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Learning about the poet Joseph Coelho
I can learn about the poet Joseph Coelho.
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Year 3
Learning about the poet Joseph Coelho
I can learn about the poet Joseph Coelho.
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Key learning points
- Joseph Coelho is a British poet and children’s author.
- Joseph Coelho is known for using engaging and emotive themes in his poetry, such as identity, family and friendship.
- In 2014, he had his very first poetry collection published called ‘Werewolf Club Rules’.
- He was appointed Children’s Laureate in 2022 to celebrate his exceptional talent.
Keywords
Poet - the name for someone who writes poems
Poem - a piece of writing that uses creative and rhythmic language to express thoughts, feelings or ideas
Theme - a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a text
Common misconception
Pupils may think that all writers start writing and are successful from a young age.
Teach pupils that Coelho wrote poems for a long time before he became successful.
There are many videos on the internet of Joseph Coelho reading his poetry and talking about his career. It would be beneficial to watch and explore these as a class.
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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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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
True or false? Fiction is writing which is made up or imagined.
Q2.
Which of these are types of fiction writing?
newspaper reports
Q3.
True or false? A non-fiction book contains facts.
Q4.
Fill in the blank. A poet is the name for someone who writes ...
stories
instructions
Q5.
What are poems written about?
family
school
Q6.
What do we call it when there is a similarity of sounds between the ending syllables of words?
similes
alliteration
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6 Questions
Q1.
True or false? A poem is a piece of writing that uses creative and rhythmic language to express thoughts, feelings or ideas.
Q2.
Fill in the blank. Joseph Coelho is a famous ...
artist
musician
Q3.
Fill in the blank. Joseph Coelho grew up in a __________ in Roehampton.
palace
caravan
Q4.
What is the name of Coelho's first published book of poetry?
'Overheard in a tower block'
'Luna Loves Library Day'
Q5.
Which of these books written by Joseph Coelho are picture books?
'Overheard in a Tower Block'
Q6.
True or false? In 2022, Joseph Coelho won the prestigious title of Children’s Laureate.