Poetry about place and home
Maxay tahay, maxayse hadda
In this unit, pupils read and respond to poems that explore the links between place and identity. They start by exploring a selection of poems including Grace Nichol's 'Island Man' and Lemn Sissay's 'Anthem of the North'. They then write and perform their own poems about place and home.
Aqoonta hore loo baahan yahay
- Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
- Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
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Poetry about place and home
In this unit, pupils read and respond to poems that explore the links between place and identity. They start by exploring a selection of poems including Grace Nichol's 'Island Man' and Lemn Sissay's 'Anthem of the North'. They then write and perform their own poems about place and home.
14 cashar- Analysing the poem 'Island Man' by Grace Nichols
- Exploring the link between place and identity
- Analysing ‘This Poem is Taking Place on Stolen Land’
- Using punctuation in poetry
- Exploring regional pride in the poem ‘Anthem of the North’
- Analysing 'Search for My Tongue'
- Exploring example poems about place and home
- Comparing poems about place and home
- Performing our poems about place and home
- Writing our own poetry about home
- Considering the nature of home
- Exploring memories of home in the poem ‘Childhood Tracks’
- Planning ideas for a poem about your home
- Exploring what home means through the poem ‘Filter’