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Poetry in English Classroom (7 - 12)

ELA-917
3 Credits
Online
4.84/5.00
ELA-917
3 Credits
Online
4.84/5.00
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135 Reviews

5.00/5.00
8/26/2025
State:
Loved it so much, thank you! Learned a ton, would highly recommend.
4.00/5.00
7/1/2025
State: OHIO
I thought there was good content in the course. I felt that some parts of the book Teaching Poetry in High School were outdated, as the book has a copyright of 1999. I really struggle with the poetic terms lesson plan; this wasn't addressed very much in the book and I could not figure out how to do this lesson for a really long time.
5.00/5.00
6/24/2025
State: OHIO
The class was very insightful and helpful for my practice. I finished the course with a bunch of new resources ready to be implemented to my classroom. The assignments were challenging, but fair and feedback was timely.
5.00/5.00
5/31/2025
State: MASSACHUSETTS
Very informative and engaging.
5.00/5.00
4/27/2025
State: OHIO
Prof Warmerdam has constructed a thought-provoking, enriching class. I was taking this course to get reinvigorated for poetry and it has worked. I wouldn't change anything. I will use my textbook and the course inspired me to buy to works of poetry to get me started!
5.00/5.00
4/4/2025
State: OHIO
Wonderful class! I have many new ideas to help bring poetry to life in my classroom! Lots of flexibility in choosing poems that best meet my students' interests and needs.
5.00/5.00
8/7/2024
State: CALIFORNIA
5.00/5.00
8/5/2024
State: PENNSYLVANIA
I gained valuable knowledge and practical strategies to incorporate in my classroom. I would highly recommend this course!
5.00/5.00
7/18/2024
State: CALIFORNIA
This course opened my eyes to the wonder of contemporary poetry.
5.00/5.00
7/16/2024
State: CALIFORNIA
5.00/5.00
7/3/2024
State: OHIO
Tara Warmerdam's course was excellent and effectively helped me to find ways to incorporate more poetry in the curriculum. Quality sources for poetry were provided. Well done!
4.50/5.00
6/24/2024
State: PENNSYLVANIA
5.00/5.00
5/21/2024
State: CALIFORNIA
The instructor gave timely feedback and the assignments were valuable.
4.50/5.00
5/15/2024
State: OHIO
This is a worthwhile class!
5.00/5.00
5/14/2024
State: MASSACHUSETTS
5.00/5.00
5/7/2024
State: PENNSYLVANIA
5.00/5.00
4/11/2024
State: NEW YORK
5.00/5.00
4/11/2024
State: NEW YORK
5.00/5.00
1/5/2024
State: NEW YORK
5.00/5.00
1/2/2024
State: CONNECTICUT
This course made me appreciate poetry so much more and enjoy it once again.
5.00/5.00
8/15/2023
State:
4.00/5.00
8/2/2023
State: PENNSYLVANIA
5.00/5.00
7/9/2023
State: CALIFORNIA
great class! I can't wait to use these tools in the Fall
5.00/5.00
7/6/2023
State: CALIFORNIA
4.00/5.00
7/3/2023
State: OHIO
5.00/5.00
6/7/2023
State: MARYLAND
4.00/5.00
6/5/2023
State: PENNSYLVANIA
Fantastic class! I was able to discover a wide variety of new poets, and I created several useful lesson plans that I will be implementing next year.
5.00/5.00
5/12/2023
State: PENNSYLVANIA
I thoroughly enjoyed working through this course with Professor Warmerdam. I've now taken several courses with this professor and I appreciate the feedback and suggestions on my coursework. I look forward to taking more courses in the ELA department and working with Professor Warmerdam.
4.50/5.00
2/13/2023
State: NEW HAMPSHIRE
Excellently relevant texts and a new (accessible and engaging) way of thinking about teaching poetry in a middle school or high school class. Meaningful assignments and incredibly quick professor feedback!
