A detailed booklet to prompt students to create their own mini anthology of poetry. This would be suitable for key stage 3 but could easily be adapted for older or younger students.
It is included as a word document (for editing) and as a pdf (for easy printing and safe formatting).
It includes grading criteria.
Please see the accompanying scheme of learning which teaches all the techniques mentioned (similes, metaphors, personification, sibilance and assonance etc).
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Introduction to Poetry - key stage 3 unit
This unit is designed as an introduction to poetry for key stage 3 to build upon the knowledge they will have from key stage 2. It aims to challenge students to apply poetic techniques in a creative and sophisticated way and also to support them in their own poetry analysis. This bundle contains: * A detailed knowledge organiser for homework and class quizzing. * A 40 question quiz that covers the key knowledge on the knowledge organiser. * A poetic terms match-up exercise for revision. * An adaptable booklet to help students to create their own anthology of poetry. * A unit overview document and end of unit assessment. * An easy start-of-year activity to write an acrostic poem about yourself. This could be set as homework. * Lesson 1: Poetry vs prose * Lesson 2: Figurative language - write powerful similes and metaphors. * Lesson 3: Personification * Lesson 4: Poetry analysis for beginners - The Lesson by Roger McGough * Lesson 5: Sibilance * Lesson 6: Assonance * Lesson 7: Annotating poetry - 'I am Offering this Poem' * Lesson 8: Write a PEE analytical paragraph about poetry * Bonus lesson: how to write a slam poem. Leave a review and get any other resource for free from the [LikeAnExpert shop](http://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/LikeAnExpert).
Core English Skills for Key Stage 3 bundle
This bundle contains 20 resources that can be used and adapted for key stage 3 English lessons. It contains resources that cover reading, writing and speaking skills. All lessons are ready to download and teach immediately. This bundle contains the following: **Writing Skills** 1) Lesson on colons vs semi colons 2) Lesson on commas, dashes and brackets 3) Lesson on complex sentences 4) Lesson on compound sentences 5) Writing skills (SPAG) knowledge organiser 6) Writing skills for key stage 3 assessment with answer rubric included. 7) Figurative language - writing similes and metaphors 8) Lesson on punctuating dialogue 9) Lesson on assonance 10) Lesson on sibilance 11) Lesson on personification **Reading Skills/Poetry** 12) Booklet to help students create their own poetry anthology 13) Lesson on the features of poetry and prose 14) 2 lessons on successful annotation and analysis of poetry. 15) Lesson on how to write a slam poem 16) Reusable lesson to embed close reading skills 17) Introduction to poetry knowledge organiser 18) World Book Day reading quiz 19) Poetry analysis lesson on 'The Lesson' by Roger McGough **Speaking and listening skills** 20) Introduction to group discussion lesson Leave a review and choose any other resource for free from the [LikeAnExpert](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/LikeAnExpert ) shop.
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Fabulous little resource and easy to adapt. My Year 8 have thoroughly enjoyed selecting, explaining and presenting their ideas. Thank you for sharing for free xxx
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