Pupil outcome: I can design and create a concrete poem using words and images. Key learning points: - Concrete poems use the arrangement of words to convey meaning. - The shape of a concrete poem is as important as the words used. -...

A video entitled "Concrete Poetry" which analyzes concrete poetry.

Pupil outcome: I can write a poem about a place that has significance to me. Key learning points: - When writing a poem about a place, it’s important to paint a vivid picture of the setting through our description. - Sensory description...

Pupil outcome: I can discuss the main ideas of 'Cloud Busting'. Key learning points: - ‘Cloud Busting’ focuses on the relationship between two ‘friends’: Davey and Sam. - The story is told as a verse novel. - ‘Cloud Busting’ uses both...

Clare Rossini has published three collections of poems, the most recent of which is Lingo (The University of Akron Press). Her poems and essays have appeared in journals and anthologies such as The Paris Review, The Kenyon Review, The...

Phil Beadle teaches the 'Poetry from Different Cultures' section of the AQA GCSE English syllabus in a studio to a group of Key Stage 4 students from Newham schools. Phil's teaching is guaranteed to inspire, challenge and excite. The...

Pupil outcome: I can analyse a range of model answers to explore what makes an effective comparative analysis. Key learning points: - Topic sentences need to be clear, comparative and linked to the question. - Relevant quotations from...

Custard's Last Stand | Part 3 | STORY | NASTY<br/>
Michael Rosen keeps bumping into a chatty old lady who tells him wildly unlikely stories - like there being man eating fleas on the Lo<br/>ndon tube.