Assessed Learning Outcomes Poetic Writing Write a variety of poems, and choose at least one for re-writing and editing to publication standard. Personal Reading Read poems for pleasure.
Close Reading Read a poem closely for meaning and form.
Presenting Present a poem as a part of a group to the class. Students focus on a poem or part of a poem that they particularly like. They share the poem and their reasons for liking it with a partner. Volunteer students share their poem and reasons for its appeal with the class. The teacher leads the students through the various ways a poem makes its appeal - eg.