John Lyons poetry
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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.
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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 cashar- 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