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- Year 4
Introduction to the poet Joseph Coelho
I can share my initial response to the poem and read it aloud.
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- Year 4
Introduction to the poet Joseph Coelho
I can share my initial response to the poem and read it aloud.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- A poet uses language to express ideas, thoughts and feelings in a creative way.
- Joseph Coelho is a British poet and children’s author, who was appointed Children’s Laureate in 2022.
- Joseph Coelho is known for using engaging and emotive themes in his poetry, such as identity, family and friendship.
- The poem 'Story Builders' reflects on the process of building a story.
- When reading a poem, we can use our voice and tone to create an impression on the reader.
Keywords
Poem - a piece of writing that uses creative and rhythmic language to express thoughts, feelings or ideas
Poet - the name for someone who writes poems
Impression - initial feelings about a person, place or thing, gained from reading a text
Common misconception
Pupils may think that all writers start writing and are successful from a young age.
Teach pupils that Coelho wrote poems for a long time before he became successful.
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Equipment
You need a copy of the poem ‘The Story Builders’, which is in the 2017 Otter-Barry Books edition of ‘Overheard in a Tower Block’ by Joseph Coelho, for this lesson.
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