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John Lyons poetry
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I can recall key information about the poet John Lyons.
I can read and respond to poems written by John Lyons, including the poem 'Granny's Sugarcake'.
I can compare two of John Lyons’ poems: ‘Happy Hummingbird Food’ and ‘Tadpole Comets’.
I can analyse the poem 'Carib Nightfall' by John Lyons.
I can perform poems written by the poet John Lyons.
I can generate vocabulary to use in a weather-themed poem based on John Lyons’ poems.
I can write a free verse poem about the weather inspired by John Lyons' poems.
I can publish and perform a free verse poem, using the illustrations and performances of John Lyons as inspiration.
I can analyse 'Carnival Dance Lesson' by John Lyons and use the poem as inspiration to generate vocabulary for my own poem.
I can write a free verse poem inspired by John Lyons' poem 'Carnival Dance Lesson'.
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