POETRY WRITING: Week 1 Tuesday 28th April 2020
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OLD GUILDFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL
Stage 2 Learning at Home Activity
POETRY WRITING: Week 1 Tuesday 28th April 2020
Learning Intention: I am learning to understand how similes are used in poems.
Success Criterion: I can find six similes in the poem “A Rainbow”.
A simile uses the words "like" or "as" to compare two things which are not alike.
In the poem below, teeth are being compared to stars.
"Your teeth are like stars;
They come out at night.
They come back at dawn
When they're ready to bite."
Read the poem “A Rainbow”.
How many similes (using the words “as” or “like”) can you find?
Circle them
Did you find all of the six similes? Well done!! Check again if you found less than six.
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Stage 2 Learning at Home Activity
POETRY WRITING: Week 1 Thursday 30th April 2020
Learning Intention: I am learning to understand how similes are used in poems.
Success Criterion: I can use similes to describe myself in a poem titled “Me”.
A simile is a comparison between two things, using words “like” or “as”.
Here are two examples:
The school library is like a mountain of books.
The pile of homework was as big as a blue whale.
Now try making a simile poem about you!
What are your qualities?
ME
I am as quick as a _________________________
My eyes are as blue as _____________________
My ears can hear like a _____________________
My brain is as smart as a ___________________
My nose can smell like a ____________________
My heart is as big as _______________________.
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Stage 2 Learning at Home Activity
POETRY WRITING: Week 2 Tuesday 5th May 2020
Learning Intention: I am learning to write simile poems.
Success Criterion: I can write a poem to describe the feel of summer using similes.
Please finish this poem by thinking about what SUMMER looks, sounds,
tastes and feels like?
TOPIC: SUMMER
Summer looks like _______________________________________
Summer sounds like ______________________________________
Summer tastes like ________________________________________
Summer feels like ________________________________________.
Please choose your own topic for a poem (eg person, animal or
an object you like).
TOPIC OF CHOICE: _____________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________.
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Stage 2 Learning at Home Activity
POETRY WRITING: Week 2 Thursday 7th May 2020
Learning Intention: I am learning to understand how metaphors are used in poems.
Success Criterion: I can explain the meaning of some metaphors in poems.
A metaphor compares one thing to another but does not use “as” or like”
Read the poem “The Metaphor family”
The brother is a dragon- this may mean that he is fierce, big and strong.
His mom is a teddy bear- what do you think she is like? She is and
__________.
His father is a monkey. What is he like? He is ,
_________ and .
Why do you think the home is sometimes a zoo? This may mean that the
home is ___________ and lots of different, lively people live there.
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Stage 2 Learning at Home Activity
POETRY WRITING: Week 3 Tuesday 12th May 2020
Learning Intention: I am learning to identify metaphors in poems.
Success Criterion: I can explain the meaning of some metaphors in poems.
Explain the metaphors in this poem:
Example: “Her heart is gold” – means that her
heart is precious, like a gem, very special.
“He is a pig” – this means that the person is
______________and _________________.
“You are a rock”. What is a rock like? A rock is
________________ and _______________.
“You are my sunshine” means that the person
_______________ me feel ____________.
Underline all the metaphors.
How many different things
is a book being compared
List them here:
1. An _________________
2. A___________________
3. An
4. An__________________
5. An__________________
6. A
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Stage 2 Learning at Home Activity
POETRY WRITING: Week 3 Thursday 14th May 2020
Learning Intention: I am learning to use metaphors to write a poem.
Success Criterion: I can write a poem using metaphors to describe myself.
Think of an animal that you would like to write about (eg a pet).
Here is an example:
Now have a go at writing a poem about an animal. Describe the
using metaphors (as shown).
Name of Animal: _________________
I am a/an _____________________________________________ (colour)
I am __________________________________________________ (size)
I am __________________________________________________ (shape)
I am _____________________________ (quality eg quiet/loud/shy/angry)
I am a/an ___________________________________________ (fast/slow)
My name is _____________________________________.
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Stage 2 Learning at Home Activity
POETRY WRITING: Week 4 Tuesday 19th May 2020
Success Criterion: I can identify similes from metaphors.
Revise similes and metaphors shown on this chart before you
answer questions on page 8.
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Stage 2 Learning at Home Activity
POETRY ASSESSMENT: Week 4 Thursday 21st May 2020
Success Criterion: I can identify similes from metaphors.
Underline the simile & metaphor and explain how it is used.
Please do this by yourself (no parent help).
