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Writing about the self and the world with Simon Armitage

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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 hope in 'We'll Sing' and 'Only Human'

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'

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

Armitage says that poetry is all about which of the following?

It is a waste of time and doesn't lead to productive results.

We don't often give ourselves time to daydream.

It's a way of getting inspiration for writing.

What does Armitage say about daydreaming?

Armitage suggests that poetry is like which of the following?

If something has an impact on you then it has which of the following?

Is the following statement true or false: 'Armitage suggests that poetry is everywhere in society.'

you might end up saying something about life

Armitage suggests that if you try to write a poem about a brick wall then __________.

'A word or a phrase used to describe something as if it were something else' is the definition of which word beginning with 'm'?

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

'To share or exchange information, news, ideas, feelings, etc.' is to do which of the following?

'A way of looking at or thinking about something' is the definition of which of the following?

'Of, on, for, or coming from the outside' means which of the following?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Writing about the self and the world with Simon Armitage

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.