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Exeter Model - Lesson Plan 5

Knowles Hill School:  Year 8
Student Teacher:  Claire Sapiano
Teacher:  Erika Denham

what makes poetry reading interesting to an audience

TIME: 70 min

RESOURCES REQUIRED: Five short poems for students to read, one slightly longer for me to read.

LESSON OUTLINE
Introductions/episodes/transitions/consolidation/recap

Register.  

Whole class:  Any readers chosen last session?

Individually: Start lesson with free writing, using starter sentences.

Whole class / individual:  Talk about their free writing as a source of ideas. Choose one line from any of their writing so far. Use this as the first line of a new poem.

Whole class:  I read a poem to the class in a monotonal voice. Ask the students what they thought of my reading.  Start to discuss what makes poetry reading interesting to an audience.  Write a list of guidelines on the board - they write these in their poetry jotters on the back page.

Whole class:  Put poem on the board. Go through as a class, discussing where it should be read slowly or quickly, and what tone of voice should be used. Underline 'fast' sections in red and 'slow' sections in green.

Whole class:  Ask if any student wants to read out a line or whole poem from any of their writing so far. Ask them to bear in mind the guidelines.

FURTHER ACTION: Homework set; work incomplete; pupils needing support; alterations to forward plans

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