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. |
Select and adapt these learning activities to best meet the needs of your students, and to fit the time available:
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.
Published on: 21 Apr 2009
