Considering the nature of home

English

In 'Poetry about Place and Home', pupils create their own poetry to explore their relationship with their home. In 'Single Poet Study: Maya Angelou', pupils analyse the poetry of Angelou, exploring how she uses her work to describe relationships between people and places.

In 'Poetry of Place', pupils explore the language, form and structure of poetry written about place. In 'Poetry of Place and Home', pupils apply these analytical skills to more complex poems and write their own poetry about home.

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.

Poetry about place and home

Expressions that are regarded as coarse or otherwise unacceptable, including swear words and rude words.

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

In her poem 'Home', what does Anne Brontë suggest about home?

Their hometowns have a lot of inequality.

In their poems about home, what do both Anne Brontë and Charles Swain suggest?

What might comparing home to the colour green suggest?

In 'My City', what does George The Poet criticise?

In the poem 'My City', what does George The Poet seem to value about his home?

George The Poet provides a {{}} perspective on home.

when two things are compared using the words 'like' or 'as'

when two consecutive words begin with the same sound

a figure of speech that involves comparing two things using the verb 'to be'

Home is like a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.

Which of the below is an example of a metaphor?

To try to decipher the hidden meaning in something is to make ...

What is one connotation of the word 'emerald'?

when there is a variety of people from different ethnic and social groups

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Contains strong language

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision recommended

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