a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a text

a form of poetry that consists of a list or inventory of things

understanding who you are and your place within the world

the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables, creating a musical and rhythmic flow in the poem

Exploring themes of identity in 'Back to Me' and 'Find Me'

English

In this unit, pupils read and respond to a range of poems that explore personal experiences: feelings and relationships. In 'Poetry of Place', pupils build on these experiences, reading and analysing classic and contemporary poetry that evokes a strong sense of place, before writing their own.

In 'Poetry inspired by weather’, pupils wrote their own poems based on the theme of weather, exploring a range of forms and poetic devices.  In ’Poetry about personal experiences’, pupils build on these experiences, writing poems linked to their own feelings, relationships and experiences. 

Poetry about personal experiences

the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables, creating flow

Match these keywords to their definitions.

Who are the authors (poets) of the collection ‘Being Me: Poems about Thoughts, Worries and Feelings’?

Who is the illustrator of the text 'Being Me'?

True or false? A list poem is a form of poetry.

True or false? The speaker in the poem 'Back to Me' gets to enjoy lots of time to themselves.

‘Find Me’ has a repeated line that changes the rhythm of the poem.

‘Find Me’ has a steady rhythm throughout the poem. 

The speaker’s classmates know how they are feeling.

The speaker’s classmates do not know how they are feeling.

Refer to the poem ‘Find Me’. Which of the following are true?

Which of the following are forms of poetry?

Whispers of wisdom weave within my thoughts.

Searching for self, I stumble upon silent shadows.

A lone bird soared gracefully through the vast, open sky.

The ancient oak tree stood tall and proud in the meadow.

Which of the following lines use alliteration?

a group of lines within a poem that form a distinct group

a single sound or beat in a word that contains a vowel sound

 the similarity of sounds between the ending syllables of words

Which of these is the most suitable definition of a syllable?

True or false? All poems must have a steady rhythm or beat.

True or false? Verses in poetry do not have to have the same number of syllables or lines.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Exploring themes of identity in 'Back to Me' and 'Find Me'

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.