Ekphrastic Poetry Unit

This unit of poetry is created for KS3 - year 7… but could work for any year group.

This is the collection of lessons (5 weeks) where students will regularly review and develop their knowledge of poetry techniques (being able to identify, and use) and use infamous art works as inspiration for their own writing .
Students will look at ‘Starry Night’, ‘Weeping Woman’, and ‘Fall of Icarus’ and will also work as a group to develop poetic skills.
Students will then choose an art work (or can use anything from previous lessons) for the end of unit ASSESSMENT TASK.
Students will complete one of the following:
EITHER:
Write a narrative or piece of descriptive writing about your chosen piece of art
OR
Write an ekphrastic poem using your chosen piece of art as inspiration