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.
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.
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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