Lesson video

Hello, everyone.

How are you today? I hope you're feeling really, really good.

My name is Ms. Afzal, and I'm feeling great today.

Guess why? Because we're going to be sharing some poetry and I love poetry.

And the poetry gonna be sharing is really, really fun.

It's written by someone called James Carter.

You are going to need a copy of her book.

"Zim Zam Zoom! Zappy Poems to Read Out Loud." Yep, we are gonna be reading some very fun poems out loud.

So I will pause here while you go and get your copy of the book.

Okay, you are back.

You've got your poetry.

But what else do you have? Have you got lots of ideas? Are you feeling creative? Are you feeling excited? Are you up for having some fun? Come on, let's do it then.

Let's begin exploring this poetry.

The outcome for today's lesson is I can perform a poem by James Carter.

We have some keywords in our lesson today.

Let's go through them.

My turn, your turn.

Performance, volume, expression, recite, opinion.

I liked hearing those words.

Let's find out what these keywords mean.

Performance is the act of presenting or reciting a poem in front of an audience using voice, gestures and expression.

Volume is the loudness or softness of the voice when speaking or reading a poem.

Expression is reading with feelings and emotion to bring a poem to life.

Recite is to speak or perform a poem aloud from memory.

And opinion is a personal view about something.

Let's make sure we are looking out for these keywords.

Let's listen out for them.

Let's think carefully about these words.

They will be coming up in our lesson today.

Our lesson today is called performance of James Carter poems. It has two parts to it.

Exploring James Carter poems and performing poems. I can't wait till we get to that bit.

Okay, let's begin, exploring James Carter poems. James Carter is a.

What's his job? Yep, he's a poet.

Can you name any poems he has written? Pause the video, turn to someone nearby and tell them any poems that you know that James Carter has written.

So what did you come up with? Let's have a look.

"Zim Zam Zoom," oh my gosh, that's such a fun one.

Did you remember that one? What else? "Firework Poem." Splish Splash Splosh! Oh, that was fun.

What else? "BEwARe." Well done, if you remembered any of these poems. These are just some of his poems. He's written many more including whole books of poetry.

Wow.

James Carter likes using rhyme and onomatopoeia in his poems. Rhyme is when words have the same sound at the end.

And onomatopoeia is when a word sounds like what it is describing.

Look at the titles of these poems. "Zim Zam Zoom!" "Splish Splash Splosh!" What do you notice about these titles? What do you think they are containing? Pause a video and tell someone nearby.

Sam's got it.

These titles are examples of.

Yep, you have it, onomatopoeia.

"Zim Zam Zoom!" We've got that zoom sound kind of sounds like what it's doing.

And "Splish Splash Splosh! Can almost hear the water there.

Fantastic job, everyone, at recognising the onomatopoeia in those titles.

Oh, another thing.

Yeah, I forgot about this one.

Well done, Andy.

Both titles have three words.

Did you notice that as well? "Zim Zam Zoom!" Three.

And "Splish Splash Splosh!" Three.

We call these similarities.

Similarities are when things are the same.

Check for understanding.

What does James Carter often use in his poems? Opinions, onomatopoeia, rhyme, long sentences.

Pause video while you decide what James Carter often uses in his poems. Well done, if you selected onomatopoeia, and well done if you selected rhyme as well.

James Carter loves using these in his poetry.

James Carter's poems have many similarities.

This means that they have some things that are the same.

Listen to "Firework Poem" and "Splish Splash Splosh! Can you hear any rhyming words? Pause the video while you do this.

Well done, for finding the rhyming words.

And now let's compare these two poems using a Venn diagram.

We can put things that are the same in the middle of the diagram.

So here's our Venn diagram.

So things that are the same between both poems go in the middle and then things that are just about "Firework Poem," go on one side and the things that are just about "Splish Splash Splosh!" Go on the other side.

So pause the video and tell someone nearby what are things, some things that are the same in both "Firework Poem" and "Splish Splash Splosh!" Okay, what did you come up with? Did you come up with onomatopoeia? Both poems contain onomatopoeia.

And now, let's find out the examples of onomatopoeia.

Here we go, bang, boom, ahhhh, And in "Splish Splash Splosh!" We've got that title, "Splish Splash Splosh!" Some great examples of onomatopoeia that are in "Firework Poem" and in "Splish Splash Splosh!" Anything else you noticed that was in the same that both poems contained? Yep, we got it, rhyming words.

Let's find out what were the rhyming words in "Firework Poem?" We had I and sky, both have the I sound at the end.

Where there rhyming words in "Splish Splash Splosh!" Oh, here we go.

Bath and path and laugh.

They each have the ah sound at the end.

Interestingly, spelt in two different ways.

And did you come up with description? Both poems had description.

Let's find out some of the description in "Firework Poem." Descriptions of the fireworks, and what kind of description was in "Splish Splash Splosh!" Descriptions of water play.

Oh my goodness, both things, so much fun.

Fireworks, water play.

Wow.

Love that we get to hear those description of such fun things.

