Pupil outcome: I can discuss the main ideas of 'Cloud Busting'. Key learning points: - ‘Cloud Busting’ focuses on the relationship between two ‘friends’: Davey and Sam. - The story is told as a verse novel. - ‘Cloud Busting’ uses both...

Pupil outcome: I can discuss the main ideas of ‘Swallow’s Kiss’. Key learning points: - 'Swallow's Kiss' is written in free verse. - Free verse is any form of poetry that does not rely on consistent patterns of rhyme and meter. - It is...

Pupil outcome: I can develop my awareness of a range of forms. Key learning points: - Reading a range of poetry, from diverse poets, can develop our appreciation of the poetic form - Poetry can take many forms, including: haiku,...

Most famous for his novels including Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Treasure Island, Stevenson was also a poet. He is probably best known for A Child’s Garden of Verses. The poem 'Fairy Bread' is from this collection. Come up here, O dusty...

How to Write Malorie Blackman | INTERVIEW | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen Michael Rosen interviews Malorie Blackman about how she works.f='https://www.malorieblackman.co.uk/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>works....

The Moon Robert Louis Stevenson Most famous for his novels including Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Treasure Island, Stevenson was also a poet. He is probably best known for A Child’s Garden of Verses. The poem 'The Moon’ is from this...