Lesson Planning
Poetry
English Year 1/2 Spring Poems on a Theme
Caribbean Poetry
Explore the sights, sounds, smells and rhythms of the Caribbean through the wonderful poetry in A Caribbean Dozen. Grammar includes adding suffixes and writing descriptively using adjectives and adverbs. Be inspired to write a poem about a pet and an autobiography!
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: An introduction to Caribbean poetry
(suggested as 5 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Text
A Caribbean Dozen edited by John Agard and Grace Nichols
Weblink
Caribbean steel band music
Unit 2 SPaG: Suffixes and Compound Words
(suggested as 2 days)
Unit 3 SPaG: Descriptive writing
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
Adjectives, adverbs and prepositions
You Will Need
Essential Text
A Caribbean Dozen edited by John Agard and Grace Nichols
Weblink
Creepy Crawly Calypso Barefoot Books Singalong
Unit 4 Composition: Writing poems and autobiographies
(suggested as 5 days)
