Hello and welcome to your lesson today on writing poetry about home.

I'm Miss Sutherland, I'll be teaching you today and I'm really excited to see what wonderful and creative ideas we can come up with when writing our own poems about home today.

Our learning outcome for today's lesson is to be able to write our own poem about home that conveys our feelings towards our home.

We have four key terms today.

Let's go through them together.

The first key term is structure.

Structure refers to the way something is arranged or put together.

So when we talk of a poem's structure, we may be talking about the number of stanzas it has, if there is a rhyme scheme present and what order the poet presents the ideas in.

The second key word is juxtaposition.

Juxtaposition is when two things are placed together for contrasting effect.

A writer may choose to juxtapose two places to show how different they are.

The next key word is imagery.

Imagery is visually descriptive language to create images in the reader's mind.

All brilliant poems contain imagery.

And you'll want to use imagery when writing your own poem today to help the reader really connect to the place that you live and your identity.

And figurative language.

Figurative language uses words beyond their literal meaning to create images in the reader's mind.

Examples of figurative language include metaphor and personification.

I'll give you a moment to reflect upon those four key terms now.

Pause the video, reread and reflect.

We have two learning cycles today.

In the first learning cycle, we're going to consider the important structural elements of a poem, because before we write, we need to have a really good idea of how we're going to organise our ideas.

And in the second learning cycle, we'll be writing our own poetry about home, which I'm really excited to do with you.

I can't wait to see what you come up with.

So let's begin with considering the structural elements of our poems. So let's think back to Andeep's poem about home.

Here is his poem.

"Walking through my bustling city.

Cafe's hum with catch-ups, parks are full of glee.

Markets buzz with chatter, street food piques my curiosity, but then I remember I have chana masala waiting for me at home, a rich tapestry of chilli, ginger, coriander.

The heat of the stove immediately warms me, but not as much as the sound of my family's laughter." So Andeep's structural choices for his poem were as important for him to plan as his language choices.

Andeep purposely crafted two distinct stanzas to show two parts of his home and identity.

Through punctuation and enjambment, he then juxtaposed the rhythm of the two stanzas to reflect the feeling of the different places.

So in the first stanza, there are more pauses, creating a more predictable pace.

And in the second stanza it begins with enjambment, creating a faster pace and potentially a tone of excitement.

So in that sense, Andeep presents his city as predictable and shows how he appreciates the familiarity of it, whereas he presents his home as somewhere vibrant and exciting.

Now, the importance of planning structure can be shown here.

Here is Andeep's original stanza.

"Walking through my bustling city, cafes hum with catch-ups, parks are full of glee, markets buzz with chatter, street food piques my curiosity." Here is how we could edit Andeep's first stanza to create a slightly different meaning.

"Walking through my bustling city where the cafe's hum with friends and family catching up and the parks are full of glee and the markets buzz with chatter and excitement." I want you to discuss what is the difference between the rhythm created in each version of Andeep's first stanza.

Pause the video and discuss.

You may have said that the edited stanza, the one on the right, has a faster pace to it due to the lack of punctuation and due to the use of enjambment.

Now, what effect does the faster pace have on the tone of the stanza? So what emotions and feelings come through when reading the edited stanza? Pause the video and discuss.

You may have said that the edited version has created a tone of excitement.

If Andeep had wanted to show that the hustle and bustle of his city was the most exciting part of his home, he may have written closer to this style.

Instead, Andeep chooses to show that the hustle and bustle of his city provides comfort to him because of how it's predictable and that's reflected through his predictable use of punctuation.

Now, the importance of planning structure can also be shown here.

Imagine Andeep's poem was written in this order.

"I have chana masala waiting for me at home, a rich tapestry of chilli, ginger, coriander.

The heat of the stove immediately warms me, but not as much as the sound of my family's laughter.

Walking through my bustling city, cafes hum with catch-ups, parks are full of glee, markets buzz with chatter, street food piques my curiosity." Now, what effect does it have on the poem to switch the order of the stanzas? Pause the video and discuss.

By beginning with a description of inside of Andeep's home, a sense of the excitement and curiosity that Andeep crafted for his family home is lost.

