Lesson Title: Storm on the Island Entrance task: On scraps of paper add SINGLE WORDS you would associate with a storm. Challenge: use verbs and onomatopoeia. Now, let’s blutack these to a window to create a concrete poem (concrete poem = a poem that is shaped like its topic.) Preparing for Learning At the beginning of any lesson teachers should: Welcome students at the door Engage students with an entrance activity and register using the BQM format Establish a positive learning atmosphere and environment

Learning objective: Select quotations to support explanations

Starter- what does a storm sound like? Option one: Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjbpwlqp5Qw – first 90 seconds. Option two: 1- have students rub their hands together 2 – have students start clicking fingers, not in time 3 – have students start tapping the table 4 – have students start drumming the table and stamping feet.

Reading - comprehension Choose quotations to support these ideas. Challenge: Can you identify any language techniques being used here? Fast finishers can add drawings to help illustrate the poem.

Reading - pairwork Challenge: Can you identify language techniques? As a pair, read the poem again. Note down quotations that link to certain themes. A:Power of humans B:Power of nature C:Threat and fear Challenge: Can you identify language techniques?

Progress check What have we done so far? What do we still need to do?

Comparisons Of the poems we have studied so far, which would be easiest to compare to Storm on the Island? Checking out me history

How does Heaney present the power of nature? Comparing themes… Grade 4 In Storm on the Island, Heaney presents Nature as ____ _____________________________________________ However/similarly, in <<another poem>> Nature is presented as ________________________________ So Heaney sees Nature as ____________________ while <<the other poet>> views Nature as _________ Grade 5 Technique Set skill -Do not forget to include quotations. A01: Understanding AO2: Language, form, and structure AO3: Context/Reader response/Poet’s intentions

Comparing techniques… In Storm on the Island, Heaney uses ___________ in order to ________________________________ Likewise/On the other hand, in <<other poem>>, the poet uses _______________ to _______________ The most effective is _______ because __________ _________________________________________ Technique Do not forget to include quotations.

Peer review – in blue Has your partner? Included the name of the poets Give a WWW and EBI from this list. Grade 4 Has your partner? Included the name of the poets Compared THEMES Included at least two quotations Punctuated these correctly Explained the quotations Used connectives like ‘however’ or ‘on the other hand’ Identified techniques used in both poems Compared the effect of these Said which is most effective Grade 5

Why do you think Seamus Heaney chose to write this poem? Plenary Why do you think Seamus Heaney chose to write this poem? Plenary/Progress Check After the demonstration task(s) teachers should: Review and share the learning that has taken place in the task (may include Peer/Self-Assessment) Assess/monitor the progress learners have made against the success criteria and the Learning Objective(s) Set targets for the next learning sequence Record rewards and sanctions Dismiss students according to the BQM agree challenge build