ORIGINAL LESSON FROM AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM

(https://www.australiancurriculumlessons.com.au/2012/12/15/poetry-lesson-1/)
Summary:
This English lesson focuses on different types of poems and thier specific structure. . Students are
exposed to shape poems, cinquains, Octopoem, Haiku, Rhyme, Limerick and acrostic poems.
Students will look into each poem in more depth in continuing lessons. During this lesson students
focus on one poem in a group.

Australian Curriculum Links:

Year 6 Identify the relationship between words, sounds, imagery and language
patterns in narratives and poetry such as ballads, limericks and free verse(ACELT1617)
Year 6 Understand that cohesive links can be made in textsby omitting or replacing
words (ACELA1520)
Year 6 Use interaction skills, varying conventions of spoken interactions such
as voice volume, tone, pitch and pace, according to group size, formality of interaction and
needs and expertise of the audience(ACELY1816)

Lesson:
Introduction:
1 Ask: What is poetry? What are the different types of poetry?
2 Get students to write the different types of poetry on the board.
3 Using the smart board the different types of poetry + examples. Get students to read them
out.types of poems
4 Note on the board the characteristics of the types of poems.
Body:
1 Divide students into groups. Students pick out of a hat the type of poetry they will be
writing (as a group).
2 Students have 5-10 minutes to come up with a poem of their choice of topic. Once finished,
one person reads out to the class and others guess what type of poem it could be
Conclusion:
1 Back at their desks, students choose the type of poem they would like to write and the topic
is: Antarctica.
2 Anything to do with Antarctica the students can write in their poem (making sure it is
descriptive)
Not expected to finish poems this lesson. (continues on another lesson plan- poetry
lesson 2)

Assessment:
Have students understood structure and concept of different types of poems?
Can students recognise the type of poem when it is read out?
Do students write in the correct structure a certain type of poem?

Resources:
Smart board
White board
Paper
Selection of types of poetry
Hat
Workbooks
ANNOTATED AND ALTERED LESSON PLAN (MY OWN)
Day: Friday Date: 15/09/15 Time: 9:30 am (10 mins) Year 6s

Learning Area: English Topic: Poetry - Examining Literature

Curriculum Content Description

(ACELT1785)
- Recognise some different types of literacy texts and identify some characteristic features of literacy
texts, for example, beginnings and endings of traditional texts and rhyme in poetry.

(ACELT1600)
- Discuss the nature and effects of some language devices used to enhance meaning and shape the
readers reaction, including rhythm and onomatopoeia in poetry and prose.

(ACELT1643)
- Compare and evaluate how voice as a literary device can be used in a range of different types of texts
such as poetry to evoke particular emotional responses.

Students Prior Knowledge and Experience:

- Basic understanding of poetic devices
- Can construct a short poem
- Basic knowledge of what a poem should sound like
- Can construct a brainstorm

Learning Purpose:
- Will have a better understanding of the poetic devices
- Know how to read and interpret a poem
- How to use poetic devices

Learning Objective:
- Students will be able to understand poetic device and how poets use them
- Students will understand how speed affects a poem
- Can identify and list the poetic devices used in poems

Evaluation:
- Read the poem aloud with students following on their own sheet
- Ask what they think of the poem
- What poetic devices are used
- Why the poet is using those devices

Preparation and resources:

- Print out Poem
- Pens, markers
- Whiteboard
- Exercise Books

Catering for Diversity:

- Students with differing abilities
 - read poem together
- students who are deaf
- can read the poem
- students who are blind
- can hear the poem

Learning Experience:
Introduction
- Write lesson outline on whiteboard
- Explain what they will be doing

Middle
- As a class brainstorm poetic devices
- Brainstorm the different types of poems (Haiku)
- Elements of a Haiku
- Difference between the two types of poems
- Read excerpt The Tummy Beast poem
- Which type of poem is this
- Ask students what poetic devices were used in the creation of this poem
- Ask students why they believe this the author of the poem has used these specific devices
- Using the poetic devices brainstormed students are to create their own poem
- Students read out their poems and discuss what devices they have used and which type of poem they tried
to create and if it worked.

Conclusion
- Summarise the lesson by refreshing what elements are used in poetic devices
- Is it necessary to use all of the poetic devices in order to create a poem?