Exploration of Poetry KS3 Year 7/8 Poem forms - analysis - create poetry KS2 transition

22 fully differentiated lessons (by colour) that enable students to explore a wide variety of poetic forms. Opportunities to create poems of a variety of forms.

These lessons are meticulously planned and are ready to go. Lessons are numbered for ease of use. Assessment opportunities and homework tasks also included.

Poetic forms explored:
- Villanelle
- shape
- ballad
- Elegy
- love poetry
- war poetry
- free verse
- limerick
- haiku
- dramatic monologue
- song and rap
- blank verse
- dialect poetry
- simile poems
- culture poems

Featured poems/poets:
- Carol Ann Duffy
- John Agard - Half Caste
- The Chimney sweep
- This is this six o'clock news
- Alone
- Daffodils
- London
- Declaration of need
- William Blake
- Robert Graves
- Blessing

Resources provide opportunities for students to:

- analyse language, structure and form
- create their own anthology of poetry
- explore context
- explore the relevance of poetry

Differentiation:
purple = low ability
blue = middle ability
yellow = higher ability
red = most able