Performing your own imaginative poem
I can perform my own imaginative poem.
Performing your own imaginative poem
I can perform my own imaginative poem.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Performing poetry to an audience is an important part of the process of creating poetry.
- When performing poetry, you must speak at a suitable volume.
- Using gestures and expression will make your performance fun and engaging for the audience.
- We can improve our performances of poetry through practice.
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 poetry is something that does not require rehearsal and careful consideration beforehand.
Teach pupils that to have the greatest impact on the audience, you should look through your poem and consider how you will perform it.
Equipment
You need a copy of the poem ‘The Magic Box’ which is in the 2013 Macmillan Children's Books edition of ‘The Magic Box’ written by Kit Wright 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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