Poetry Aims: Having fun with poems and making you into the next great poet of our time. Creating a huge book full of your own awesome poems which will sell one day for millions of euro.

You need A notes copy An exercise copy A folder for sheets Pen/pencil Colours Highlighters

AND YOUR BRAIN

Here is our routine: Heading and objectives Warm-up Notes Read poems Exercises Cool-down and homework.

Learning Objectives Today Poetry 1 Date: Introduction Learning Objectives Today To examine what poetry is. To create a poem. To get to know each other better.

Warm-ups get our brains going. Exercise copy In two to three sentences, write down what you think poetry is? Are there rules?

Notes Poetry: The expression of ideas and feelings in words using special styles or rhythms. Rhyme: When words or phrases sound the same when spoken. Removing the first letter and adding in others is a great way to find rhymes. Free Verse: Poetry that doesn’t rhyme.

Auto – Bio poems A poem about me.  Graphy – writing Auto – self Bio – life A poem about me. 

Auto-Bio Poem – Example 1 Garet Happy, carefree, kind and humorous Brother of Nicole Lover of sport, enjoyment and the sunshine in Summer, Who feels sad at funerals, happy on Saturdays and nervous in the dentists chair, Who needs girls, holidays and laughter, Who gives love, happiness and fun, Who fears report cards, death and being alone, Who would like to see the poor turned rich, the homeless housed and a peaceful world, Who lives in a brown-white house in Carrigaline, Thank you.

Auto-Bio Poem – Example 2 Mr. Dunne, Tech-happy, action-lover, loud and bossy, Brother of David, Lover of computers, martial arts and Manchester United, Who feels sad when the power goes out, happy when WWE comes to the country and nervous when reading poems out loud, Who needs pens full of ink, batteries fully charged and people to listen to me, Who gives powerpoint presentations, pens to people who then never give them back and lots of knock knock jokes, Who fears Doctor, Doctor who, Doctor who weeping angels, Who would like to see winning lottery numbers, homework that I can read and lots of chocolate, Who lives in a nice red house with an Xbox One in it, Thank you.

Your turn – create your own auto-bio poem Your first name only, or a nickname, Four traits or qualities that describe you (use adjectives), Brother / sister of... Or only child, Lover of (three ideas, groups, people, etc), Who feels (three emotions and when) Who needs (three things) Who gives (three things) Who fears (three things) Who would like to see (three things) Who lives (briefly describe where – NO DETAILS) Thank you

Make another Auto-Bio poem about an imaginary friend or celebrity. Homework Make another Auto-Bio poem about an imaginary friend or celebrity.