KS1 & KS2 English curriculum

This unit uses and builds on 'The Magic Box': reading imaginative poetry', where pupils used Kit Wright's poem 'The Magic Box' as inspiration to write their own imaginative poetry. In this unit, pupils will develop their knowledge by exploring a range of different poetic forms and structures. They will use some poetic devices to write a free verse poem about big and small objects. This unit prepares pupils for writing more of their own poetry, using the more abstract topic of weather, in 'Poetry inspired by weather'.

1. Reading and responding to 'Ozymandias' by Percy Bysshe Shelley
2. Learning how to write a haiku
3. Learning how to write a kenning poem about big and small objects
4. Preparing to write a poem about big objects
5. Writing a free verse poem about big objects
6. Preparing to write a poem about small objects
7. Writing a free verse poem about small objects
8. Performing your own poem inspired by big and small objects

• Poems can use imagery to create an impression in the reader's mind.
• Some poems have a strict, regular form, whilst others do not.
• Repetition in poetry can be used to reinforce a point.
• Sounds can be used in poetry to create different effects.
• Punctuation in poetry can affect how a poem flows.
• Poets can appeal to the senses to help create a vivid image in the reader or listener's mind.
• Personification, similes and metaphors are language devices that can be used by poetry to create a particular impression.