The booklet includes the following poems: Romeo and Juliet- Prologue by William Shakespeare How do I Love Thee? (sonnet 43) by Elizabeth Barrett Browning A Poison Tree by William Blake I am Very Bothered by Simon Armitage She Walks in Beauty by Lord Byron On my First Son by Ben Jonson Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy Lament by Gillian Clarke For each poem there is: A copy of the poem Vocabulary tasks Context information and tasks Comprehension questions Annotation suggestions A creative task A SIFT sheet Analysis questions I also provide website and suggested answers for some of tasks and activites in the comments.

In this pack you will find: • GLOSSARIES OF KEY LITERARY TERMS • SPELLING LIST & VOCABULARY BUILDERS • READING tasks will involve reading a short text, answering questions on meaning and analysing language. • WRITING tasks will involve using your imaginative and descriptive skills. • READING LISTS and different tasks to accompany the students chosen summer reading

Reviewing the poetic devices, vocabulary in the poem. Building to writing PEEL paragraphs for deeper analysis.

A worksheet for students breaking down the poetic device, and context of the poem. The worksheet models PEEL paragraphs and then gives students the opportunity to analsyse to poem using this format.

A review of the poem ‘Caged Bird’ by Maya Angelou