Check for understanding, true or false.

Both "Firework Poem" and "Splish Splash Splosh," have onomatopoeia in them.

Pause the video while you decide if this is true or false.

Well done, if you selected true.

They do both have examples of onomatopoeia in them, which is when the word sounds like what it is describing.

We can share our opinions about poems. When we share our opinions, we share our own thoughts and feelings, how we feel about the poem, what we think about the poem and our opinion may not be the same as someone else's opinion.

For example, I might like pasta and you might like pizza.

So as well as having opinions about different kinds of Italian food, we can also have different opinions about our favourite poems. Explaining your opinion helps someone else to understand your thoughts and feelings.

It's a really great thing to share our opinions, to listen to each other's opinions and to understand each other's opinions.

Your opinion may be different to someone else's.

It's important to respect someone else's opinion and accept that you may think differently to someone else.

It's okay not to like something or have a least favourite of something.

However, it's important to explain why you have that opinion and say it in a respectful way.

So we're gonna practise that now.

I'm going to explain why "Zim Zam Zoom" is my favourite poem.

And I'm going to use because in my sentence to explain why.

My favourite poem is "Zim Zam Zoom," because I like repeating the word rocket.

It feels exciting.

What's your favourite poem? And now, it's your turn.

You're going to say which is your favourite poem.

And you're going to use because in your sentence to explain why.

And then you'll ask someone else what their favourite poem is.

And here's some sentence starters you could use.

You could say, my favourite poem is, say the name of the poem, because, give you a reason.

And then ask the question, what is your favourite poem? So I'll leave that on the screen.

Let's pause the video here and off you go sharing what's your favourite poem.

Explain why and ask someone what their favourite poem is.

Enjoy sharing your opinions respectfully.

Okay, well done for sharing your opinion about your favourite poem.

I wonder if you had the same favourite poem.

Maybe you had a different favourite poem and remember that's fine, we can have different opinions.

Now, I'm going to tell you which is my least favourite poem.

And I'm going to use because in my sentence to explain why.

My least favourite poem is "BEwARe," because the lines are really short.

What is your least favourite poem? Over to you.

It's your turn, you know what to do.

You're going to say, which is your least favourite poem.

I would like you to use the word because in your sentence to explain why.

And then after that, I'd like you to ask someone else what is their least favourite poem.

You can use these sentence starters to help you.

My least favourite poem is, say the name of the poem, because, give your explanation and then ask, what is your least favourite poem? So pause video here while you enjoy sharing your opinions about your least favourite poem respectfully.

Okay, great feedback with you.

I hope you enjoyed sharing about your least favourite poem.

This is gonna help you with your task.

Now, for your task, I want you to share your favourite poem and explain your opinion.

Ask someone else for their opinion.

Next, I want you to share your least favourite poem and explain your opinion.

Ask someone else for their opinion.

So maybe you can choose someone else that you haven't spoken to, to share your opinion with and to hear their opinion.

Pause the video while you have a go at this task.

Enjoy sharing your opinions.

Great to be back with you.

Here are examples of some opinions you might have shared.

Here's Laura.

My favourite poem is "Splish Splash Splosh," because I love splashing in water.

What's your favourite poem? Oh my gosh, I'd forgotten about that one.

I love splashing in water too.

Maybe it's my joint favourite along with "Zim Zam Zoom." All right, here is Lucas.

My favourite poem is "BEwARe," because I like listening to the clues and imagining the animal.

What is your least favourite poem? All right, great answer there, Lucas.

I like how you gave your reasoning about the clues and your imagination.

Finally, here's Laura again.

My least favourite poem is "Firework Poem," because I don't like the sound that fireworks make and this poem has lots of those sounds in it.

All right, that's fair enough, Laura.

Yeah, thanks for explaining that to us why it is that it's your least favourite.

So I hope you enjoyed sharing your opinions.

Okay, we've come to that time, that exciting time.

We are going to be performing poems. Today, we're going to perform our favourite poem.

A performance is a show that you put on for others.

In our performance, we're going to be reciting or presenting our poem in front of others using voice, action and gestures.

So for a performance, sometimes you have a stage, you have an audience, we're going to be listening and watching.

Have you ever seen a performance and have you ever been in a performance yourself? So pause the video here and let's talk about performances.

What have you seen? What have you loved? And have you been in a performance? Pause the video here and tell someone everything about this.

Great to be back with you.

I hope you enjoyed sharing your experience of performance.

Going to performances are one of my very, very favourite things.

I know I said being in the water in the sea is my favourite thing.

I think I might have to have two favourites.

I love being in the sea and I love going to see shows and performances.

So much fun.

So let's think about what makes a performance exciting to watch.

So pause video here and tell someone nearby, what do you think, especially if you've been to a performance before.

What made the performance exciting to watch? Okay, what ideas did you come up with? Maybe something like this.

Loud, clear voices.

Yeah, that's really helpful, isn't it really exciting Expression.

Expression is a great one.

It's one of our keywords.

It's reading with emotion and feeling to really bring the poem to life, bring the performance to life.

Actions and sound effects.

They can be really helpful to make a performance exciting.

Check for understanding.

Which of these make a performance more exciting to watch? Loud, clear voices, sitting on a chair, actions and sound effects, expression.

Pause the video while you decide which of these make a performance more exciting to watch.

Well done, if you selected loud, clear voices, actions, and sound effects and expression.

Reciting a poem out loud in front of an audience is called a poetry performance.

Remembering the words can help you recite the poem better and concentrate on your performance.

Poems can be learn by heart, by listening to them again and again.

The more times you listen to them, the easier it will be to remember them.

Controlling the volume of our voices is an important part of performing.

Volume is one of our keywords, it means the loudness or the softness of our voice when we're reciting a poem.

We can change the volume to create different effects.

Have a go at saying the title "BEwARe." Try using a loud volume and a softer volume.

What do you notice? So pause the video while you have a go at doing this.

Say the word beware two times, once with a loud volume and once with a soft volume.

So what did you notice? Which volume do you think worked better for saying the title "BEwARe?" A loud volume or a softer volume? Pause the video and tell someone nearby.

Okay, so let's hear some ideas here.

When I say the title loudly, it almost gives the audience a fright.

Oh wow, yeah, that's a pretty exciting performance to be getting a bit of a fright.

When I say the title softly, it sounds spooky.

Oh, interesting.

Kind of a different feel going on there.

I like it.

Check for understanding.

How might our voice sound in a performance? Loud, soft, muffled, clear.

Pause the video while you decide how our voice might sound in a performance.

Well done, if you selected loud, soft and clear.

All of these could make for a really effective performance.

Here's Aisha with a great tip.

Remember, we can use our voices to create different effects when we are performing.

Yeah, absolutely, Aisha, I like that reminder.

Using expression makes performances fun and interesting to watch.

Using expression when performing means reading with feeling to bring the poem to life.

These feelings may include excitement, surprise, amazement, happiness or sadness.

Look at the first six lines of "Firework Poem." Pause the video now while you hear these lines being read without any expression.

And now, I'd like you to listen to the same lines.

This time they're going to be read with expression.

Pause the video while you listen.

So what did you notice when you heard those lines being read without any expression? Or then when they were read same lines with lots of expression? What did you notice about the difference? Pause the video and tell someone nearby.

Okay, thanks for sharing and perhaps you found it a lot more engaging and exciting when there was expression in the second time those lines were read.

Have a go at reading the second half of "Firework Poem," adding expression.

And then tell your partner one good thing about the expression they used and why you liked it.

So pause the video while you do this.

Here's some feedback.

You made the words whizz, fizz and all the other words in the same verse sound quick and exciting just like fireworks sound.

Great, that use of onomatopoeia there.

Love it.

You read the words, ahhhh and ooooh, with a voice of amazement.

It reminded me of the noises people make when they watch a fireworks display.

Those are great sounds, aren't they? Well done for sharing with your partner how they used expression and why you liked it.

Let's practise using actions and sound effects.

To perform the first verse of "BEwARe." Actions and sound effects help to add to a poem's meaning and make a performance more exciting.

So watch and listen carefully now.

So for the first line of the poem, we can use a whisper and then we can clap our hands together for the next line.

After that, we can pinch fingers open and shut to make them look like teeth.

For the next line, we can do a swimming action.

Oh, that one's fun.

And then we can use our hands to make a diving action.

And now, it's time for your task.

I would like you to choose one of the following James Carter poems to perform to an audience.

You could go for "Zim Zam Zoom!" Maybe you wanna choose the "Firework Poem." Perhaps you're into "Splish Splash Splosh!" Or maybe you're gonna go for "BEwARe." Remember to think about volume, expression, actions and sound effects.

So pause video here while you choose which poem you're going to perform.

And then enjoy your performance.

This is your moment.

Enjoy yourself and I'll see you after the performance.

All right, what a performance.

Wow.

Did you choose a James Carter poem to perform? Oh, yes, you did.

And now, I'd like you to take a moment to think about your performance.

Did you speak at a loud enough volume? Did you add expression as you were saying the words? Did you use any actions or sound effects? Did you enjoy a performing? That is always the most boring question to ask yourself.

Are you enjoying yourself? I hope so.

It's really what life and learning is all about, I think.

In our lesson today, performance of James Carter poems, we have covered the following.

Poems can be learned by heart by listening to them again and again.

Making comparisons means finding similarities and differences in a poem, such as using rhyme and onomatopoeia.

Personal responses are a way of sharing your own thoughts, feelings and opinions about the text.

Actions and sound effects help to add to a poem's meaning.

Expression and volume help to hold an audience's attention.

I would like your attention for just a moment longer as I tell you, well done.

You did a great job today in your performance of James Carter poems. I love those poems that you performed so expressively, with all those sound effects and gestures and great use of volume.

It was terrific.

Well done, everyone, and I will see you soon, hopefully at another lesson.

Bye for now.