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Exploring and performing 'Say How You Feel' by Joseph Coelho

Performance poetry

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils read, respond to and perform a variety of poems by different poets. They will watch the poets perform their own poems and learn from them about what makes an effective performance. Finally, pupils will practise different skills to perform each poem effectively to an audience.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to perform a poem about emotions.

Key Notes

  • 'Say How You Feel' is a poem that explores different emotions.
  • Each verse describes a different emotion using vivid imagery, metaphors and similes.
  • Joseph Coelho performs the poem using the voice of each emotion.
  • We can vary our voice to show different emotions.
  • Using facial expressions and gestures can help to add meaning to our performances.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • emotions: strong feelings - like love, or anger
  • imagery: the use of language to create a mental picture or sensory experience for the reader or listener
  • metaphor: a way of describing and comparing something by saying that it is something else
  • simile: a poetic device that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils may try to vary their voice so much that it makes them difficult to hear e.g. speaking too quickly or too quietly.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.

'Say How You Feel' is a poem that explores different emotions. Each verse describes a different emotion using vivid imagery, metaphors and similes.

2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'emotions'

strong feelings - like love, or anger.

3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.

Mistake: Pupils may try to vary their voice so much that it makes them difficult to hear e.g. speaking too quickly or too quietly. Correction: Explain to the pupils that while we are trying to convey emotions through our voice, we also need to maintain a loud enough and clear enough volume for the audience to hear us. Model doing this well and not so well.

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