Writing a poem about the rain

English

Introduction to ‘Cosmic Disco’ by Grace Nichols

Poetic devices used in ‘Cosmic Disco’ by Grace Nichols

Performing ‘Cosmic Disco’ by Grace Nichols

Reading and responding to ‘Who Has Seen the Wind?’ by Christina Rossetti

Reading and responding to 'When the Wind Blows' and 'Heatwave' by John Foster

Reading and responding to 'First Snow' by John Mole

Writing a poem about the snow

Preparing to write poetry inspired by rain

Preparing to write poetry about the heat

Writing a poem about the heat

Publishing an original poem

In this unit, pupils read and responded to a range of poems that link to the weather, exploring form, structure and language, before writing poems of their own. In 'Poetry inspired by animals', pupils build on this knowledge, reading and analysing classic and contemporary poetry about animals, exploring structure, form and language, whilst developing personal responses.

In 'John Lyons Poetry', pupils read and responded to a range of poems by John Lyons, exploring form, structure and language, before writing poems of their own. In 'Poetry inspired by weather', pupils build on these experiences, reading and responding to a range of poems that link to the weather.  They explore form, structure and language, before writing poems of their own.

In this unit, pupils read, respond to and perform four different poems associated with weather. They discuss the poetic devices used and explore structure and imagery. Finally, they write their own poems inspired by the weather.

Poetry inspired by weather

True or false? A pantoum is a form of poetry without strict rhyme or meter.

In pantoums, most lines contain between __________ syllables.

improving writing to improve text flow and overall quality

Which of the following lines contain alliteration?

Seeking shelter under an umbrella, a welcome refuge,

Based on line length, select the lines that are appropriate for a pantoum.

a traditional form of Japanese poetry consisting of 3 lines with 5-7-5 structure

a form of poetry that uses repetition to create a musical effect

a single line or a group of lines within a poem

Where did the pantoum poetry form originate?

How many lines are there in each verse of a pantoum?

Select the words that have three syllables.

Select the correct definition for 'torrential'.

Writing a poem about the rain

Lesson outcome