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Poetry and the Possibility of Language

Stages

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1. Building the Field: Reading and Responding to Poetry

Suggested Learning Intentions

To read and interpret poems
To use performance techniques when reciting poetry

Sample Success Criteria

I can explain a personal connection I make to a poem using evidence from the text
I can use voice and movement to present a personal interpretation of a poem

2. Modelling the Text: Examining Poetic Structures

Suggested Learning Intentions

To demonstrate how poetic structures influence meaning for the reader

Sample Success Criteria

I can use lines and stanzas to convey a feeling or a thought
I can use words precisely to express and convey feelings and thoughts

3. Modelling the Text: Examining Poetic Language

Suggested Learning Intentions

To build understanding of the purpose and power of imagery in poetry
To use the poetic devices studied in mentor texts in my own writing

Sample Success Criteria

I can identify an example of imagery and suggests its effect
I can experiment with language features in my own writing

4. Deconstructing Mentor Texts: Examining Rhythm and Rhyme

Suggested Learning Intentions

To understand how poets use rhyme and rhythm
To use the poetic structures studied in mentor texts in my own writing

Sample Success Criteria

I can identify examples of rhyme, alliteration, assonance and consonance
I can use rhyme and rhythm in my writing

5. Collaborative and Independent Writing

Suggested Learning Intentions

To explore how personal feelings, memories and viewpoints are developed in poetic forms
To compose a poem based on personal interests, experiences or emotions

Sample Success Criteria

I can suggest the ideas and emotions expressed by a poet
I can plan, draft and publish a piece of poetry
I can express my feeling and views in a poetic form

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