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Poems, Poems, Everywhere

Teacher Jo Morris, Sarah Bullock

 

Year

Level

Duration

9-10 3-5 3-4 weeks

 

Achievement Objective Being Assessed

Learning Outcomes

Poetic Writing Write a variety of poems, and choose at least one for re-writing and editing to publication standard.

Processes

Exploring language  
Thinking critically  

Supporting Achievement Objective

Learning Outcomes

Personal Reading Read poems for pleasure.
Close Reading Read a poem closely for meaning and form.
Presenting Present a poem as a part of a group to the class.

NCEA Link

Assessment:

Formative

Achievement Standard:

AS90052 (English 1.1): Produce Creative Writing.

 

Teacher background reading

Teaching and learning activities

Select and adapt these learning activities to best meet the needs of your students, and to fit the time available:

Learning task 1

Learning task 2

Learning task 3

Learning task 4

Learning task 5

Learning task 6

Links for Students

Collaborative online projects:

Assessment

  • Final copy of poem of choice assessed against Poetic Writing strand in Curriculum.
  • Peer Assessment Opportunities: Constuctive thoughts on draft and finished poems, evaluation of members of group in group work, evaluation of group presentation of movement poem.

assessment (RTF 9KB)

Resources

Electronic

Print

  • Manhire, Bill. Mutes and Earthquakes
  • Scott, Denise and Kitchen, David. Involved in Poetry. Heinemann
  • Michael & Peter Benton. Examining Poetry. Hodder & Stoughton
  • Eshuys & Guest. The Power of Poetry. Universal Publishing
  • Marsden, John. Everything I know about Writing. Mandarin
  • English in Aoteoroa May 1998

Follow up

This unit sits alongside close reading and critical appraisal of poems by others (particularly poets with an established critical reputation), with a focus on language, imagery and structure. It would be possible to intersperse the more formal close reading activities with their own creative work.

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