linda Gregerson "Summoning the Body That Is Mine When I Shut My      Eyes" by Jenny Johnson "The Red Sweater" by Joseph O. Legaspi "The Conditional" by Ada Limón "Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles" by Sally Wen      Mao "The Rider" by Naomi Shihab Nye "The Fist" by Derek Walcott

More Poetry for Teens   Browse our selections of poems on the themes of identity, mental health, relationships, social justice and more, plus essays, recommended reading lists, and interviews to engage young adult readers of poetry. World Teachers' Day Is October 5   Teachers, thank you for your dedication, your generosity, and your innovation. We're grateful for the chance to work with you, today and every day. October: American Archives Month   Explore poetry's relationship to history with We the Poets, a project for which we commissioned poets to write original works based on the National Archives' holdings. Then, take a look at this lesson plan, The Immigrant Experience, based on Mary Jo Salter's poem for the project. Lesson Plan: Ghosts & Spirits   Celebrate Halloween in the classroom with these poems about vampires, pumpkins, goblins, and more. Then, invite your students to imagine and interpret their own "ghosts" with this lesson plan on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "Haunted Houses." Browse lesson plans for Hispanic Heritage Month. Read themed lists of poems for kids. Find poetry readings and events near you. Poetry in the Classroom Calendar   Feature poetry in the classroom year-round with the help of this free, downloadable calendar, which offers poems, lesson plans, and other resources related to specific days, months, and seasons. Teach This Poem   Produced for K-12 educators, this weekly email features a poem alongside interdisciplinary resources and activities designed to help teachers quickly and easily bring poetry into the classroom. Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.   You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to our mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe, please click here.   © Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038