John Lyons poetry
Why this, why now
In this unit, pupils learn about the poet John Lyons. They read a variety of John Lyons' poems, analysing and comparing them and choosing one poem to perform. Finally, pupils write their own free verse poems, inspired by John Lyons' poetry.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
- Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
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John Lyons poetry
In this unit, pupils learn about the poet John Lyons. They read a variety of John Lyons' poems, analysing and comparing them and choosing one poem to perform. Finally, pupils write their own free verse poems, inspired by John Lyons' poetry.
10 lessons- Comparing John Lyons' poems ‘Happy Hummingbird Food’ and ‘Tadpole Comets’
- Writing a free verse poem inspired by John Lyons' poem 'Carnival Dance Lesson'
- Analysing 'Carnival Dance Lesson' by John Lyons and generating vocabulary
- Generating vocabulary for a weather-themed poem
- Publishing and performing a free verse poem in the style of John Lyons
- Reading and responding to John Lyons' poem 'Granny's Sugarcake'
- Performing poems written by the poet John Lyons
- Writing a free verse poem about weather inspired by John Lyons' poems
- Analysing the poem 'Carib Nightfall' by John Lyons
- Learning about the poet John Lyons