Exploring example poems about place and home

English

Considering the nature of home

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

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

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

make sure you have checked all the spellings for the words you want to use.

decide on six different techniques to use.

write a list of content you want to include in each stanza.

Before writing a poem, it is a good idea to …

Vibrant poppies sprouted from the pallid earth.

Rain fell dismally from the grey clouds above.

Bird song floated along the morning breeze.

What can we use to help us juxtapose two places?

A predictable rhythm and structure of a poem can create a sense of ...

to allow the reader to visualise your scene effectively

to make the reader read your work for longer

When describing a scene, why is it important to zoom in to different aspects?

when there is a pause in the middle of a line of poetry

when a sentence in poetry continues onto the next line

placing two things next to each other to show the similarities

creating a vivid image of nature in the reader's mind

placing two things next to each other to show the differences

There was a mountain of homework to be done.

I savoured the cold, sweet juice of the berry.

Which of the below uses metaphorical language?

create a clear image in the reader's mind

Exploring example poems about place and home

Lesson outcome

Content guidance