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Generating a plan for a letter to be written to Joseph Coelho

English

In this unit, pupils have analysed several poems by Joseph Coelho, looking for any similarities and common themes. In 'Poetry inspired by weather’, pupils will follow a similar path, but using the poet John Lyons. 

In 'Humourous Poetry’, pupils looked at a range of poems and how the poets used poetic devices to create humour. In this unit, pupils will focus on Joseph Coelho's poems and how he creates humour in his poems. ’

In this unit, pupils read, respond to and perform a variety of poems by Joseph Coelho from the collection 'Werewolf Club Rules'. They learn about the poet, and write their own structured poem in response to 'MORERAPS' and a letter to Joseph Coelho about his poetry.

Poet focus: 'Werewolf Club Rules' by Joseph Coelho

Fill in the blank. A __________ is a piece of writing that someone sends to someone else.

to maintain relationships and friendships

Which of these are reasons someone may choose to send a letter? 

What is the name of the person who is sending the letter?

An __________ is a location at which a person lives or receives mail.

What is the name for the person who is receiving the letter?

True or false? The layout of a text refers to the way the information is organised on the page.

'There Are Things That Lurk In The Library'

Which of these are poems by Joseph Coelho?

Fill in the blank. Learning something by heart means to learn something in such a way that you can say it from ... 

Which of these are things that you might learn by heart? 

Which of these is a step to take to learn a poem by heart?

True or false? A recital means to speak or perform a poem aloud from memory.

Speak in quiet voice all the way through.

Which of the following should we try to do when reciting a poem to an audience?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Generating a plan for a letter to be written to Joseph Coelho

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.