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

English

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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? Robert Hull is a British writer who is mostly known for his humorous stories, poetry and books written for children. 

What is the name of Robert Hull's poem about not feeding animals? 

The poem 'Please do not feed the animals...' uses which of these poetic techniques? 

True or false? Rhyme in poetry is the similarity of sounds between the ending syllables of words.

True or false? Words can only rhyme if they have the same ending sounds and they're spelled the same. 

What is the reader warned against feeding to a cheetah in an unexpected and humorous twist at the end of the poem 'Please do not feed the animals...'?

Who illustrated most of Allan Ahlberg's books? 

Which of these is a book written by Allan Ahlberg? 

Allan Ahlberg's poem 'Please Mrs Butler' is written as a conversation between a child and their ...

In the poem 'Please Mrs Butler', what is the first name of the child that is being complained about? 

What does the teacher tell the child to do with their rubber?

Which of these is a thing that the child accuses Derek of doing?

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

Lesson outcome