5.00/5.00
8/11/2022
State: PENNSYLVANIA
5.00/5.00
6/10/2022
State: MISSOURI
This was a great opportunity to delve into my lessons, and tweak some things. The creativity that is allowed in this course is exactly what I needed. Thanks!
5.00/5.00
4/28/2022
State: MASSACHUSETTS
Great course that helped me re-think how I utilize poetry in my classroom!
4.00/5.00
4/18/2022
State: MICHIGAN
5.00/5.00
10/28/2021
State: PENNSYLVANIA
It was great.
5.00/5.00
7/26/2021
State: CALIFORNIA
5.00/5.00
7/1/2021
State: MASSACHUSETTS
The instructor was responsive and her feedback helpful, and the course content was excellent. Would recommend.
5.00/5.00
6/30/2021
State: PENNSYLVANIA
This is a fantastic course that allowed me to explore my passion for poetry while at the same time enlightening me with different approaches to teaching and responding to poetry within the classroom. I will definitely use the lessons I created for this course in my own classroom!
5.00/5.00
6/3/2021
State: OHIO
Wonderful. Well paced and though out.
5.00/5.00
6/3/2021
State: PENNSYLVANIA
I am more confident teaching poetry now than I was before this course. The text and class activities have opened my eyes to several talented contemporary poets that I must introduce to my students. This is a very useful course!
5.00/5.00
3/21/2021
State: NEW JERSEY
5.00/5.00
9/27/2020
State: PENNSYLVANIA
Great overview of teaching poetry in the high school English classroom, from ideas for activities and lesson plans to exposure to new poets and anthologies. There's a wealth of resources here for anyone interested in incorporating poetry into instruction or building upon what they already do.
5.00/5.00
7/8/2020
State: ILLINOIS
I really enjoyed Poetry in the English Classroom. It was very rewarding to take a long look at what I already do with poetry and what I can do with it after taking this class and focusing on Somers' book and the works of Langston Hughes. The class connected poetry to current topics, which I appreciated. The class also connected poetry to my own district standards which means I can cut out the middle man and not deal with Common Core Standards, which we rarely discuss at my school. Getting kids to talk about it, perform it, or write about it will remain in the forefront of my attention. Teaching poetry across curriculum is doubtful to be a joint effort on my end, but the focus on what the Internet has to offer was beneficial. Thank you!
5.00/5.00
7/2/2020
State: OHIO
5.00/5.00
6/18/2020
State: CALIFORNIA
I had a great experience in this course. It has encouraged me to incorporate more poetry throughout my units of study.
4.00/5.00
12/23/2019
State: MASSACHUSETTS
This course provided a helpful framework to consider new ways to teach poetry, new poems to incorporate in your curriculum, etc. The primary textbook is somewhat outdated, however, and some of the resources referenced within it are no longer in print or easily accessible.
5.00/5.00
9/29/2019
State: PENNSYLVANIA
Amazing course! Definitely would recommend to anyone interested in enhancing their teaching of poetry!
5.00/5.00
8/12/2019
State: PENNSYLVANIA
5.00/5.00
7/22/2019
State: PENNSYLVANIA
5.00/5.00
7/7/2019
State: MARYLAND
4.50/5.00
5/20/2019
State: PENNSYLVANIA
4.50/5.00
5/3/2019
State: MASSACHUSETTS
5.00/5.00
4/25/2019
State: NEW YORK
The content was useful and engaging. The tasks were comprehensible and applicable.
5.00/5.00
4/24/2019
State: PENNSYLVANIA
The course is very informative and provides plenty of opportunities for development of lesson plans that can be used in the classroom.
4.00/5.00
9/5/2018
State: MASSACHUSETTS
Poetry in the English Classroom offers an overview of how to approach poetry in different ways. It is a good introductory level poetry class for teachers who would like to revamp how they teach poetry.
5.00/5.00
8/9/2018
State: MASSACHUSETTS
Great course. I found it to be a great deal of work, but I gained valuable insights.
5.00/5.00
7/25/2018
State: MASSACHUSETTS
This was a very valuable course that gave me so many more tools to use when incorporating poetry teaching into my English classroom.
