Lesson Planning
Poetry
English Year 4 Autumn Performance Poetry
Off by Heart
Read, discuss, learn and perform some fantastic poems from Off By Heart – Poems for YOU to Remember (Roger Stevens). Explore pronouns and fronted adverbials.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Introduction to memorising and performing poetry
(suggested as 4 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Text
Off By Heart – Poems for YOU to Remember chosen by Roger Stevens
Unit 2 SPAG: Nouns and pronouns for cohesion
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
'Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf' by Roald Dahl from Revolting Rhymes
Weblinks
Clip from Magic Light Pictures’ animation of Revolting Rhymes
Unit 3 Comprehension: Evaluating poems and making recommendations
(suggested as 4 days)
Unit 4 SPAG: Adverbials and fronted adverbials
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
Off By Heart – Poems for YOU to Remember chosen by Roger Stevens
Poem
The Jumblies by Edward Lear
Weblinks
The Jumblies by Edward Lear from the poetryfoundation.org
Animated recitation of The Jumblies from YouTube.com
Unit 5 Composition: Write and perform a poem
(suggested as 4 days)