Statement Explanation
Busy as a bee. This is a simile because it uses the word “as” describe
how busy a person is.
My brother was This is a metaphor because the brother is said to be
boiling mad. boiling mad, that is, very hot and may be angry.
Now try these:
The tall girl stood
out like a sore
thumb.
Brave as a lion.
Clean as a
whistle.
Bob is a couch
potato.
They fought like
cats and dogs.
Watching that
movie was like
watching grass
grow.
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Stage 2 Learning at Home Activity
POETRY WRITING: Week 5 Tuesday 26th May 2020
Learning Intention: I am learning to notice rhyming words in poems.
Success Criterion: I can identify pairs of words that rhyme.
Have a look at this familiar poem. Note the rhyming pairs.
Rhyming
Pair
Cab
Rhyming
Pair
Can you think of a rhyming poem (eg a song) that you know?
Write their names here:
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
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Stage 2 Learning at Home Activity
POETRY WRITING: Week 5 Thursday 28th May 2020
Learning Intention: I am learning to think of pairs of words that rhyme.
Success Criterion: I can create rhyming word pairs that make sense.
What could
these words be?
ICE CREAM
Ice cream in a bowl.
Ice cream in a cone.
Ice cream any way I want
As long as it’s my ___________.
Ice cream can be sticky
Ice cream can be sweet.
Ice cream is delicious
It’s my favourite __________.
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Stage 2 Learning at Home Activity
POETRY ASSESSMENT: Week 5 Thursday 28th May 2020
Learning Intention: I am learning to think of pairs of words that rhyme.
Success Criterion: I can create rhyming word pairs that make sense.
Now it’s your turn! Create a rhyming poem about your favourite topic.
Try creating one with 4 lines. (No parent help, please)
Challenge: Create a rhyming poem with two verses (2 x 4 lines).
Title ____________________________________________
Verse 1
Line 1: ______________________________________________
Line 2: ______________________________________________
Line 3: ______________________________________________
Line 4: ______________________________________________
Verse 2
Line 5: ______________________________________________
Line 6: ______________________________________________
Line 7: ______________________________________________
Line 8: ______________________________________________
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Stage 2 Learning at Home Activity
POETRY WRITING: Week 6 Tuesday 2nd June 2020
Learning Intention: I am learning to understand how onomatopoeia are used in poems.
Success Criterion: I can identify onomatopoeia in the poem “The Noisy Recess”.
Onomatopoeia is when a word describes a sound. It mimics the sound of the
object or the action it refers to when spoken. For example, the picture below
describes the sound a person makes when they sneeze “aachoo”.
Read the poem “The Noisy Recess”.
How many onomatopoeia words can you find?
Circle them
Did you find all ten onomatopoeias? Well
Did
done! Check again if you found less
than ten.
Challenge: Can you create new onomatopoeias to replace the ones already
used in this poem?
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Stage 2 Learning at Home Activity
POETRY WRITING: Week 6 Thursday 4th June 2020
Learning Intention: I am learning to understand how onomatopoeias are used in poems.
Success Criterion: I can use onomatopoeias to describe a noisy house.
Onomatopoeia is the use of a word or words which sound/s like what they
are describing.
Here are two examples:
Ticktock, ticktock…. the sound of the clock was all that could
be heard in the middle of the night.
Now try making an onomatopoeia poem about a noisy house!
What noises can you hear around the house (both inside and out)?
The Noisy House
The egg goes ____________
The yolk goes ____________
The car goes _____________
The plane goes ___________
The gas goes _____________
The dryer goes ___________
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Stage 2 Learning at Home Activity
POETRY WRITING: Week 7 Tuesday 9th June 2020
Learning Intention: I am learning to write onomatopoeia poems.
Success Criterion: I can write a poem to describe the sounds objects and things make
using onomatopoeia words.
Please finish this poem by thinking about the SOUNDS you would hear if you
went out on a camping trip?
Topic: Camping
__________! __________!
The fire crackles under the stars.
__________! __________! CLUE: these
specific
The water sizzles above the fire. words may
__________! __________! help when
trying to
The campers crunching on potato chips. identify the
sounds
__________! __________! __________! __________!
different
The tent poles clicking and clacking together. objects
__________! __________!
As we prepare our sleeping bags to go to sleep.
__________! __________!
The crickets say, “good-night”.