Andeep originally put the stanza about his family home towards the end of the poem, which built a sense of curiosity and excitement as we had to wait to learn more about Andeep's identity.

This shows the importance of planning structure in your poem, especially the importance of considering the order of your ideas.

Let's check your understanding of what we've talked about so far in the lesson.

If you want to build up a sense of excitement in your poem about home, you can A, describe your favourite part of home at the end, B, describe your favourite part of home at the beginning, or C, not discuss your favourite part of home.

Pause the video and complete the sentence.

Off you go.

Well done if you said, if you want to build up a sense of excitement in your poem about home, you can describe your favourite part of home at the end.

Now, this really builds up the sense of excitement in your poem, because you force the reader to wait 'til the end of the poem before they get to the part that means the most to you.

So they can build up excitement and curiosity the whole way through and finally they learn what home means to you.

Now, we've already considered what our poems will be about and the stylistic features we'll use.

We considered this in previous lessons.

I now want you to answer the questions about structure for your poem to help you plan the punctuation you'll use, the ordering of your ideas and your rhyme scheme if you choose to have one.

Pause the video and answer the questions about structure to ensure you plan for an engaging structure of your poem about home.

Off you go.

Now, here are Izzy's structural elements.

She's decided she will have five stanzas in her poem and each stanza will focus on a different sense.

So one stanza will focus on what she can see, another what she can hear, another what she can taste, another what she can smell and another what she can touch.

How could Izzy further develop her ideas for the structure of her poem? Is there anything Izzy has forgotten to consider? Pause the video and have a think.

So Izzy has planned her number of stanzas and her content for each one.

However, Izzy could benefit from considering which sense she will describe first and which she will describe last and the reasons for that decision.

In other words, Izzy needs to consider the ordering of her ideas.

Now, I want you to reread your notes about the structure of your poem.

Ensure you have planned the ordering of your ideas.

Pause the video and reflect upon your own work now.

Brilliant job.

I'm really excited for us to now move on and look at writing our very own poem about home.

It is now time to write our own poem about home and put all our wonderful ideas and planning to great use.

So before we begin writing, it's important to consider our use of language devices, like imagery and figurative language.

We use these to create vivid images of our home in the reader's mind.

Figurative language uses words beyond their literal meaning to create images in the reader's mind.

For example, in my garden, the bright yellow tulips dance in the wind.

And imagery uses visually descriptive language to create images in the reader's mind.

For example, the bird's feathers shimmer in the sunlight.

In the first example, the word dance personifies the tulips to show how they're moving and that creates an image of the tulips moving gracefully in the wind, moving beautifully in the wind.

And in the second example, we get an image in our minds about how the feathers of the bird are very shiny and glittery and stunning as the sunlight gleams down upon them.

So both figurative language and imagery create vivid images in the reader's mind and they are very, very useful and important in our poems about home.

Now, discuss with your partner what examples of figurative language and imagery could you use when writing about your home? Pause the video and discuss.

I heard some brilliant examples of figurative language and imagery.

I can't wait to see how they help bring your home to life for the reader.

Let's now look at how we can convert a plan into a full poem.

So this was Lucas's plan.

He wanted to write about growing up in Dorset, having picnics with his family on the beach, how seagulls were his alarm and how he spent his weekends helping his grandma in the garden.

He wanted to use sensory language in his poem.

He wanted his poem to have an upbeat tone and he wanted to use some direct address to tell Dorset how much it provided comfort to him.

Lucas also then planned his structural elements.

He wanted his poem to be made up of one stanza as his poem focuses on one place.

He also wanted to use enjambment to reflect how he basks in the idyllic memories and how he lived completely in the present in those memories.

And he's also considered the ordering of his ideas.

He wants his poem to begin at his house and then he wants to invite his reader to follow him to a picnic on the beach.

So there's a really thorough and detailed plan, but how can we convert it into a full written response? Let's take a look at what Lucas came up with.

"The cackle of seagulls wake us up, lead us into the lush garden full of seedlings sprouting their heads through the cobbled streets of quaint cottages.

Above their chimneys, we see fields of gold.

Cold, salty air caresses my cheeks, the whisper of the waves gets louder, wshh, melting away all my thoughts.

