ABSTRACT
Producing our own poetry anthology: examining themes of identity; community; local landscapes; conflict and cultural heritage https://www.niso.org/standards/z39-96/ns/oasis-exchange/table">
Recommended for:
Year 5/6/7 and/or 8; small groups of about 8–10.
Outcome:
Publication of a poetry anthology.
Overview:
This project allows pupils to study three key poems and examine the theme in each poem, relating it back to themselves; and then write their own poem in sonnet form. The three poems are about identity, community, local landscapes, conflict and cultural heritage.
Texts required:
A Martian Sends a Postcard Home by Craig Raine.
Presents from My Aunts in Pakistan — an extended metaphor poem by Moniza Alvi.
Text included: Golden Winter Sunrise — a sonnet by Fiona Clark.
Length:
13 workshops; 1 hour each.
Aims:
