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Year 3

Poet focus: 'Werewolf Club Rules' by Joseph Coelho

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  • Appreciation of poetry
  • Modern literature strand 1: identity, belonging and community

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In this unit, pupils read, respond to and perform a variety of poems by Joseph Coelho from the collection 'Werewolf Club Rules'. They learn about the poet, and write their own structured poem in response to 'MORERAPS' and a letter to Joseph Coelho about his poetry.

This unit uses and builds on pupils' understanding of a variety of poetic devices, which were explored in the unit, 'Humorous poetry'. In this unit, pupils will analyse several poems by Joseph Coelho, looking for any similarities and common themes. They will learn about specific poetic devices through the poem 'MORERAPS' and use this to write their own poems. Pupils will learn strategies to memorise and recite a poem by heart. This unit prepares pupils for the next Joseph Coelho unit on 'Overheard in a Tower Block', where they will learn more about how Coelho creates and performs poetry.

  1. Learning about the poet Joseph Coelho
  2. Reading and responding to 'Miss Flotsam' by Joseph Coelho
  3. Introduction to 'MORERAPS' by Joseph Coelho
  4. Reading and responding to 'MORERAPS' by Joseph Coelho
  5. Writing a structured poem in response to 'MORERAPS' by Joseph Coelho
  6. Reading and responding to 'If All The World Were Paper' by Joseph Coelho
  7. Reading and responding to 'I Am A Writer' by Joseph Coelho
  8. Joseph Coelho poetry: learning and reciting a poem by heart
  9. Generating a plan for a letter to be written to Joseph Coelho
  10. Writing a letter to Joseph Coelho

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