Poetry writing and performing

Pupil and parent learning sheet

Week beginning: 11th May 2020

This week's work for Year 7 English is writing and performing poetry.

By the end of topic, you should be able to: • Solve three conundrums and use the words in a sentence.• Research and construct a poem/s based on the skills used by Stormzy, Zephaniah and

Agard.• Perform the poem with confidence and enthusiasm.

Your work this week will include the following activities: (You do not need to print any resources! You will need your book or lined paper to complete the tasks.)• Solving countdown conundrums and using the words in sentences.• Writing a poem/s based on a topic that you feel strongly about.• Performing the poem in the style of a SLAM poem.

For extra support on this, https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zkgcwmn/articles/zb4tbdm. This link offers some support on how to start writing a poem.

If you want to complete all your work to a high standard, you may also want to start thinking about how SLAM poetry is performed. Check out these videos of Michael Rosen’s performances to see how SLAM poetry can be performed. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=michael+rosen+poems

Work out these conundrums

Here are three countdown conundrums. Each word is 9 letters long. They are jumbled up. Work out the answers by writing the jumbled word out on some

paper and try to figure out what the word is. The answers are on the next slide.

VATAGNEDA

YNONLTCET

ERUNSTDTE

Conundrum answers

ADVANTAGE

ENTRUSTED

CONTENTLY

Conundrum sentences

Sentence 1 advantage

Sentence 2 contently

Sentence 3 entrusted

Use the conundrum words in a sentence. Write the sentence in your book, on a piece of paper or on this slide if you have printed it off.

Conundrum synonyms

ADVANTAGE

ENTRUSTED CONTENTLY

For this task, I would like you to find synonyms of these words. Definition: A synonym is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language, for example shut is a synonym of close.Write these three conundrums into your books, or on some paper, and create a spider diagram of words that mean the same thing as them.

benefit

Well done Year 7, you have completed the first part of this

week’s English work.

Make sure you take a break and then complete the second and third part of the work later in the week.

A quick message from Mr S

For those of you that have already created and sent a poem into school, thank you so much for your delightful entries. They have made us all smile and your performing has been equally as amazing as your poetry ideas.

Remember you can always update your poem and include extra ideas as you experience different things during your time away from school. It might inspire you to create a new verse or a different way to perform your poem in a video.

The following slides will be a great help for those who haven’t had a go at creating a poem yet. However, they will also be beneficial for anyone who has completed their poetry. this week you need to develop your poem further.

Slides 10-17 are the key slides for poetry pointers. Don’t forget to watch the videos on this PowerPoint to give you some extra tips to be a top poet!

Writing a poem is not about forcing it. It is about creating something meaningful to you.

There are three steps to creating a poem that you need to follow before you can write anything down on paper. They are:

1. Poem focus – what the poem is about?

2. Type of poem – is it a haiku, a sonnet or a narrative etc?

3. Techniques that you want to use –onomatopoeia, alliteration, similes etc?

For more information about these steps look at slides 11, 12, 13 and 14.

Building your poem

Also, if you are unsure, watch this video of how to create a poem.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSjAjAy2ts4

The poem that you ultimately choose to create needs to demonstrate your thoughts clearly.

It would be great to see you building a record of your thought process which will start with you idea and end with your completed poem. See slide 15 for guidance

Poem focus

Being at home

Eating

Video calling

COVID-19

Cooking

Monopoly

Doing sports

Going for a walk

Baking

Playing in the garden

Friends

Family

Government

Isolation

Playing musicReading

Bike rides

Growing vegetables

Here are a few ideas about things your poem could focus on. Or you could choose something completely different; it is up to you.

Type of poem

Couplet - two lines of verse which rhyme and form a unit alone or as part of a poem.

Limerick - a five-line witty poem with a distinctive rhythm. The first, second and fifth lines, the longer lines, rhyme. The third and fourth shorter lines rhyme. (A-A-B-B-A).

Haiku - This ancient form of poem writing is renowned for its small size as well as the precise punctuation and syllables needed on its three lines. It is of ancient Asian origin.Haiku's are composed of 3 lines, each a phrase. The first line typically has 5 syllables, second line has 7 and the 3rd and last line repeats another 5. In addition there is a seasonal reference included.

Narrative - A narrative poem tells the story of an event in the form of a poem. There is a strong sense of narration, characters, and plot. It may be dramatic, with objectives and diverse characters. Narrative poetry may be short or long, and the story it relates to may be simple or complex.

