Lesson video

Hello, everyone.

My name's Mrs. Riley, and I will be teaching you today.

I hope you are really well, and I hope you're excited to learn today with me.

In our lesson, we are going to be looking at some poetry today.

We're going to be learning about a poem by Joseph Coelho, a poet, and a poem that he wrote called "MORERAPS." We are going to look at this poem closely, have a chance to read it.

We're even going to have a chance to see Joseph Coelho perform it himself.

So let's get started.

The outcome of today's lesson is to read and respond to the poem "MORERAPS" by Joseph Coelho and explore the poetic devices within the poem.

These are our key words for today's lesson.

That means they're going to be really important to our learning today.

So let's start off by saying each one aloud.

My turn, your turn, are you ready? Poetic device.

Well done.

Onomatopoeia.

Well done.

That's quite a tricky one to say, isn't it? Simile.

Well done.

So let's see what these words mean.

A poetic device is a technique used by poets to enhance the meaning, sound, and overall impact of their poems. Onomatopoeia is a poetic device that uses words that imitates the sound they describe.

For example, the word howl sounds like the noise that the wind makes.

So howl uses onomatopoeia.

Simile is a poetic device that compares two things using like or as.

So if you said something was as hot as the sun, you are using a simile because you are comparing something to the sun using the word as.

So onomatopoeia and similes are both an example of a poetic device, something that a poet might use to enhance the meaning, sound, or overall impact of their poems. Today we'll be reading and responding to a poem called "MORERAPS" by Joseph Coelho.

In our first learning cycle, we'll explore the poem, and then we will look more closely at two poetic devices.

But let's start by exploring the poem.

So in today's lesson, we'll be reading and responding to Joseph Coelho's poem called "MORERAPS." This poem is taken from his published collection of poems called "Werewolf Club Rules," which was Coelho's first published book of poetry.

Before we read the poem, what does the title "MORERAPS" make you think of? What words or images come to mind? Pause the video and discuss that now with a partner.

Okay, let's come back together.

I heard lots of really interesting ideas there.

So somebody said, "It makes me think the poem is going to have rapping in it.

I really like funny raps." Yeah, because the title is called "MORERAPS." So maybe it's something about rapping.

Maybe you said something like this.

"I remember from last lesson we said this poem was written as a way to help us remember the poetic devices we could use in our writing." Well, if you thought that, you are right, it is.

Are these positive or negative images? So far, have you got a positive or a negative image about this poem? What do you think? Have some thinking time.

Okay, so now it's time to read the poem, "MORERAPS." I would like you to read it out loud with a partner, reading one verse each and then swapping.

The poem is available in the additional materials.

Once you've read the poem, we'll discuss our initial responses to it.

That's the kind of, that our first responses.

What are the first things we think when we read this poem? And you might talk about whether you liked it or not, and if so, why or why not, and if it made you think about anything in particular.

So I would like you to pause the video now.

Read this poem out loud, taking turns, reading one verse each for the partner, and then discuss with your partner your responses to this poem.

Pause the video while you complete that now.

Okay, lovely.

Well done.

So I'm now going to give my initial response to the poem, and then you are going to do the exact same thing.

So I'm gonna have a think about what did I like about the poem and do I have any questions about it? Well, I liked how the poem included so many different poetic devices.

It's given me, it's inspired me to use lots of those poetic devices myself.

And a question that I had is that I'd like to know if the poet had any other poetic devices that he didn't choose to include.

Or were they all of the ones that he could think of? Now it's your turn.

What is your initial response to this poem? What did you like about it? And do you have any questions about it? Pause the video and discuss that now with your partner.

Okay, let's come back together.

We're going to now explore what happens in the poem.

We are going to look at each verse and then we're going to kind of summarise what's happening in each verse.

So here's verse one.

The MORERAPS are a trick to help you with your writing, they add a kick to language, make writing more exciting.

So the poem begins by introducing the MORERAPS and describing them as a trick that you can use to help make your poetry more interesting to read.

Right, let's read on, so here are verses two and three.

M is for metaphor, saying one thing is another.

