Introduction to Poetry - key stage 3 unit

This unit is designed as an introduction to poetry for key stage 3 to build upon the knowledge they will have from key stage 2. It aims to challenge students to apply poetic techniques in a creative and sophisticated way and also to support them in their own poetry analysis.

This bundle contains:

• A detailed knowledge organiser for homework and class quizzing.

• A 40 question quiz that covers the key knowledge on the knowledge organiser.

• A poetic terms match-up exercise for revision.

• An adaptable booklet to help students to create their own anthology of poetry.

• A unit overview document and end of unit assessment.

• An easy start-of-year activity to write an acrostic poem about yourself. This could be set as homework.

• Lesson 1: Poetry vs prose

• Lesson 2: Figurative language - write powerful similes and metaphors.

• Lesson 3: Personification

• Lesson 4: Poetry analysis for beginners - The Lesson by Roger McGough

• Lesson 5: Sibilance

• Lesson 6: Assonance

• Lesson 7: Annotating poetry - ‘I am Offering this Poem’

• Lesson 8: Write a PEE analytical paragraph about poetry

• Bonus lesson: how to write a slam poem.

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