Read and Understand Poetry, Grades 5–6+ contains 27 poem selections organized around these engaging themes: Generations & Legacies Seasons of Life Outside My Window War & Peace Mirth & Magic Included are poems by such well-known poets as William Shakespeare, Vachel Lindsay, William Carlos Williams, and Javaka Steptoe. The first follow-up activity emulates the format students are likely to encounter on standardized language arts tests. Item content covers: literal comprehension sequence word meaning context clues & inferences main idea and details