FREE Poetry Analysis & Copywork: Longfellow

So much has been written about Christmas that the language arts options for holiday studies are almost endless! You can help your students learn about analyzing poetry, strengthen their writing, and even practice their penmanship with this FREE Poetry Analysis & Copywork featuring “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 

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This FREE Poetry Analysis & Copywork unit breaks down the steps to analyzing poetry so it doesn’t seem so hard or overwhelming. This unit guides students to look at: 

• the definition of the words

• what is repeated and why

• what literary devices are used 

• the mood, tone, and theme of the poem

• and more

This unit supplements language arts studies and provides the questions for students to ask, notebooking lines to record answers, and the full text of the poem. It also includes print copywork for the students to trace and/or copy. 

This unit’s featured poem is “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, a powerful poem about the promise and hope of Christmas in the midst of despair.

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Instant Download: FREE Poetry Analysis & Copywork: Longfellow