Performing the poem 'London' by William Blake

English

Exploring imagery in 'Eastbourne' by Joseph Coelho

Comparing two poems on similar themes, 'Richmond Park' & 'The Old Farmer's Song'

Reading and responding to 'No. 115 Dreams' by Jackie Kay

Reading and responding to 'Tempest Avenue' by Ian McMillan

Developing background knowledge about 'London' by William Blake

Exploring imagery in 'London' by William Blake

Exploring form in 'London' by William Blake

Exploring impact in 'London' by William Blake

Writing a poem about a place

Exploring imagery in 'The City of my birth' by Karl Nova

Performing the poem 'The City of my birth' by Karl Nova

In ’Poetry of place’, pupils explored a sense of place and wrote about settings significant to them. In ’No Country and Frizzy: graphic novels exploring identity and belonging', pupils will explore how identity and belonging can be portrayed through settings and characterisation in the graphic novel form.

In 'Poetry about migration', pupils explored poetry through music lyrics describing a person's thoughts, feelings and emotions. In ’Poetry of Place’, pupils engage with a range of settings through several poets and their work.

In this unit, pupils read, respond to and perform classic and contemporary poetry about a range of settings. They explore imagery and form, whilst developing personal responses and comparing poems. Finally, pupils write their own poem about a place of significance.

Poetry of place

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Which strategy does 'taking the poem for a walk' link to?

When 'taking the poem for a walk' what type of punctuation must readers look out for?

What is the missing word from the first line of the poem? "I wander thro' each __________ street,"

What is the missing word from the final line of the poem? "And blights with __________ the Marriage hearse".

Which phrases best describe the atmosphere of the poem ‘London’?

Which of the following jobs did William Blake have during his lifetime?

True or false? William Blake believed in social and racial equality.

Which of the following was a movement in art and literature during Blake's lifetime?

Which of the following should we do when reading a poem aloud in a performance?

True or false? 'London' describes the city in a positive light.

a group of lines within a poem that form a distinct group

the similarity of sounds between the ending syllables of words

the repeated use of sounds, words, phrases or structural elements

What definition best describes a rhyming word?

Performing the poem 'London' by William Blake

Lesson outcome

Content guidance