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Year 6

Poetry of place

12 lessons

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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 classic and contemporary poetry about a range of settings. They explore imagery and form, whilst developing personal responses and comparing poems. Finally, pupils write their own poem about a place of significance.

This unit uses and builds on 'Poetry about migration', where pupils explored poetry through music lyrics. In this unit, pupils engage with a range of settings through several poets and their work. They explore form and imagery and give personal responses to the poems, including some evidence to justify their ideas. This unit prepares pupils for 'No Country and Frizzy: graphic novels exploring identity and belonging', where they will explore how identity and belonging can be portrayed through settings and characterisation in the graphic novel form.

  1. Exploring imagery in 'Eastbourne' by Joseph Coelho
  2. Comparing two poems on similar themes, 'Richmond Park' & 'The Old Farmer's Song'
  3. Reading and responding to 'No. 115 Dreams' by Jackie Kay
  4. Reading and responding to 'Tempest Avenue' by Ian McMillan
  5. Developing background knowledge about 'London' by William Blake
  6. Exploring imagery in 'London' by William Blake
  7. Exploring form in 'London' by William Blake
  8. Performing the poem 'London' by William Blake
  9. Exploring impact in 'London' by William Blake
  10. Writing a poem about a place
  11. Exploring imagery in 'The City of my birth' by Karl Nova
  12. Performing the poem 'The City of my birth' by Karl Nova

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