poetryclass - poetry workshop

Animal Families

Name

If the people in your family were animals, what animals would they be? Would your brother be a monkey? Would your mum be a beautiful gazelle or a cuddly Koala bear? Choose animals that remind you of your family. You have to give reasons! Just saying your brother is like a monkey is not good enough. In the last line you must say what animal you resemble (or would like to be)

My mum is like a______________________________________________

because she__________________________________________________

My__________________ is like a ________________________________

because_____________________________________________________

My__________________ is like a ________________________________

because_____________________________________________________

But l am like ________________________________________________

because_____________________________________________________

Family members
Mum, Dad, Step-dad, Uncle, Auntie, Cousin, Nephew, Niece, Grandad, Grandma, brother, sister

Animals
monkey, snake, lion, cat, elephant, giraffe, eagle, leopard, zebra, donkey, tiger, duck, grasshopper, wasp, ostrich, camel, tortoise, pig, butterfly, cobra, horse, fish, whale, squirrel, dinosaur, duck, dragon, chimpanzee, donkey, dog, wolf, cat, koala, bear, hippo, rhino, sparrow, turkey, rat, mouse, squirrel, antelope, lizard, dolphin, slug, snail, frog, cheetah, shark

Now write it out as a poem.

Y2 T1 T12
- To use simple poetry structures and to substitute own ideas, write new lines.

Y3 T1 T12
- To collect suitable words and phrases, in order to write poems and short descriptions;
design simple patterns with words, use repetitive phrases; write imaginative
comparisons.

Roger Stevens