Epic - a lengthy narrative poem in grand language celebrating the adventures and accomplishments of a legendary or conventional hero

Acrostic- An acrostic poem is a poem where the one letter in each line spells out a word or phrase vertically that acts as the theme or message of the poem. The word used for the acrostic can be the name of the person you are writing the acrostic about, a message such as Happy Birthday or a theme such as Acceptance, Love or Hope.

Free Verse - A Free Verse Poem does not follow any rules. Their creation is completely in the hands of the author. Rhyming, syllable count, punctuation, number of lines, number of stanzas, and line formation can be done however the author wants in order to convey the idea. There is no right or wrong way to create a Free Verse poem.

This is your opportunity to pick a type of poem to use. Here are some descriptions of types of poem that you could use.

Examples of poems

Limerick

HaikuRhyming coupletsFree verse poem

Techniques you can use

By now, you will have picked a focus for your poem. e.g. family.

You will have picked a type of poem you want to use.e.g. haiku.

Now you need to think about some of these techniques that you want in your poem.

You don’t have to use these, they are here as a reminder of what you could use. Research other types if you want to.

Don’t worry, this will take time and you are allowed to spend time being creative! You can use as many or as little techniques as you want.

Remember – poems do not have to rhyme.

Poetry writing processNow it is time to get writing. I want you to think carefully about the process you go/went through to write your poem. Remember you can write different types of the poem first and then choose which one you think is the best. Write up your process using the table below. There is an example on slide 16 to help you.

Details of what you need to do during each step Your explanation

Step 1 Choose the poem idea

Step 2 Reasons for choosing your idea

Step 3 Choose your type of poem

Step 4 Explain why your poem is the right choice

Step 5 Give reasons why the others would not be effective for

your topic focus

Step 6 Think about the techniques you want to include in your

poem

.

Step 7 Write your poem out then perform it

If you have already written your poem you can still complete this process. You can also add a ‘Step 8’ to explain how you may have added to or changed your poem.

Mr Storey’s poetry writing process

Mr Storey’s example

I have chosen to write a haiku about baking. I wanted to use onomatopoeia, description and a simile in my poem.

Baking brownies

Crash, bang, smash, bash, clang.The kitchen is chaotic. They taste like heaven!

Onomatopoeia has been used to symbolise the kitchen frenzy. (5 syllables used)

Describing the feeling of baking. (7 syllables used)

Simile used to describe the taste of the brownies (5 syllables used)

Steps to success

1. Firstly, you do not have to do what I have done. It is your choice. However, if you are struggling, go back to slides 11, 12, 13 and 14 to help you.

2. Find a subject that you want to talk about.

3. Select the type of poem you think would be good for your choice.

4. Have a go at using some of the poetic techniques but it is about what you want to do. Let your ideas flow. Focus on the three steps on slides 1, 12, 13 and 14 to get you started. Then, you can begin to create your ideas on paper.

You’re ready to start

This link has some fantastic ideas of poetry written by members of the public. Have a look. See what you think and try you own! Good luck.https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=nationwide+poem+advert. Click on some of them and listen to the poetry.

Well done Year 7, you have completed the second part of this

week’s English work.

Make sure you take a break and then complete the third part of

the work later in the week.

Performing your poem

After writing your poem, I would like you to perform it.

(The next slide will help you send your work to the school website)

You can do this in one of two ways:

• Perform in a video using actions.

• Read the poem out loud and record what you say.

Watch this video to see what you can do to perform your poem more effectively. Think about the checklist on the right

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByAg5aoyAN4

Your poem can then be submitted to the school website – it’s been great to see the entries so far, we look forward to seeing they updated versions!

The best poems will be chosen to go into a video on the school’s YouTube page.

This is your opportunity to create and perform a poem about something that means a lot to you!

Sending your work to the school website

To submit work, send it to the school email, learningfromhome@ipsleyacademy.co.uk

In the subject box, type English performance poetry

In the section where you can write the email, put your full name and the theme of your poem. e.g. Mr Storey – Baking Brownies. If you want to, write an explanation about what your poetry is about to give us a flavour of what is to come!

Remember to attach your video or image and then send. See the blue circled word at the top of the email.

I look forward to seeing what you have created!

Well done Year 7, you have completed the third part of this

week’s English work.

Make sure you take a break for now and there will be some more

English work coming soon