The sun is an oven, the earth is everyone's mother.

O is for onomatopoeia, words that are also sounds.

Whoosh went the wind, howl went the hound.

Okay, so the second verse is about metaphors.

And the poem poet explains that these are when you say something is something else.

The sun is an oven, the earth is everyone's mother.

And the third verse is about onomatopoeia, and the poet explains that these are words which also are like sounds, like whoosh and howl.

Okay, verses four and five.

R is for rhyme, words that sound the same.

You can put a cat in a hat or simply try rhyming your name.

E is for emotion, happy, worried, sad.

Great writing shares a feeling from the good to the bad.

Okay, so the fourth verse is dedicated to rhyme, which is when words share the same sound.

And his examples are cat and hat.

And the fifth verse is about emotion.

And the poet lists three different emotions, happy, worried, and sad.

Okay, verses six and seven.

R is for repetition, but don't repeat any old word.

Find a phrase with a musical rhythm that sounds like a song from a bird.

A is for alliteration, words sharing the same letter, used in the tongue twister that made Betty's bitter batter better.

Okay, the sixth verse is teaching the reader about repetition, and Joseph Coelho suggests finding words that you have to carefully choose the words, try and find a word with a musical quality that might create a rhythm.

And then the seventh verse is about alliteration.

And the poet uses an example featuring words that all start with a ba sound, Betty's bitter batter better.

And he's right, it is a tongue twister.

It's quite difficult to say.

Verses eight and nine, the last two, in fact, no, I'm wrong.

There's one more verse after this.

P is for personification, human features ascribed to a thing.

I looked to the sky and saw the sun's bright shining grin.

S is for simile, using as and like to compare.

For instance, when mother gets angry, she snarls like a rampaging bear.

So verse eight is all about personification and how this means referring to non-human things as if they are alive.

He uses the example of the sun's bright shining grin to the sun smiling.

Now suns can't actually smile in real life, only humans can smile.

So he's turning, he's giving the sun human characteristics.

And in verse nine, that the poetic device is a simile.

And the example is used of a mum who is so furious that she growls like a a ferocious animal.

When mother gets angry, she snarls like a rampaging bear.

So that word like is used to compare his mum to a rampaging bear.

And finally, verse 10.

The MORERAPS are a wonderful way to add a punch to your writing.

Master them like a juggler.

Make your words ripe (chomps) for the biting.

So the poem finishes in a similar way to how it started with a verse emphasising the benefits of using all these poetic devices and how they will improve your writing.

Okay, so let's check your understanding.

Could you put the following events that occur in the poem in order? So you've got A, the poet introduces the MORERAPS and describes them as a trick that you can use to help your writing.

B, the poet writes a verse emphasising the benefits of using all these poetic devices.

And C, the poet dedicates a verse to rhyme and gives an example that includes the rhyming words, cat and hat.

So you need to put A, B, and C in order, 1, 2, 3, that they come in the poem.

Good luck, pause the video now.

Okay, well done.

Let's come back together.

Well hopefully you found that A comes first.

The poet introduces the MORERAPS in "MORERAPS" and describes them as a trick that you can use.

Then it's C.

The poet dedicates a verse to rhyme and gives the example cat and hat.

And finally B, which is number three, the poet writes a verse emphasising the benefits of using all these poetic devices in your writing.

So we now have the chance to watch and listen to Joseph Coelho himself performing this poem, "MORERAPS." So I want you to sit back and relax and enjoy watching this.

And then afterwards, we're going to have a little think about how it made us feel.

So enjoy.

<v ->This poem is called "The MORERAPS."</v> Now I designed the MORERAPS to help all young people out there write poems. Each letter of the MORERAPS, M-O-R-E-R-A-P-S, stands for a different poetic device.

So if you listen carefully, you might hear all the different poetic devices in this poem.

And those devices will help you guys write better, stronger poems. It goes like this: "The MORERAPS." The MORERAPS are a trick to help with your writing.

They add a kick to language, make writing more exciting.

M is for metaphor, saying one thing is another.

The sun is an oven.

The earth is everyone's mother, aw.

