Writing your own imaginative poem
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can write my own imaginative poem following the same structure as ‘The Magic Box’.
Key learning points
- ‘The Magic Box’ by Kit Wright is a poem about putting a variety of unique and wonderful items into a special box.
- We can use poems by other poets as inspiration for our own poetry.
- The structure of a poem is how it is organised and put together.
- ‘The Magic Box’ is organised into verses that mostly follow the same structure.
- Kit Wright is well-known for using contrasts in his poems.
Keywords
Structure - refers to the way a poem is organised or put together
Verse - refers to a single line or a group of lines within a poem
Imaginative - having the ability to create vivid mental images or concepts that may not exist in reality
Contrasting - the comparison of two or more things that are very different
Common misconception
Pupils may find it hard to think of imaginative ideas.
Pupils could work in pairs or small groups to generate ideas for their poems. You may also wish to do some further work on adjectives to describe and come up with a class word bank of adjectives to refer to.
Teacher tip
Depending on your pupils, you may feel that the concept of contrasting ideas is too complex for your class, in which case you could just get them to focus on describing different items instead.
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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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Who wrote the famous children's poem 'The Magic Box'?
Q2.Fill in the blank. Kit Wright is a British ...
Q3.Kit Wright's father was a __________ at the same boarding school as Kit attended.
Q4.True or false? Wright's poetry often explores themes of imagination, childhood, nature and family.
Q5.Which of these is Kit Wright's poetry known for?
Q6.True or false? 'The Magic Box' is a poem about putting unique and unexpected items into a special box.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these items are placed into the special box in the poem 'The Magic Box'?
Q2.True or false? Structure in poetry refers to the way a poem is organised or put together.
Q3.What is a 'verse' in poetry?
Q4.What is an adjective?
Q5.True or false? Contrasting items means comparing two things that are exactly the same.
Q6.Which would be the best contrasting idea for 'a slow tortoise'?
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