Poet focus: 'Overheard in a Tower Block' by Jospeh Coelho
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Why this why now
The unit uses and builds on pupils understanding of poetry, performance and Joseph Coelho from the unit 'Werewolf Club Rules'. This unit enriches and develops their understanding by reading more poems by Coelho, and starting to look at the performance of longer and more complex poems. This unit prepares pupils for the unit 'Poetry about personal experiences', where they will learn more about performance, and will see how a range of other poets approach performances about personal experiences.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Knowing what a poem is.
- Knowing what the key features of a poem are.
- Experience of performing or reciting a poem
- Knowing what the key features of a poetry performance are.
- Knowing what makes a good poetry performance.
- Some previous experience of Joseph Coelho's poetry.
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Why this why now
The unit uses and builds on pupils understanding of poetry, performance and Joseph Coelho from the unit 'Werewolf Club Rules'. This unit enriches and develops their understanding by reading more poems by Coelho, and starting to look at the performance of longer and more complex poems. This unit prepares pupils for the unit 'Poetry about personal experiences', where they will learn more about performance, and will see how a range of other poets approach performances about personal experiences.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Knowing what a poem is.
- Knowing what the key features of a poem are.
- Experience of performing or reciting a poem
- Knowing what the key features of a poetry performance are.
- Knowing what makes a good poetry performance.
- Some previous experience of Joseph Coelho's poetry.
Reading, writing & oracy
Poet focus: 'Overheard in a Tower Block' by Jospeh Coelho
In this unit, pupils read, explore and peform a selection of poems from Joseph Coelho's collection, 'Overheard in a Tower Block'. They are first introduced to the poet, before exploring the poems and getting tips from Joseph on how to perform the poems.
5 lessons in unit
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