This unit of poetry is created for KS3 - year 7… but could work for any year group. 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 . For the ‘Landscape with the Fall of Icarus’ lessons, students will read/analyse the poem aim to indettify the form, structure, language techniques that have been used and consider the poet’s choices and how affect is created. I have found this unit to work particularly well with low language learners but equally would engage more confident language students. These lessons are part of a bigger unit with the assessment being: ASSESSMENT TASK:  Based on the piece of art that you have selected:  ANSWER 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

Using three animal poems, students will learn about various poetic forms and begin to understand how the function of form can show the key ideas and feelings the poet wanted to convey. Students will write their own analysis answering, “In your opinion how does the form of a poem help add to the meaning?”

Using the poem, ‘Pigeons’ students will closely examine the language of the poem; specifically word choice for effect. After analysing the poem, students will write their own animal poem; aiming to be effective (and a little cryptic) with their word choice.

Using the poems, ‘The Eagle’ and ‘Cooper’s Hawk’ students will learn about various structural techniques and begin to understand how structural techniques enhance imagery in a poem.

This unit of poetry is created for KS3 - year 7… but could work for any year group. This is the final collection of lessons of the unit. Students have regularly reviewed and developed their knowledge of poetry techniques (being able to identify, and use) and use infamous art works as inspiration for their own writing . Students have so far enjoyed ‘Starry Night’, ‘Weeping Woman’, and ‘Fall of Icarus’ and this lesson will work as a group to develop poetic skills. Students will then choose an art work (or can use anything from previousl essons) for the 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