Year 5/6 Bulletin
Writing- Poetry
A poem is an idea that has been gift wrapped by its author. Even though the words may be simple, the author is able to communicate a lot about their ideas through poetic devices.
A poem does not have to be a particular length, use fancy words, rhyme or be boring, they just have to communicate an important idea through language in an artistic way.
Learning intention: To experiment with and apply specific poetry techniques to construct a poem for Mother’s Day
Learning experience overview:
- The students were exposed to a variety of poems during our writing sessions.
(Haiku- syllable focussed, Quatrain- Rhyme focussed, Cinquain- word focussed)
- We explored the subject matter and theme of poems, voice, rhythm, rhyme, sound patterns and use of language to support imagery.
- The students then chose two styles of poetry writing to experiment with.
The topic was ‘MUM’.
- They all started with a list of words or statements about their mums and then slowly started to experiment with word placement and structure.
- Once the student finalised their poem they had the opportunity to recreate it digitally on Canva.
Reflections:
“Try to find rhyming words to make poems flow and to learn learn about all the different poem types.” Bella
“It was fun to rhyme the words and discuss with friends to help better improve our poems. Also, presenting to the teacher was fun.” Ayhem
“Creating my own poem was fun because I got to test my own vocabulary to try and challenge myself.” Tisya
“I enjoyed doing the cinquain poem as I found it flowed better than the others.” Chloe
“I found it challenging, but I enjoyed the challenge. It was fun finding words that would make my poem better.” Will
“It was fun to make a poem from scratch about a random topic and come up with something to be proud of.” Ceejay
“I enjoyed writing the Mother'sday poem because it was more meaningful to me, as i know a lot more about her and things she loves” Tanish
Works in progress and finished work:
Our students have made a variety of poems in class and a special one made for this Sunday..!
WATCH THIS SPACE :)
Jenny, and Brad
Year 5/6 Team