Performing the poem 'The Morning Rush' by John Foster
I can perform ‘The Morning Rush’ by John Foster.
Performing the poem 'The Morning Rush' by John Foster
I can perform ‘The Morning Rush’ by John Foster.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Performing poetry can be an effective way to bring a poem to life for an audience.
- Physical gestures and actions help to make a poem more engaging to watch.
- We can improve our performances of poetry through practice.
- Varying the volume and tone of your voice when performing a poem can make a poem more engaging to listen to.
Keywords
Performance - refers to the act of presenting or reciting a poem in front of an audience
Expression - reading with feelings and emotion to bring the poem to life
Volume - the loudness or softness of the voice when speaking or reading a poem
Gesture - a movement that helps express an idea or meaning
Common misconception
Pupils may think that performing a poem is the same as reading a poem aloud.
Teach pupils that performing a poem involves carefully considering how to use volume and gestures to bring the poem to life for an audience.
To help you plan your year 2 english lesson on: Performing the poem 'The Morning Rush' by John Foster, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 2 english lesson on: Performing the poem 'The Morning Rush' by John Foster, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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Explore more key stage 1 english lessons from the Humorous poetry unit, dive into the full secondary english curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
Equipment
You need a copy of the poem ‘The Morning Rush’, which is in the 2000 Oxford University Press edition of ‘Time for a Rhyme: Around the Day (Rhyme Time)’ complied by John Foster, for this lesson.
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