Year 5 Poetry and Parenthesis Unit of Work
A Year 5 unit of work exploring parenthesis and how it can be used in poetry. The aim of the unit is to allow children to confidently use parenthesis (brackets, dashes and commas) and apply their knowledge to poetry. The end point is being able to write a poem consisting of three verses with parenthesis about their identity and using an ‘I am’ structure.
Lesson outline
Structures and features of poetry
Parenthesis for extra information
Using parenthesis in poetry
Planning poetry through themes
Writing the first verse
Writing the second verse
Writing the third verse
Editing and publishing
Tried and tested!