Poetry of place
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Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on 'Poetry about migration', where pupils explored poetry through music lyrics. In this unit, pupils engage with a range of settings through several poets and their work. They explore form and imagery and give personal responses to the poems, including some evidence to justify their ideas. This unit prepares pupils for 'No Country and Frizzy: graphic novels exploring identity and belonging', where they will explore how identity and belonging can be portrayed through settings and characterisation in the graphic novel form.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ability to decode text fluently at an age-appropriate level.
- Ability to draw upon previous reading and make connections.
- Ability to infer meaning from a text.
- Ability to use strategies to support meaning-making when reading.
Threads
Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on 'Poetry about migration', where pupils explored poetry through music lyrics. In this unit, pupils engage with a range of settings through several poets and their work. They explore form and imagery and give personal responses to the poems, including some evidence to justify their ideas. This unit prepares pupils for 'No Country and Frizzy: graphic novels exploring identity and belonging', where they will explore how identity and belonging can be portrayed through settings and characterisation in the graphic novel form.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ability to decode text fluently at an age-appropriate level.
- Ability to draw upon previous reading and make connections.
- Ability to infer meaning from a text.
- Ability to use strategies to support meaning-making when reading.
Reading, writing & oracy
Poetry of place
In this unit, pupils read, respond to and perform classic and contemporary poetry about a range of settings. They explore imagery and form, whilst developing personal responses and comparing poems. Finally, pupils write their own poem about a place of significance.
12 lessons in unit
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