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Poetry

English Year 4/5 Summer Poetic Forms

Japanese Poetry

Enjoy learning about Japan through poetry and artwork. Write descriptions, journey stories and haiku inspired by nature. Grammar includes using paragraphs and adverbs of possibility.

Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.

Core
Unit 1 Core: Introduction to Japanese culture and haiku poems (suggested as 5 days)

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Essential Text

My First Book of Haiku Poems: A Picture, a Poem and a Dream; Classic Poems by Japanese Haiku Masters translated by Esperanza Ramirez-Christensen, illustrated by Tracy Gallup

SPAG
Unit 2 SPaG: Organising paragraphs around a theme (suggested as 3 days)

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SPAG
Unit 3 SPaG: Using adverbs of possibility (suggested as 2 days)

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Essential Text

My First Book of Haiku Poems: A Picture, a Poem and a Dream; Classic Poems by Japanese Haiku Masters translated by Esperanza Ramirez-Christensen, illustrated by Tracy Gallup

Composition
Unit 4 Composition: Writing haikus and descriptions inspired by nature (suggested as 5 days)

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SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.

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