O is for onomatopoeia, words that are also sounds.

Whoosh went the wind, and howl went the hound.

R is for rhyme, words that sound the same.

You can put a cat in a hat or simply try rhyming your name.

E is for emotion, happy, worried, sad.

Great writing shares a feeling from the good to the bad.

The other R is for repetition, but don't repeat any old word.

Find a phrase with a musical rhythm that sounds like a song from a bird.

A is for alliteration, words sharing the same starting letter, used in the tongue twister that made Betty's bitter batter better.

P is for personification, human features used to describe a thing.

I looked to the sky and saw the sun's bright shining grin.

S is facsimile, using as and like to compare.

For instance, when my mother gets angry, she snarls like a rampaging bear.

The MORERAPS are a wonderful way to add a punch to your writing.

Master them like a juggler.

Make your words ripe for the biting.

<v ->Okay, I hope you enjoyed that.

</v> So maybe you felt that the poem made you feel excited, and that makes you want to use all these poetic devices in your own writing.

Maybe it made you think how clever Joseph Coelho is to have come up with this idea and how helpful it is to follow when writing your own poems. I feel like that I really struggled when I was younger to try and remember all these poetic devices and the difference between a metaphor or a simile.

So I wish that I had read this when I was younger because it would've been a really useful tool to help remember all these brilliant poetic devices.

So now it's your turn to discuss how this poem makes you feel.

And remember, all our personal responses to the poem will be different because we are all unique, and that's a good thing.

So don't worry if you feel differently to how your partner feels.

So pause the video now and discuss how does this poem make you feel? Okay, lovely.

Thank you for sharing.

So it's now time for your first task.

In this task.

I would like you to refer to the poem and discuss these questions with your partner.

What do you think the poet is trying to say through the poem? What images come to mind when you are reading the poem? Were there any poetic devices that stood out to you and why? Here's a sentence scaffold you might use.

"I think the poet is trying to say that.

." Or, "The image I had in my head when reading, in my mind when reading was.

." So you might use those two scaffolds to help you.

So look at the poem, refer to the poem, and discuss those questions with your partner now.

Pause the video.

Okay, brilliant.

Let's come back together.

So here's an example of what you and your partner might have discussed.

Maybe you said something like this.

"I think the poet is trying to say that all of these different poetic devices are equally important to use when writing poems." Maybe you said something like, "The image I had in my mind when reading was the mum being like a furious bear.

This was a great simile and one that created a vivid picture for me." Maybe you said, "The poetic device that stood out for me was onomatopoeia 'cause it looks like a fun and interesting thing to include in a poem." Okay, so we're now turning our attention to learning cycle two, where we're gonna focus on two poetic devices.

So Joseph Coelho created MORERAPS to help remember all the different poetic devices a writer could use when creating poetry.

And we are now going to look at two of those poetic devices a little more closely.

The devices will look at are similes and onomatopoeia.

So in MORERAPS, the O and the S, for onomatopoeia and similes, we are going to focus now on those two poetic devices.

So start with a simile.

A simile describes something by comparing it to something else using like or as.

A simile is a useful way to describe something without using a long list of adjectives.

It can create a vivid image in the reader's mind helping to engage them.

For example, instead of saying that something was very hot, you can say it was as hot as the sun.

So you are comparing something to the sun using that word as, it was as hot as the sun.

Remember when you are trying to spot a simile, you are looking for words like or as.

Okay, so which of these is an example of a simile? A, the car was lightning.

B, the book was explosive.

C, the boy was as quiet as a mouse.

Which of these is an example of a simile? Pause the video and choose your answer.

Well done.

The correct answer is C.

Perhaps you spotted that key word as, and that was the giveaway that this is a simile.

In this simile we are comparing the boy to a mouse, using that word as.

The other two are metaphors because they describe something by saying it is something else.

They're not saying the car was as fast as lightning, or they're not saying the book was like an explosive.

They're saying the car was lightning and the book was explosive.

So those are metaphors.

Whereas in C, a comparison is made using the word as, and therefore this is the simile.

So now let's turn our attention to onomatopoeia.

