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Year 5

'The Listeners': reading

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  • Appreciation of poetry

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In this unit, pupils read and respond to the poem, 'The Listeners' by Walter de la Mare. They learn about the poet and examine the structure and language in the poem. Finally, pupils explore the imagery used and the key themes from the poem.

This unit builds on pupils' understanding of poetry, which was explored in the prior unit, 'The Highwayman', where pupils produced written outcomes based on a narrative poem. In 'The Listeners', pupils will read and respond to a narrative poem, examining language, structure and themes. Pupils will develop strategies to decode and comprehend new language, including using contextual knowledge. This will prepare pupils for the future unit, 'Sherlock Holmes: descriptive and letter writing', which contains language of the Victorian era and where pupils will need to develop these skills further.

  1. First impressions and engaging with 'The Listeners' by Walter de la Mare
  2. Understanding new vocabulary in 'The Listeners' by Walter de la Mare
  3. Reading and responding to 'The Listeners' by Walter de la Mare
  4. Examining structure and language in 'The Listeners' by Walter de la Mare
  5. Identifying key themes in 'The Listeners' by Walter de la Mare

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