Poetry about personal experiences
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Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' knowledge of writing poetry from the Y4 unit, 'Poetry inspired by weather'. In this unit, pupils will revisit a range of poetic forms and devices and build on their learning by reading, responding to and writing poems linked to feelings, relationships and experiences. Through the different poems, pupils will explore and discuss some complex themes. This unit prepares pupils for 'Poetry of place', where they will build on these experiences, reading and analysing classic and contemporary poetry that evokes a strong sense of place, before writing their own.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ability to draw upon previous reading and make connections.
- Ability to listen to and respond to other people's ideas, thoughts and opinions.
- Ability to decode text fluently at an age-appropriate level.
- Ability to infer meaning from a text.
- Ability to use strategies to support meaning-making when reading.
- Understanding of some examples of figurative language (simile, metaphor)
Threads
Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' knowledge of writing poetry from the Y4 unit, 'Poetry inspired by weather'. In this unit, pupils will revisit a range of poetic forms and devices and build on their learning by reading, responding to and writing poems linked to feelings, relationships and experiences. Through the different poems, pupils will explore and discuss some complex themes. This unit prepares pupils for 'Poetry of place', where they will build on these experiences, reading and analysing classic and contemporary poetry that evokes a strong sense of place, before writing their own.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ability to draw upon previous reading and make connections.
- Ability to listen to and respond to other people's ideas, thoughts and opinions.
- Ability to decode text fluently at an age-appropriate level.
- Ability to infer meaning from a text.
- Ability to use strategies to support meaning-making when reading.
- Understanding of some examples of figurative language (simile, metaphor)
Reading, writing & oracy
Poetry about personal experiences
In this unit, pupils read, respond to and perform a variety of poems by different poets. They explore many themes, including love, hope, belonging, hate and resilience. Finally, pupils write their own poem about a personal experience.
5 lessons in unit
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