Year 6 key stage requirement links

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Key Stage Links to Poetry Lessons - Year 6

Year 6	Year 6, continued	Year 6, continued
T1 T6 To manipulate narrative perspective by writing in the voice and style of a text Cliff Yates: This is Just to Say	T2 T3 To investigate humorous verse: how poets play with meanings; nonsense words and how meaning can be made of them; where the appeal lies. Eva Salzman: Imaginary Words	T3 W6 To practise and extend vocabulary, eg through inventing word games such as puns, riddles, crosswords Fiona Sampson: Developing the Original Voice
T1 T10 To write own poems experimenting with active verbs and personification Brian Morse: Cat in the Window Produce revised poems for reading aloud individually Brian Morse: Cat in the Window Coral Rumble: How To Make A Poem	T2 T4 To investigate humorous verse Gavin Stewart: Making Monsters	T3 W7 To experiment with language, e.g. creating new words, similes and metaphors Dave Reeves: We'll Weather the Weather Fiona Sampson: Developing the Original Voice Mahendra Solanki: Split Definitions Gavin Stewart: Making Monsters
T1 T17 To write metaphors from original ideas or from similes Mahendra Solanki: Split Definitions	T2 T5 To analyse how messages, moods, feelings and attitudes are conveyed in poetry. Chrissie Gittins: Messages from the Heart Scarab to the Heart	See also Bookshelf recommended poetry books Kids Poetry Websites to visit: read poems, writing tips, competitions and places to publish poems
T2 T3 To recognise how poets manipulate words (for the quality of their sounds; for their connotations; and for multiple layers of meaning, e.g. through figurative language, ambiguity). Chrissie Gittins: Messages from the Heart Scarab to the Heart Roz Goddard: The Button Jar Pat Leighton: A Group Conceit Poem Dave Reeves: We'll Weather the Weather Eva Salzman: Imaginary Words Anthony Wilson: The Magic Box	T2 T6 To read and interpret poems in which meanings are implied or multi-layered Cliff Yates: This is Just to Say	See also Roshan Doug: Rhythm and Pace in Poetry *Poetry Workshop* Chrissie Gittins: Messages from the Heart Scarab to the Heart *Poetry Workshop* Philip Gross: Great Titles from the Library of Serendipity *Poetry Workshop* Paul Hyland: Postcards Home *Poetry Workshop* Stephen Knight: Simile and Metaphor *Poetry Workshop* Anjum Malik: In the Beginning *Poetry Workshop* Mario Petrucci: Telegrams *Poetry Workshop* Eva Salzman: Imaginary Words *Poetry Workshop* John Siddique: Physical Poetry *Poetry Workshop*
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