Assessment Question: (NO PARENT HELP, PLEASE)
Why do you think poets use words that mimic specific sounds
(onomatopoeia)? I think poets use sounds that mimic objects because
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
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Stage 2 Learning at Home Activity
POETRY ASSESSMENT: Week 7 Thursday 11th June 2020
Success Criterion: I can write a poem to describe the sounds objects and things make
using onomatopoeia. I can explain why poets and writers use words that mimic specific
sounds?
Now it’s your turn! Create an onomatopoeia poem about your favourite
topic. Try creating one with 4 lines (no parental help, please).
Challenge: Create a rhyming poem with two verses (2 x 4 lines).
Title: ____________________________________________
Verse 1
Line 1: ______________________________________________
Line 2: ______________________________________________
Line 3: ______________________________________________
Line 4: ______________________________________________
Verse 2
Line 5: ______________________________________________
Line 6: ______________________________________________
Line 7: ______________________________________________
Line 8: ______________________________________________
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Stage 2 Learning at Home Activity
POETRY WRITING: Week 8 Tuesday 16th June 2020
Learning Intention: I am learning to understand how personification is used in poems.
Success Criterion: I can identify personification in a poem.
Personification is used when you give animals, ideas or objects qualities and/or
abilities that ONLY a human can have.
Here is an example- If I wanted to give STARS human qualities, I could say:
The STARS winked at me (stars don’t have EYES so they cannot really wink).
LOOK at the pictures below for more examples of personification.
Read the poem below.
How times is personification used in this poem?
Circle them
Did you find all eight personification? Well done!! Check again if you
found less than eight.
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Stage 2 Learning at Home Activity
POETRY WRITING: Week 8 Thursday 18th June 2020
Learning Intention: I am learning to understand how personification is used in poems.
Success Criterion: I can use personification to compose a poem.
Personification is when an object, idea or animal is given human
qualities and abilities.
Now try making a poem using personification. Create a poem about
the clouds, sky and the sun giving them human characteristics. Fill in
the blank lines with a quality or ability.
Personification
I know the clouds aren’t people,
but they are looking glum today.
So, I say that they are _________,
as I watch the sky turn grey.
Now, the sky it not a person,
But I feel its raindrop tears.
So, I say that it is ___________,
and then the sun appears.
The sun is not a person,
but its warmth spreads like a grin.
So, I say the sun is ____________,
and the sky _________ ____ again.
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Stage 2 Learning at Home Activity
POETRY WRITING: Week 9 Tuesday 23rd June 2020
Learning Intention: I am learning to understand how personification is used in poems.
Success Criterion: I can use language features (such as personification) when
composing poems.
Task 1:
1. Make a list of 7 action verbs that describe things that humans do.
2. Now, take a look around the room and write down 7 objects that you see.
3. Look at your two lists and find funny or interesting ways to combine the objects with
the verbs.
For example, you might come up with “pencil laughing” or “sandwich whispers.”
Use these word combinations to create poetic sentences about each object. For example:
“My chicken sandwich whispers loudly that it hates being wrapped in plastic.”
Action verbs list: Objects:
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
5. 5.
6. 6.
7. 7.
Poetic sentences:
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
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Stage 2 Learning at Home Activity
POETRY WRITING: Week 9 Thursday 25th June 2020
Learning Intention: I am learning to understand how personification is used in poems.
Success Criterion: I can use language features (such as personification) when
composing poems.
Task 2:
Using one of the personification poetic sentences you wrote
(during week 9, on Tuesday 23rd Jun 2020), create an entire poem
about the object. Your poem does not have to rhyme, but it should be
at least four lines long.
Example:
Topic: Chicken Sandwich
Line 1: My chicken sandwich whispers loudly that it hates being
wrapped in plastic.
Line 2: My chicken sandwich smiles at me, as if he wants to eat
me.
Line 3: continue poem
Line 4: continue poem
Now try making a personification poem about an object you can
see!
Topic: _____________________________________________
Line 1: __________________________________________________________________
Line 2: __________________________________________________________________
Line 3: __________________________________________________________________
Line 4: __________________________________________________________________
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Stage 2 Learning at Home Activity
POETRY WRITING: Week 10 Tuesday 30th June 2020
A shape poem is a poem in which the words are organised into a special shape to form a
shape or picture. It is common for the poem’s shape to reflect its theme or topic, but it is
not a requirement. Here’s a few examples below!
Now it’s your turn (by yourself)- NO PARENT HELP PLEASE!
Create a Shape poem on a favourite topic. Use some of the poetic language technique/s
we have learnt this term (similes, metaphors, rhyme, onomatopoeia or personification).
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