Lesson Planning
Poetry
English Year 2/3 Summer Poems on a Theme
Courage
Using Joseph Coelho's wonderful poetry collection Courage Out Loud, explore a range of poetic techniques and devices. Prepare a poetry performance for an audience and write poetry about overcoming a challenge.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Explore and analyse poems about courage
(suggested as 5 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Text
Courage Out Loud – 25 Poems of Power by Joseph Coelho and illustrated by Daniel Gray-Barnett
Weblinks
Search for the Hero Inside Yourself by M People
Unit 2 Comprehension: Select and prepare a poem for performance
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Text
Courage Out Loud – 25 Poems of Power by Joseph Coelho and illustrated by Daniel Gray-Barnett
Weblinks
Joseph Coelho discusses how to perform poetry
Joseph Coelho recites There are things that lurk in the library.
Unit 3 SPaG: Punctuating dialogue – playscripts and direct speech
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
Courage Out Loud – 25 Poems of Power by Joseph Coelho and illustrated by Daniel Gray-Barnett
Unit 4 Composition: Writing poetry and descriptions
(suggested as 5 days)
