Performing your own imaginative poem
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can perform my own imaginative poem.
Key learning points
- Performing poetry to an audience is an important part of the process of creating poetry.
- When performing poetry, you must speak at a suitable volume.
- Using gestures and expression will make your performance fun and engaging for the audience.
- We can improve our performances of poetry through practice.
Keywords
Performance - refers to the act of presenting or reciting a poem in front of an audience
Expression - reading with feelings and emotion to bring the poem to life
Volume - the loudness or softness of the voice when speaking or reading a poem
Gesture - a movement that helps express an idea or meaning
Common misconception
Pupils may think that performing poetry is something that does not require rehearsal and careful consideration beforehand.
Teach pupils that to have the greatest impact on the audience, you should look through your poem and consider how you will perform it.
Teacher tip
You may wish to show your class videos of poets performing their poems. Michael Rosen performing 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt' is a good example to use.
Equipment
You need a copy of the poem ‘The Magic Box’ which is in the 2013 Macmillan Children's Books edition of ‘The Magic Box’ written by Kit Wright for this lesson.
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Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? Structure in poetry refers to the way a poem is organised or put together.
Q2.A __________ is a single line or a group of lines within a poem.
Q3.True or false? In Kit Wright's poem 'The Magic Box', the first verse starts with a line where the poet says that he will put something in the box.
Q4.In verse 2, what items does Kit Wright put into the special box?
Q5.True or false? The second verse follows exactly the same structure as the first verse, with an identical first line.
Q6.Contrasting items means comparing two things that are very ...
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.After reading and writing our poems, the final thing to do is to __________ our poem to an audience.
Q2.True or false? An audience is a group of people gathered together to watch or listen to a performance.
Q3.True or false? Performance in poetry refers to the act of presenting or reciting a poem in front of a mirror.
Q4.Which of these do we use to enhance our impact on an audience when performing poetry?
Q5.__________ refers to the loudness or softness of the voice when speaking or reading a poem.
Q6.__________ is a movement that helps express an idea or meaning.
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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