A Class poem
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eavesdrop - it means to listen secretly to a private conversation. |
Praise poem
Frogs
Frogs sit more solid than anything sits. In mid-leap they are parachutists falling in a free fall. They die on roads with arms across their chests and heads high. I love frogs that sit like Buddha, that fall without parachutes, that die like Italian tenors. Above all, I love them because, pursued in water, they never panic so much that they fail to make stylish triangles with their ballet dancer’s legs. by Norman MacCaig |
![]() The purpose of this poem is to make the ordinary extraordinary. Praise poems are common in many cultures.
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Measurement
Consider all of the things which might be the length of a centimetre, metre, millimetre, kilometre, etc or the weight of a gram, kilogram and so on. Consider some of the less obvious examples; don't be boring with your descriptions!
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Example:
A millimetre is a distant star, a spark from a firework or a door left ajar. A centimetre is a bee standing still a gentle snowflake or a giant’s pill. A metre is nearly a leap, or how wide I stretch when fast asleep. And a kilometre is too far to run, a breath of wind and one step to the sun. by Andrew Collett |
Co-operative writing
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write a letter
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- Discuss the characteristics of a letter.
- As a class, decide who you would like to write a letter to. It could be to a parent, a friend, the teacher, a famous person, a hero, a cartoon character, a famous person who has died, someone in history, the shopkeeper, the school to parents, your neighbour or a fictional character!
- Think about: what is the main reason for the letter? Is it to thank them? Advise them? Give out to them? To declare love?
- Write the letter together as a class. Have a brief 1st paragraph, the body in the 2nd paragraph, summing it up in the 3rd paragraph and a signing off.
- Once the letter is written, turn it into a poem.
- Work out the line breaks, remove unnecessary words, improve the vocabulary, add poetry techniques, etc.
- Publish your Letter Poem.
Alliterative Phrases
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Example: if the topic is animals:
One overweight ox Two timid tortoises Three thriving tarantulas Four fierce fish Five fearless flamingos |
Word hunting
These activities will make you think closely about meaning and shades of meaning and the importance of making a good choice of words in their writing. |
Example:
The word I chose: fluffy Synonyms: fluffy, soft, feathery, fleecy, fuzzy, furry, hairy, shaggy, woolly, silky, tufted, cushiony, velvety, squashy In order: soft, hairy, fuzzy, |
Write about a topic
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News!
Chat!About the Teeth of Sharks
The thing about a shark is—teeth, One row above, one row beneath. Now take a close look. Do you find It has another row behind? Still closer—here, I’ll hold your hat: Has it a third row behind that? Now look in and...Look out! Oh my, I’ll never know now! Well, goodbye. by John Ciardi |
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