the British Poet Laureate is an honorary position appointed by the monarch of the United Kingdom

a formal request to do a special piece of work

to respect someone or something or have a good opinion of them

a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead

British English CC

How Simon Armitage writes about hope in 'We'll Sing' and 'Only Human'

English

Simon Armitage and the power of poetry

Simon Armitage talks about 'I am very bothered' and 'My father thought it'

How Simon Armitage writes about life in 'About his person' and 'Poem'

How Armitage writes about personal events and memories in 'Harmonium'

How Simon Armitage writes about human connection in 'All Right?' and 'Give'

How Simon Armitage writes about news and media in 'Transmission Report'

How Simon Armitage writes about climate change in 'Futurama'

How Simon Armitage writes about the world in 'Resistance' and 'Out of the Blue'

Writing about the self and the world with Simon Armitage

In this unit, pupils learn more about how to read and write poetry by listening to words of wisdom from the Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage. They read a range of his poems about his life and the wider world, and start to write increasingly poetically in response to them.

Simon Armitage: writing your world

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Armitage's 'Only Human' was designed to evoke emotions of which of the following?

Armitage's 'We'll Sing' was commissioned by which of the following?

Which of the following words does Armitage associate with 'We'll Sing'?

'A formal request to do a special piece of work' is the definition of which word beginning with 'c'?

being able to write about different things

Armitage suggests which of the following are benefits of being the Poet Laureate?

'A poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead' is the definition of which of the following?

Who is the current (2025) UK Poet Laureate?

Simon Armitage is the current UK {{ }} Laureate.

Feeling optimistic means which of the following?

'The refusal to accept or comply with something' is the definition of which of the following?

'Behaviour in which you refuse to obey someone or something' is the definition of which of the following?

To feel great respect for someone is to do which of the following?

How Simon Armitage writes about hope in 'We'll Sing' and 'Only Human'

Lesson outcome

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