My 4 Criteria For Choosing Poems for My March Madness Poetry Tournament

The starting point for hosting a March Madness Poetry Tournament is picking out the poems. You can go with classic or contemporary, you can pair poems by the same poet or based on themes or topics, you can choose the poems or let students submit recommendations, you could even throw in song lyrics! There's no one right way to make your picks, but here is how I've decided on the poems I use.

4 Reasons To Host A March Madness Poetry Tournament In Your Classroom

I’ve hosted a March Madness poetry tournament for six years in my classroom now. It is something I look forward to every year and former students look back on with fondness when they stop in my classroom and see the bracket covering our bulletin board. Here's 4 reasons I keep doing it.