This text based, 5 session English planning, contrasts several poems written about the moon as a female character. These are used as models to create their own poem describing the moon’s appearance, movement and setting. A range of poetry techniques are explored throughout.

All aspects of poetry from the National curriculum in reading, spoken language and writing composition will be covered across the full set Au1-Su2.

National curriculum skills for this unit:

Spoken language:

• Listen and respond
• Build vocabulary
• Speak audibly and fluently
• Participate in discussions, presentations, performances, role play, improvisations and debates

Reading comprehension:

• Identify themes and conventions
• Make comparisons
• Learn poetry by heart
• Prepare poems and plays for performance
• Explore the meaning of words in context
• Identify how language structure and presentation contribute to meaning

Writing composition:

• Note and develop initial ideas, drawing on reading and research
• Enhance meaning through selecting appropriate grammar and vocabulary
• Describe settings, characters and atmosphere
• Propose changes to vocabulary, grammar and punctuation to enhance effects and clarify meaning
• Perform own compositions using appropriate intonation, volume and movement

For schools that use Pathways to Write, this unit aligns with the Au2 set 1 unit.

Poems for this unit can be found in: I Am The Seed That Grew The Tree selected by Fiona Waters