Onomatopoeia is a poetic device that uses words that imitate the sound they describe.

It is a word which sounds like what it means.

So if I was going to take the example of thud, (thuds) there we go, I just thudded the table.

Listen again (thuds).

Can you hear how that sound? (thuds) Sounds a bit like the word thud.

So this word thud sounds like what it means.

So these are examples, thud, crash, bang and splash.

So all of those words sound like what they mean.

So for example, the word splash, if you threw a rock into a river, and it made a sound, it splashed, it kind of, that sound it makes sounds like the word splash.

Onomatopoeia can help to enhance the sensory experience and bring a poem to life for the reader.

It's often used to add humour as well because the words can be fun to say.

In the "MORERAPS" poem, Joseph Coelho uses the example whoosh and howl to describe sounds made by the wind and a dog.

So which of these is an example of onomatopoeia? A buzz, B jump, C happy.

Pause the video while you choose your answer.

Okay, well done.

The correct answer is A, buzz.

Bees buzz from flower to flower.

And when bees make a noise, they make that sound, buzz.

So buzz is an example of onomatopoeia.

I'm going to now come up with some examples of onomatopoeia for the following animals.

So I've got a lion, a bird, and a bear.

So I need to think about a word that might describe the sound they make that is an example of onomatopoeia.

So first, a lion, roar.

Now again, that word roar sounds like the sound a lion makes, roar! For bird, I've got cheep.

And for bear, I've got growl.

Now you are going to do the same thing.

You are going to come up with examples of onomatopoeia for a bee, and we've already looked at that one today.

So hopefully that one will be nice and easy.

A snake and an owl.

If you want you can work with a partner to come up with an idea.

Pause the video while you do that now.

Okay, well done.

Let's come back together.

So maybe you had a buzz for a bee or a hiss for a snake or a hoot for an owl.

Maybe you had something different.

But all of those would be an example of onomatopoeia.

Maybe you came up with some different examples.

So it's time for your second and final task for today.

In this task, I would like you to write a four line poem.

So it's gonna have four lines in it, about animals in a zoo.

And I want you to use onomatopoeia.

So write in short sentences.

Each line should be about a new animal, so you'll be describing four animals.

Each line should include a word that makes a sound.

These sounds could be noises they make themselves or noises that they make as they walk, eat, climb, jump or swim.

You can use this example sentence to start your poem if you like.

So if you want, you can start with this, or you can start with your own line.

"Lions roar loud and proud." Roar is an example of onomatopoeia.

So the first thing you need to do is think about your four animals that you are going to write a poem about.

And then once you've got your four animals, so for example, if the first one is a lion, you need to choose a word that makes a sound.

So for example, you might write, "lion roar," and then that is your idea for your first line.

Maybe you could do frog, and you could do croak, 'cause again, croak, it kind of sounds like it.

It may, it's the word is like the sound.

So you are going to choose four animals.

Then pick your four words that make a sound and then try and put them in short sentences to make a four line poem.

I really hope you enjoy this task.

I think you're going to.

Pause the video now.

Okay, let's come back together.

Well done.

So here is an example of what you might have written: This poem is called "The Noisy Zoo." Lions roar loud and proud.

Penguins splish and splash in icy water.

Elephants thud their heavy feet down.

Monkeys chatter as they swing.

So the four animals included in this poem are lions, penguins, elephants and monkeys.

And then all of the words in that greeny colour are the examples of onomatopoeia because they are words that sound like the sound they make.

So roar, splish, splash, thud, and chatter.

Okay, let's summarise what we've learned today.

"MORERAPS" is a poem that Joseph Coelho invented to help him remember the different poetic devices.

A poetic device is a technique used by poets to enhance the meaning, sound, and overall impact of their poems. A simile is a poetic device, and it compares something to something else, using like or as.

Onomatopoeia is also a poetic device that uses words that imitates the sound they describe.

So well done for all your hard work today.

Maybe after this lesson, you might be on the hunt for any similes or any examples of onomatopoeia in the books that you are reading.

I hope you find some.

So hopefully I'll see for some more learning another time.

Bye for now.