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Writing a poem about a place
Pupil outcome: I can write a poem about a place that has significance to me. Key learning points: - When writing a poem about a place, it’s important to paint a vivid picture of the setting through our description. - Sensory description...
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Reading and responding to 'No. 115 Dreams' by Jackie Kay
Pupil outcome: I can give my personal response to the poem, including some evidence to justify my ideas. Key learning points: - ‘No. 115 Dreams’ is a free verse poem; it contains five verses and a repeated refrain. - ‘No. 115 Dreams’...
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Reading and responding to 'Wide Open' by Rachel Rooney
Pupil outcome: I can give a personal response to the poem and give some evidence to justify my ideas. Key learning points: - Rachel Rooney is a poet and is known for writing imaginative poetry for children. - ‘Wide Open’ by Rachel Rooney...
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Reading and responding to 'The Magic Box' by Kit Wright
Pupil outcome: I can read and understand the poem and give a personal response. Key learning points: - Kit Wright is a poet and is known for writing imaginative poetry for children. - ‘The Magic Box’ by Kit Wright is a poem about putting...
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Reading and responding to 'If You Could See Laughter' by Mandy Coe
Pupil outcome: I can give a personal response to the poem and give some evidence to justify my ideas. Key learning points: - Mandy Coe is a poet and is known for writing imaginative poetry for children. - ‘If You Could See Laughter’ by...
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Exploring setting in 'Coming To England'
Pupil outcome: I can build an understanding of a setting by examining the author's use of imagery. Key learning points: - The weather in Trinidad contrasted between being hot and raining. - Imagery in writing refers to the use of vivid...
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Engaging with the opening chapter of 'The Iron Man'
Pupil outcome: I can engage with the opening chapter of ‘The Iron Man’. Key learning points: - ‘The Iron Man’ is a contemporary science fiction novel written by the author Ted Hughes. - Science fiction is a genre of fiction that involves...
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'The Twisted Tree': analysing the dreadful draugr
Pupil outcome: I can analyse how Burge has characterised the draugr as a fearsome creature. Key learning points: - A range of metaphors are used to describe the draugr. - The draugr is associated with death to heighten its terror and...
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Using vivid imagery to describe dystopian settings
Pupil outcome: I can use imagery to enhance a dystopian description. Key learning points: - Imagery uses words that create a clear image in the reader’s mind. - Similes compare two things using words such as 'like' or 'as'. -...
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Explaining and emulating how Bilan uses light in 'Asha and the Spirit Bird'
Pupil outcome: I can explain how Bilan uses light imagery for effect and then create my own light imagery. Key learning points: - Writers use imagery in order to have an effect on the reader. - Writers might use images of light in order...
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'A Christmas Carol': from dark to light
Pupil outcome: I can track light and dark imagery through the novella and explain how it has been used. Key learning points: - Dickens uses the motif of light and dark throughout the novella to symbolise hope and faith. - The cold and...
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Planning ideas for a poem about your home
Pupil outcome: I can plan a poem about my own attitudes to home. Key learning points: - You can gather ideas for your own poem about home by studying the stylistic choices of other poets. - Figurative language uses words beyond their...
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Writing our own poetry about home
Pupil outcome: I can write my own poem that conveys my feelings towards my home. Key learning points: - A poem about home should clearly express your attitude towards the place you live. - You can plan structural elements of your poem...
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Analysing 'Death of a Naturalist' by Seamus Heaney
Pupil outcome: I can analyse how Heaney presents the power of nature in the poem. Key learning points: - Throughout the poem, Heaney uses multi-sensory descriptions to create vivid imagery. - Heaney creates a grotesque description of the...
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Writing a gothic description
Pupil outcome: I can write a multi-sensory and thrilling Gothic description. Key learning points: - In descriptions, you can focus on how the scene smells, feels, sounds and tastes, as well as just what it looks like. - Multi-sensory...
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Analysing how Owen presents the realities of war in 'Dulce et Decorum Est'
Pupil outcome: I can analyse how Owen uses language, form and structure to present the brutal reality of war. Key learning points: - Owen uses graphic imagery to portray the brutal reality of war. - Owen shows the vulnerability of the...
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Reading, responding to&performing 'A Bird came down the Walk' by Emily Dickinson
Pupil outcome: I can perform the poem, using intonation and expression to convey meaning. Key learning points: - The poem describes a bird that comes down a garden path and interacts with the natural world around it. - ‘A Bird came down...
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Writing the resolution of 'The Iron Man'.
Pupil outcome: I can write the resolution of 'The Iron Man'. Key learning points: - In the resolution, the Iron Man finds a new home in a metal scrapyard and he no longer needs the farmers’ machinery. - Exaggeration is a key part of...
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Illustrating descriptive scenes
Pupil outcome: I can illustrate descriptive writing. Key learning points: - The more precise and descriptive the writing, the easier for the reader to picture the scene. - Reading writing aloud is a helpful way to ensure precision of...
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The Power of Line in Poetry
The final essential element of poetry is line, which structures a poem’s verses and stanzas. Maya Angelou’s Still I Rise demonstrates the power of line through rhyme schemes, rhetorical questions, and similes, all of which enhance the...
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The Power of Imagery in Poetry
Imagery is a fundamental element of poetry that engages the five senses—sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell—to create vivid mental pictures. Langston Hughes' Harlem and Robert Hayden’s Those Winter Sundays exemplify the power of...
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The Rhythm of Poetry
Rhythm in poetry refers to the beat and pace that give a poem its musicality and flow. Gwendolyn Brooks' We Real Cool exemplifies rhythm through its jazz-like cadence, repetition, and stressed syllables, making the poem feel almost like...
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The Brilliance Behind the Names in Romeo and Juliet
In one of the most iconic scenes in all of theatre, Juliet leans upon the railing of her balcony and asks: “What's in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet…” Of course, Juliet is referring to Romeo, the...
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ChatGPT and DALL-E: Sell Your Creative Thinking with AI - Limitation 6: AI Works in a Vacuum
In this video, we will discuss the limitation that generative AI works in a vacuum and does not have an understanding of the broader cultural or social context in which it's used. This clip is from the chapter "When (And When Not) to Use...