4.50/5.00
7/22/2018
State: GEORGIA
5.00/5.00
7/14/2018
State: MISSOURI
5.00/5.00
7/5/2018
State: MISSOURI
This was a wonderfully practical and helpful course!
5.00/5.00
6/13/2018
State: NEW YORK
This course is incredibly helpful to anyone who is somewhat new to incorporating poetry into his or her classroom!! I greatly recommend it !!
5.00/5.00
5/25/2018
State: PENNSYLVANIA
4.00/5.00
4/27/2018
State: PENNSYLVANIA
I would have like to have been able to use my own resources for information/ poems on Langston Hughes opposed to having to find and purchase that book.
5.00/5.00
8/29/2017
State: NEW JERSEY
5.00/5.00
8/21/2017
State: OHIO
5.00/5.00
8/21/2017
State: PENNSYLVANIA
I have taken three course taught by Tara Warmerdam. They are informative and well-organized. Tara quickly responds to all questions and is a pleasure to work with!
5.00/5.00
8/8/2017
State: CALIFORNIA
5.00/5.00
8/7/2017
State: OHIO
5.00/5.00
8/4/2017
State: ILLINOIS
Great class!
5.00/5.00
7/28/2017
State: NEW JERSEY
5.00/5.00
7/28/2017
State: PENNSYLVANIA
5.00/5.00
7/25/2017
State: MARYLAND
This course is great and I recommend it to everyone. Give Wamerdam a raise!
5.00/5.00
7/20/2017
State: FLORIDA
5.00/5.00
7/6/2017
State: PENNSYLVANIA
5.00/5.00
7/1/2017
State: PENNSYLVANIA
5.00/5.00
6/22/2017
State: NEW YORK
Thank you!
5.00/5.00
5/29/2017
State: NEW JERSEY
5.00/5.00
3/27/2017
State: VIRGINIA
5.00/5.00
3/16/2017
State: OHIO
5.00/5.00
2/12/2017
State: PENNSYLVANIA
4.00/5.00
12/31/2016
State: OHIO
Excellent course. Feeback was very helpful. I would take another class with this instructor.
5.00/5.00
12/19/2016
State: ILLINOIS
5.00/5.00
12/7/2016
State: NEW JERSEY
This is an excellent course with a superior instructor. I enjoyed the lessons and the textbook was so helpful. I highly recommend this course.
5.00/5.00
11/28/2016
State: MASSACHUSETTS
4.00/5.00
11/1/2016
State: PENNSYLVANIA
Great class. Gave me lots of strategy to invigorate my current poetry units
4.00/5.00
9/19/2016
State:
The assignments required in this class were very useful- I was able to use several of them as I began to revise a poetry unit for my classroom.
5.00/5.00
8/11/2016
State: OHIO
5.00/5.00
7/14/2016
State: OHIO
thanks!
4.00/5.00
7/7/2016
State: MASSACHUSETTS
Very good course. Provides many interesting and approachable ways to teach poetry to high school students!
5.00/5.00
6/30/2016
State: WISCONSIN
The textbook was engaging and directly applicable to my classroom. The lessons plans I wrote for class will definitely be used in my classroom. I love it when that happens! I especially liked the NCTE High School series book. It was good to know that those are out there as the one I chose was a very valuable source.
5.00/5.00
6/24/2016
State: NEW JERSEY
4.00/5.00
6/22/2016
State: PENNSYLVANIA
5.00/5.00
3/18/2016
State: FLORIDA
Wonderful course, very helpful
5.00/5.00
2/1/2016
State: NEVADA
5.00/5.00
12/10/2015
State: CALIFORNIA
5.00/5.00
11/18/2015
State: FLORIDA
5.00/5.00
8/12/2015
State: OHIO
Great course with some great ideas to take into the classroom.
