Description
This haiku, cinquain and limerick bundle is ideal for teachers exploring short poetry forms. It could be used for reading sessions or literacy lessons Each lesson also includes guidance for follow-up writing activities enabling students to create their own poems making this a flexible resource with the potential for extension into three short units of work; alternatively, teachers could create a combined unit on short poetry forms.
The PPT provided for each lesson includes:
• Poem(s) with supporting visual images
• Background information about the poet and poem (s)
• Discussion questions
• Details of follow-up poetry writing activities.
Also included for each lesson:
• Copy of the poem (s). Useful for pupils to read, make annotations or highlight.
• Two differentiated comprehension worksheets.
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