Reading 'Firework Poem' by James Carter
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Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can listen to and discuss 'Firework Poem'.
Key learning points
- Using the first person helps us think from someone or something else’s perspective.
- Using "I" allows us to imagine we are someone or something else.
- Using exciting nouns and verbs help us to use our imagination to know what something looks or sounds like.
- James Carter is a poet who uses words that rhyme and onomatopoeia in his poems.
- Onomatopoeia is when a word sounds like what it is describing.
Keywords
Rhyme - repetition in the sounds at the ends of words
Perspective - point of view
First person - the 'I/we' perspective
Onomatopoeia - a type of word that sounds like what it describes
Imagination - forming a thought or picture of something or someone that is not actually there
Common misconception
Pupils may not be familiar with fireworks and how they look and sound.
Find a video of a fireworks display to show the children. Ensure the video is a good example of the different sounds and sights that are synonymous with firework displays.
Teacher tip
Provide opportunities for children to echo read parts of the poem: you read a sentence and then they repeat the same sentence. Displaying the poem on the board will allow them to see the words and identify some of the features.
Equipment
The poem used in this lesson is available in the additional materials.
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