This has been created as a resource for students to utilise when examining poetry. Students work through the checklist, following the steps to gain a deeper understanding of the poems they read.
It is a part of our year 4 unit of work on poetry.
Examine the use of literary devices and deliberate word play in literary texts, including poetry, to shape meaning
Identify how texts across the curriculum have different language features and are typically organised into characteristic stages depending on purposes
Understand how texts vary in complexity and technicality depending on the approach to the topic, the purpose and the intended audience
Understand, interpret and experiment with a range of devices and deliberate word play in poetry and other literary texts, for example nonsense words, spoonerisms, neologisms and puns
Identifies and compares different kinds of texts when reading and viewing and shows an understanding of purpose, audience and subject matter
Plans, composes and reviews a range of texts that are more demanding in terms of topic, audience and language
Communicates with familiar audiences for social and learning purposes, by interacting, understanding and presenting
Builds knowledge and use of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, and by defining and analysing words
Reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes using knowledge of text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension
Identifies and describes how ideas are represented in literature and strategically uses similar representations when creating texts
Identify features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the text, and understand how texts vary in complexity and technicality depending on the approach to the topic, the purpose and the intended audience
Understand, interpret and experiment with a range of devices and deliberate word play in poetry and other literary texts