5.00/5.00
8/11/2015
State: PENNSYLVANIA
5.00/5.00
7/20/2015
State: PENNSYLVANIA
4.00/5.00
7/13/2015
State: OHIO
5.00/5.00
7/11/2015
State: NEW YORK
5.00/5.00
5/28/2015
State: OREGON
5.00/5.00
5/26/2015
State: MASSACHUSETTS
This course was very informative and interesting.
3.00/5.00
4/30/2015
State: OHIO
I found the text interesting, but I didn't see the point in the forum posting. It didn't produce any dialogue among the class members. Seemed like busy work. I found the sites in the textbook and the NCTE author collections to be very helpful and inspirational in terms of lesson ideas etc.
5.00/5.00
4/18/2015
State: ILLINOIS
5.00/5.00
4/14/2015
State: CALIFORNIA
Fantastic course with great content and instruction!
5.00/5.00
9/11/2014
State: PENNSYLVANIA
5.00/5.00
8/22/2014
State: ILLINOIS
Great course for all that teach poetry!
5.00/5.00
8/14/2014
State: VIRGINIA
This course opened new avenues of exploration for me as a teacher. The text choices and assignments allowed me to develop exciting, interesting, fresh approaches to teaching poetry. My instructor was EXTREMELY helpful and responsive when I had questions and/or needed guidance. I appreciated her willingness to help me understand the online class process as well as learn the subject matter.
5.00/5.00
8/13/2014
State: PENNSYLVANIA
5.00/5.00
8/12/2014
State: FLORIDA
Ms. Warmerdam was a pleasure to work with. She was encouraging, helpful, and quick to reply and grade assignments. I learned many helpful techniques and much information from this course. Thank you.
5.00/5.00
6/18/2014
State: MICHIGAN
This class is a wealth of knowledge and a ton of fun!
5.00/5.00
3/18/2014
State: NEW YORK
5.00/5.00
7/8/2013
State: ILLINOIS
I enjoyed the course. A good way to revisit how you teach poetry.
5.00/5.00
6/28/2013
State: MINNESOTA
5.00/5.00
6/7/2013
State: PENNSYLVANIA
I really enjoyed this class! The materials were relevant to what I teach and I definitely will use the strategies that I learned.
5.00/5.00
6/4/2013
State: PENNSYLVANIA
5.00/5.00
6/3/2013
State: ILLINOIS
Great class! I'd definitely recommend this to colleagues.
5.00/5.00
5/19/2013
State: CALIFORNIA
Great Course. Many usable ideas for junior high English classrooms.
5.00/5.00
5/18/2013
State: PENNSYLVANIA
4.00/5.00
5/13/2013
State: PENNSYLVANIA
Enjoyed all I've learned. Did not like doing lesson plans.
5.00/5.00
4/23/2013
State: NEW JERSEY
5.00/5.00
4/2/2013
State: OHIO
This course will help you engage your students in reading, interpreting, and writing poetry.
5.00/5.00
3/20/2013
State: PENNSYLVANIA
4.00/5.00
2/5/2013
State: OHIO
5.00/5.00
12/31/2012
State: PENNSYLVANIA
5.00/5.00
10/1/2012
State: CALIFORNIA
5.00/5.00
8/12/2012
State: MICHIGAN
Thanks for a great course! This has really given me some great and practical ideas to use in class -- I can't wait!
5.00/5.00
8/9/2012
State: PENNSYLVANIA
4.00/5.00
8/8/2012
State: MISSOURI
I liked the class a lot. My only suggestion would be to use a more up-to-date textbook. The main text was good, but didn't take advantage of the wealth of new teaching options made possible with technology. The assignments were reasonable and useful, and I had no problem completing it during the summer. Overall, I liked it a lot. I will use the lessons I developed once the school year begins! :)
5.00/5.00
7/24/2012
State: OHIO
5.00/5.00
7/5/2012
State: SOUTH CAROLINA
5.00/5.00
6/7/2012
State: NEW YORK
5.00/5.00
5/29/2012
State: CALIFORNIA
5.00/5.00
5/11/2012
State: PENNSYLVANIA
5.00/5.00
4/23/2012
State: CALIFORNIA