Lesson Plan, Students’ work sheet, Teacher’s Answer Sheet & Power Point . Enable students to recognise similes, metaphors and symbolism in poetry. Help students read with intonation and think about the deeper meaning of poetry that examines the human response to pain. Opportunities to respond creatively.

Develop students’ understanding of symbolism, metaphors and proverbs. The items include a lesson plan, teacher’s answer sheet, students’ worksheet and Power Point. Students work involves cloze procedure exercise, matching vocabulary to definitions and answering comprehension questions. Finally, there is inspiration for creative writing / dialogue writing.

Item includes a lesson plan, students’ work sheet, teacher’s answer sheet and PowerPoint. Students are encouraged to identify the sonnet format and study the imagery and symbolism in the poem. They will be encouraged to use dictionaries to find definitions and complete a cloze procedure, which develops the skill of selecting the most appropriate and effective vocabulary. They will have opportunity to interpret meanings and respond with their own imaginative ideas.

Explore extended metaphor, imagery, the passion of unrequited love and the meaning of a proverb in this poem. Students are enabled to select appropriate vocabulary, match words to definitions and answer questions on poet’s voice, imagery and respond with own creative writing. Items include a lesson plan, students’ work sheet, teacher’s answer sheet and Power Point.

Explore the theme of ‘letting go’ with this lively, rhyming poem, that references everyday objects and situations that young people can relate to. The easy advice is quite ‘tongue-in-cheek’ as the poem concludes that ‘letting go’ of hurts, memories, relationships is not an easy thing to do after all. This could also be used to stimulate discussions in PSHCE, about how we can deal with negative emotions, as opposed to ‘stuffing them down’ as the poet describes. Items include a lesson plan, students’ work sheet, teacher’s answer sheet & Power Point.

Teach poetry appreciation using this humorous poem that explores the themes of generosity, negligence, shame and parental disapproval. Cloze procedure exercise is followed by questions exploring alliteration, the author’s voice and use of vocabulary. Follow up ideas for creative writing are suggested. Four items are included: A lesson plan, Teacher’s Answer Sheet, Student’s Work Sheet and Power Point.

Four Lessons on the theme of old age. Students look at poet’s voice, point of view, metaphors, language and form. They are given opportunity to compare and contrast and choose their preference, plus respond with their own creative writing. Items include: scheme of work, four teacher’s answer sheets, four students’ worksheets and Power Point.

A mother remembers her daughter’s first day at school. Students use cloze procedure followed by questions to help them examine metaphors, the poet’s voice, the imagery of colours and the sonnet form. They are encouraged to attempt writing a sonnet themselves. Items include a lesson plan, a teacher’s answer sheet, students’ work sheet plus a Power Point.

A poignant poem, exploring lost love through personification, metaphors, symbolism and inference. Rhyming patterns, the author’s voice and the implied character and profession of the protagonist are explored. Items include a lesson plan, a teacher’s answer sheet, students’ work sheet and a Power Point.

A simple poem whereby the author reminisces about her childhood games. After a cloze procedure exercise, students are encouraged to select nouns, verbs and adjectives in order to view how a simple piece of writing, with not many similes or metaphors, still contains a wide variety of vocabulary to reflect the memories of the writer. Students are encouraged to produce their own descriptive writing. Items include: a lesson plan, a teacher’s answer sheet, a students’ work sheet and a Power Point.