Year 7 - English
Planning ideas for a poem about your home
Poetry about place and home
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils read and respond to poems that explore the links between place and identity. They start by exploring a selection of poems including Grace Nichol's 'Island Man' and Lemn Sissay's 'Anthem of the North'. They then write and perform their own poems about place and home.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to plan a poem about your own attitudes to home.
Key Notes
- You can gather ideas for your own poem about home by studying the stylistic choices of other poets.
- Figurative language uses words beyond their literal meaning to create images in the reader's mind.
- Imagery is visually descriptive language to create images in the reader's mind.
- Both figurative language and imagery are useful in creating a vivid image of home in your reader's mind.
- You should plan out sentences when constructing a plan for your writing.
Vocabulary To Learn
- Stylistic: relating to style, including the methods and techniques used in a piece of work
- Figurative language: uses words beyond their literal meaning to create images in the reader's mind
- Imagery: visually descriptive language to create images in the reader's mind
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Students may not understand the subtle difference between imagery and figurative language.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
You can gather ideas for your own poem about home by studying the stylistic choices of other poets. Figurative language uses words beyond their literal meaning to create images in the reader's mind.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'Stylistic'
relating to style, including the methods and techniques used in a piece of work.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Students may not understand the subtle difference between imagery and figurative language. Correction: Whilst imagery can include figurative language and vice versa, imagery does not always have to be figurative.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Analysing 'Search for My Tongue' Study Guide
- Analysing 'This Poem is Taking Place on Stolen Land' Study Guide
- Analysing the poem 'Island Man' by Grace Nichols Study Guide
- Comparing poems about place and home Study Guide
- Considering the nature of home Study Guide
- Exploring example poems about place and home Study Guide
- Exploring memories of home in the poem 'Childhood Tracks' Study Guide
- Exploring regional pride in the poem 'Anthem of the North' Study Guide
- Exploring the link between place and identity Study Guide
- Exploring what home means through the poem 'Filter' Study Guide
- Performing our poems about place and home Study Guide
- Using punctuation in poetry Study Guide
- Writing our own poetry about home Study Guide
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