Poetry - Riddle Poems - Solving and writing - 2 whole, detailed lessons

Fun, head-scratching lessons. Students read and try to solve a selection of classic riddle poems that feature personification, then use them as a model to plan and write their own.

In Lesson One, students are shown how to go about deciphering riddle poems that feature personification, and then have a go at solving a carefully chosen selection of classic riddles including ones by Christina Rosetti and Jonathan Swift. There is an extra 'challenge' worksheet for those who find the riddles too easy, and a printable guide to help them write their own riddle sentences as a plenary.

In Lesson Two, two of Tolkein's riddles from The Hobbit are deconstructed. Students then reverse the process to create their own riddle poems.

These lesson should be accessible and challenging for most pupils from Grade 5 up. Some of the riddles are quite difficult though!

These lessons are complete and do not require any further preparation, but you can easily adapt it to make it your own.

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