A poet is a writer who uses verse to convey emotions.

A poem is a piece of writing that uses creative and rhythmic language to express thoughts, feelings or ideas.

Walter de la Mare is an English poet. His poetry often explores themes of imagination and fantasy.

Supernatural beings include gods, giants, magic and other mystical, ancient elements.

A stanza is a group of lines within a poem, often separated by line breaks. Stanzas contribute to a poem’s organisation and structure.

First impressions and engaging with 'The Listeners' by Walter de la Mare

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Understanding new vocabulary in 'The Listeners' by Walter de la Mare

Reading and responding to 'The Listeners' by Walter de la Mare

Examining structure and language in 'The Listeners' by Walter de la Mare

Identifying key themes in 'The Listeners' by Walter de la Mare

'The Listeners: reading’ has language that is antiquated, requiring contextual knowledge and several strategies to decode. ’Sherlock Holmes: descriptive and letter writing’ contains language of the Victorian era. The reading sessions develop these skills further.

In 'The Highwayman: narrative writing’ pupils will have explored a narrative poem, and written outcomes based on it. In ’The Listeners: reading’ pupils will read and respond to a narrative poem, developing reading strategies and examining language and structure.

In this unit, pupils read and respond to the poem, 'The Listeners' by Walter de la Mare. They learn about the poet and examine the structure and language in the poem. Finally, pupils explore the imagery used and the key themes from the poem.

'The Listeners': reading

A narrative poem tells a story with characters, plot, and elements of a narrative.

The context is the surrounding details that help you understand what you're reading.

Word class is the name we give to different types of words that are used to form sentences.

Reading fluency refers to the ability to read a text accurately, smoothly, and with appropriate expression.

Inference means to use clues from within the text to draw conclusions.

Interpretation refers to the process of understanding and assigning meaning to a poem, considering its language, imagery, and themes.

Imagery involves the use of vivid and sensory language to create vivid mental pictures, enhancing the emotional impact of a poem.

Rhyme in poetry is the similarity of sounds between the ending syllables of words.

Rhyme scheme in poetry refers to the pattern of rhyming words or sounds at the end of each line in a poem, often represented using letters.

Enjambment is when a line in poetry continues onto the next line without pause or punctuation, creating a sense of flow.

Repetition in poetry involves the deliberate use of words, phrases, sounds, or structural elements that are repeated for emphasis.

Poetic devices are techniques enhancing expression, rhythm or meaning in poetry.

A theme is a central idea that the poet intends the audience to engage deeply with.

To justify means to show or prove something using evidence.

A sensory chart is a table where readers can note down sights, sounds, tastes, smells, and textures in a poem.

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