A Jelly-Fish: Marianne Moore

This 17-slide PowerPoint explores Marianne Moore’s poem ‘A Jelly-Fish’.

After thinking and learning about jellyfish as a species, students learn about the life and work of Marianne Moore before delving into the poem.

Reading the poem, we explore Moore’s use of language and imagery alongside the poem’s interesting use of form and structure.

Analytical questions are frequently presented, with a template for how students might write with clarity and precision about the poem.

At the end of the PowerPoint, students are encouraged to write their own poem, inspired by Moore’s.

This lesson is ideal for students aged 10-13.

The resource includes a PDF and PPT version. Also included is a printable table for analysing verbs in the poem.