Reading and responding to 'The Morning Rush' by John Foster
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can give a personal response to the poem and read it aloud.
Key learning points
- John Foster is a poet and is known for writing humorous poetry for children.
- Foster’s poetry often explores everyday experiences that are familiar to children.
- ‘The Morning Rush’ is a poem about getting ready for school in the morning and how rushed the experience can be.
- Repetition is used to create a sense of speed and urgency.
Keywords
Theme - a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a text
Humorous - something that makes a person laugh or smile because it is funny or silly
Repetition - the repeated use of sounds, words or phrases
Common misconception
Pupils may think that poems are always about imaginative things and based in fantasy worlds.
Teach pupils that poems can also be about everyday experiences and familiar scenarios.
Teacher tip
You may wish to read other poems by John Foster to your pupils and discuss any similarities.
Equipment
You need a copy of the poem ‘The Morning Rush’, which is in the 2000 Oxford University Press edition of ‘Time for a Rhyme: Around the Day (Rhyme Time)’ complied by John Foster, for this lesson.
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Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? Poetry is a form of non-fiction text.
Q2.Which of these are often found in children's poetry?
Q3.Which of these words rhymes with 'dog'?
Q4.Which of these words rhymes with 'head'?
Q5.What is 'repetition'?
Q6.True or false? Everyone will respond to poems in the same way.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? Humour is when something makes a person laugh or smile because it is funny or silly.
Q2.Which of these are often humorous?
Q3.True or false? Humorous poetry means poems that have been written to be serious, sad and make the reader cry.
Q4.Where was John Foster born?
Q5.John Foster is known for his engaging and humorous poetry for ...
Q6.True or false? Repetition is when a single word, or group of words, is repeated for effect.
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