The sand and blanket embrace.

We get lost in our slice of paradise." That is a beautiful and vivid poem from Lucas.

I really like how he decided that the first image in his poem would be how the seagulls wake him and his family up, because he managed to use one of his ideas from his plan in a really thoughtful way and I think putting it at the beginning works really well here, because we are with Lucas from the very moment he wakes up to the moment that he opens up his blanket on the beach and begins his picnic.

And I think the journey he shows in this poem is really clever, how we get to see a snippet of Dorset where he lives, but we get to see it as he walks through it on the way to one of his special memories.

So I hope looking at how Lucas has converted his plan into a full poem has helped you consider how you might organise your ideas in a clever and thoughtful way.

Now, let's consider where Lucas has met the success criteria in his poem.

Pause the video and discuss, where has Lucas used figurative language? Where has he used imagery? Where has he used structure to aid meaning? And where has he focused on his home and identity? Pause the video and discuss.

Let's go through what you may have said.

So Lucas uses figurative language when he talks about the cold, salty air caressing his cheeks.

He uses imagery a lot.

He uses imagery in the line, "Lush garden full of seedlings sprouting their heads." He uses imagery when he says, "The cobbled streets of quaint cottages." He also uses imagery when he says, "Above chimneys, we see fields of gold." Lucas has done a really good job of creating vivid images of his hometown in our heads through his use of figurative language and imagery.

Where has Lucas used structure to aid meaning? Well, we already talked about how Lucas begins his poem waking up with the sound of the seagulls and how he ends it once he's arrived on the beach to start his picnic.

That's a really clever use of structure that's enabled Lucas to show us what exactly Dorset is like.

And Lucas focuses on home and identity throughout the whole poem.

He talks about what it's like to live in Dorset.

He talks about how he feels connected with the nature of Dorset and he's also shown us one of his favourite memories of living in Dorset.

Great job, Lucas.

Now, let's check your understanding of the success criteria.

What is missing from the success criteria below? Pause the video and have a think.

Well done if you said using imagery was missing from the success criteria.

Remember, using imagery is very important to enable the reader to visualise your home and therefore connect with your identity and what your home means to you.

So don't forget to use imagery in your poems. Another learning check now.

"Through the cobbled streets of quaint cottages." What technique does this line use? Pause the video and complete the sentence.

Off you go.

Well done if you said, "Through the cobbled streets of quaint cottages," this line uses imagery.

Through the use of the word cobbled and quaint and cottages even, we get a very clear image of the streets of Dorset and what they look like in our mind.

Now, it's over to you.

I'm so excited for you to write your own poem about home and I hope you're feeling confident and creative.

So now pause the video and write your own poem about home using your plan to help you.

You can also use these sentence starters to help.

I wonder, days spent, welcome to.

It's entirely up to you how you start your poem, but perhaps those sentence starters will help you.

Remember to refer to the success criteria as you write to make sure your poem meets all of the success criteria.

Pause the video and get writing.

I can't wait to see what you come up with.

Well done on celebrating your identity and sharing with me exactly what your home means to you.

Now, here is where Lucas's poem meets the success criteria.

He's used figurative language as he talks about the air caressing his cheeks and the whisper of the waves.

He's personified the air and the waves.

He's also used imagery when he talks about the cold, salty air.

He's used structure to aid meaning.

His poem purposely ends with a special part of his home, picnics on the beach.

And of course, his whole poem focuses on his home and identity as we learn about what it means to live in Dorset and how much Lucas values this.

I now want you to reread your own brilliant poem.

Where does your poem meet the success criteria? Annotate on your poem where you've met the success criteria.

Off you go.

Brilliant job reflecting on your own poem.

I hope you're really proud of what you've created and all that you've achieved in today's lesson.

Here's what we've learned today.

A poem about home should clearly express your attitude towards the place you live.

You can plan structural elements of your poem before you write.

Structure can be used to aid meaning in your poem.

Imagery and figurative language help the reader to visualise where you live and poems can be a great vehicle to express your personal story.

I hope you've enjoyed writing your very own poem about home in today's lesson.

I really hope to see you in another lesson soon.