refers to the act of presenting or reciting a poem in front of an audience

reading with feelings and emotion to bring the poem to life

the loudness or softness of the voice when speaking or reading a poem

a movement that helps express an idea or meaning

Performing the poem 'The Morning Rush' by John Foster

English

Reading and responding to 'The Morning Rush' by John Foster

Reading and responding to 'Home Time' by Rachel Rooney

Reading and responding to 'Please Mrs Butler' by Allan Ahlberg

Reading and responding to 'Please do not feed the animals...' by Robert Hull

Responding to 'What Did You Do at School Today?' by James Carter and other poems

In this unit, pupils use a range of different poems from different poets to explore how they use language choice and poetic devices to create humour. In Poet focus: Joseph Coelho’, pupils will concentrate on one poet and how he evokes different emotional responses from the reader.’

In Poetry: The Magic Box’, pupils read, responded to and used Kit Wright's poem as inspiration to write their own imaginative poem. In this unit, pupils will build on this by using several different poems from different authors to explore how those devices are used by others.’

In this unit, pupils read and respond to a variety of humorous poems by different poets. They will learn about the poets, explore the meaning and themes within each poem and identify the poetic devices used. Pupils will practise reading each poem aloud with expression to convey meaning.

Humorous poetry

True or false? Performance in poetry refers to the act of presenting or reciting a poem in front of an audience. 

An __________ is a group of people gathered together to watch or listen to a performance. 

Which of these should we use to bring our performance to life and have an impact on the audience? 

'The Morning Rush' by John Foster is a __________ poem, which means it is intended to be funny and make the audience smile and laugh. 

A __________ volume could show excitement or amazement.

Using __________ when performing means reading with feeling to bring the poem to life.

John Foster is known for his engaging and __________ poetry for children.

Which of these is the title of a poem written by John Foster?

True or false? John Foster's poems often explore both everyday experiences and imaginative scenarios and Foster is famous for finding the humour in these situations. 

someone desperately trying to finish their homework

someone frantically squeezing out toothpaste and brushing their teeth

Which of these images does Foster create in his poem 'The Morning Rush'?

Which of these poetic techniques is used in 'The Morning Rush' to create a sense of speed and urgency?

Performing the poem 'The Morning Rush' by John Foster

Lesson outcome