Considering the nature of home

English

Exploring memories of home in the poem ‘Childhood Tracks’

Analysing 'Search for My Tongue'

Analysing the poem 'Island Man' by Grace Nichols

Comparing poems about place and home

Exploring regional pride in the poem ‘Anthem of the North’

Analysing ‘This Poem is Taking Place on Stolen Land’

Exploring the link between place and identity

Exploring what home means through the poem ‘Filter’

Planning ideas for a poem about your home

Using punctuation in poetry

Exploring example poems about place and home

Writing our own poetry about home

Performing our poems about place and home

In 'Poetry about Place and Home', pupils create their own poetry to explore their relationship with their home. In 'Single Poet Study: Maya Angelou', pupils analyse the poetry of Angelou, exploring how she uses her work to describe relationships between people and places.

In 'Poetry of Place', pupils explore the language, form and structure of poetry written about place. In 'Poetry of Place and Home', pupils apply these analytical skills to more complex poems and write their own poetry about home.

In this unit, pupils read and respond to poems that explore the links between place and identity. They start by exploring a selection of poems including Grace Nichol's 'Island Man' and Lemn Sissay's 'Anthem of the North'. They then write and perform their own poems about place and home.

Poetry about place and home

producing strong and clear images in the mind.

belonging or connected to one particular place or thing.

a word usually signifying the direction, time or place of something else.

feeling happy or comfortable as part of a group

a person who has come to a different country to live there permanently

a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction because of something you have achieved, possess or are part of

language used to describe the five senses: touch, smell, sound, taste, sight

the characteristics that makes someone who they are

a consideration of the similarities and differences between two things

pairs of words that work together to connect ideas in a sentence

a conjunction used to indicate how things are different and/or similar

an area of a country or the world, usually with a set of defining features

an uplifting song that has importance for a group of people

communication that is communicated to a particular listener, usually via the pronoun 'you'

people inhabiting land before the arrival of colonists

the practice of acquiring control over another country

the feelings, images or associations that come to your mind when you hear a word

the history, traditions and practices of a particular country or society

something that holds back elements or modifies the appearance of something

relating to style, including the methods and techniques used in a piece of work

uses words beyond their literal meaning to create images in the reader's mind

visually descriptive language to create images in the reader's mind

a pause in the middle of a line of poetry

when lines of poetry flow onto each other, creating a fast pace

a punctuation mark used to introduce a list, quotation or explanation

the way something is arranged or put together

two things being placed together for contrasting effect

the continuation of a sentence beyond the end of a line

visually descriptive language to create images in the reader’s mind

uses words beyond their literal meaning to create images in the reader’s mind

pitch refers to the relative highness and lowness of voice when speaking

when delivering a monologue, pace refers to the speed at which you are saying the words

tone refers to the general mood or feeling

body language is the movements or positions of your body that show other people how you are feeling

Poetry about place and home

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