Engaging digital resource to review key terms related to poetry at the high school level — with a code-breaking twist! Plus, it grades itself!

Do you want to review English Language Arts concepts in a creative, engaging way? Do you want to infuse fun and novelty into the classroom while working on test prep? Do you need a simple sub plan? Have you been dreaming of the day when student work would magically grade itself? This activity was made for YOU!

Students will read 12 definitions and match them with the corresponding poetry-related key term (a word bank is included). With each correct answer, a piece of the decoder image will appear. Finally, they will use the decoder to uncover a secret code and answer a riddle! Students will be motivated to solve the puzzle while learning along the way! Our Poetry Key Terms Digital Decoder is gamification at its finest.

This creative and low-prep resource includes...

• Teacher instructions
• Word bank
• Self-checking questions
• Self-checking secret code activity
• Answer key
• ...and tons of fun for your students!

This lesson serves as a fantastic test prep activity (Pennsylvania teachers — it is Literature Keystone-aligned!), and it can also be used as an easy sub plan! This activity is a great addition to your English Language Arts class.

Terms referenced:

• Stanza
• Slant rhyme
• Meter
• Rhythm
• Alliteration
• Personification
• Rhyme scheme
• Imagery
• Connotation
• Tone
• Figurative language
• Extended metaphor (conceit)

To access the resource, you must download the PDF, then click the link within to make a copy! This is a Google Sheets activity and requires access to Google Suite for staff and students.

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