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English Unit: Poetry

English Unit: Poetry
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Description

This Poetry unit provides a great introduction to early years poetry. The unit will take you through examples of a Haiku, Shape, Acrostic, Tanka, Cinquain and Limerick poems, demonstrating the structure as well as providing opportunities to create your own. The unit also provides numerous worksheets for each poem to practise the skill of writing each style of poem as well as an Australian Curriculum aligned assessment to test knowledge and understanding at the conclusion of the unit.

Suitable for
  • Relief Teachers
Lesson Structure
  • Individual Activity
  • Class Activity
Curriculum Codes

AC9E2LE04 9

Identify, reproduce and experiment with rhythmic sound and word patterns in poems, chants, rhymes or songs

ACELT1592 8.4

Identify, reproduce and experiment with rhythmic, sound and word patterns in poems, chants, rhymes and songs

EN1-1A old

Communicates with a range of people in informal and guided activities demonstrating interaction skills and considers how own communication is adjusted in different situations

EN1-OLC-01 new

Communicates effectively by using interpersonal conventions and language to extend and elaborate ideas for social and learning interactions

EN1-VOCAB-01 new

Understands and effectively uses Tier 1, taught Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary to extend and elaborate ideas

EN1-UARL-01 new

Understands and responds to literature by creating texts using similar structures, intentional language choices and features appropriate to audience and purpose

VCELT243

Identify, reproduce and experiment with rhythmic, sound and word patterns in poems, chants, rhymes and songs

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