Poetry Powerpoints

Some time ago I blogged about teaching poetry to a class of ten-year-olds.

My Week In Kids Poetry

My Second Week In Poetry

I did six sessions and had heaps of fun. But best of all, I think I convinced most of the kids that poetry can be fun.

I've finally got around to posting the six Powerpoint Presentations on-line and you can download them here:  Teacher resources

Feedback and corrections most welcome!

The presentations include:

• introduction to a range of different poets, from Andy Griffiths to Banjo Patterson
• viewing poetry from different media
• interactive links to web site activities and YouTube
• class group and individual activities

The presentations are:

• Poems that Make Us Laugh - with Andy Griffiths, limericks and fractured nursery rhymes
• Poems that Make a Noise - with Michael Rosen, literacy devices such as rhyme, rhythm, refrain, alliteration, onamatapoeia
• Poems that Paint a Picture - with Dorathea McKellar, language and literary devices such as imagery, simile, metaphor and personification
• Poems that Tell a Story - with Banjo Patterson and Alfred Noyes, writing and editing a story using techniques learned to date
• Poems that Make a Shape - with Basho the samurai haiku poet, haiku, concrete poems, conquain
• Poems that Make No Sense - with Edward Lear and Lewis Carroll

References to example poems have been provided where copyright excludes their reproduction.