Poetry 

This Unit uses a variety of poems with unusual imagery to stimulate the children to write their own poems. The picture book The Fish Who Could Wish by John Bush and Korky Paul sets the scene for exploring the underwater world. The focus is on developing the children's enjoyment of poetry.

They explore pattern, imagery, rhyme, alliteration, kennings and shape (concrete) poems using the poems 'Tiger' by Usha Kishore, 'River' by June Crebbin and 'Don't Call Alligator Long-Mouth Till You Cross River' by John Agard.

Reading

Children will:

• explore poetic techniques, e.g. rhyme, rhythm, repetition, alliteration • explore the form of shape (concrete) poems

• perform a poem, using emphasis to create meaning.

Writing

To write a poem describing a new sea creature.

My poem:

• includes interesting information about my new sea creature, such as where it lives or what it eats

• uses at least one poetic technique, e.g. rhyme, rhythm, repetition and alliteration

• includes kennings arranged in an interesting shape.

Grammar:

• includes commas to tell the reader when to pause.

Non-fiction

The Non-fiction week continues the theme of the underwater world with a non-chronological text about oceans.

Reading

Children will:

• find answers to their questions about oceans by reading a non-chronological text

• identify how non-chronological texts are structured to help the reader find information, using key features such as headings and subheadings

• use mind maps to organise notes and decide whether information is useful to the reader.

Writing

To write a well-structured non-chronological text about shipwrecks.

Writing

To write a well-structured non-chronological text about shipwrecks.

My text about shipwrecks:

• uses features like headings, subheadings and pictures to make it easy for the reader to find information

• includes interesting information from my notes • includes facts, not opinions.

Grammar:

• includes correct use of -er and -est suffixes if comparisons are made.