1. Modern and Classical Poetry Year 5 Term 1 To investigate and collect forms of word play. To analyse and compare poetic style, themes, meanings and patterns. To convey feelings, reflections or moods in a poem through careful choice of words and phrases. Images of Insects

2. Blue Bottle Buzz Like a whirlwind of noise It fuzzes, tumbling and bumbling. Like an overfed dot it stops Buzzing, fat and fumbling. Like a crackling radio It continues its sound, Blue bottle as loud as a band Humming as you dance around. By K. Broad

3. Fly of Fire Firefly, Like a burning torch, Sparkling Like coloured lights, In dark, Night it shines, As the North star, glowing brighter. Firefly, Like a flickering flame, Burning Like orbs of fire, In blackness, It shimmers, as embers, floating higher. by K. Broad

4. Dragonfly As elegant as the sunshine, over the pond like a dream, Wings like blue sapphires, like moonstone in the breeze, As graceful as the dancer, over the reeds like a beam, Hovers like a humming bird, like scent in flowered trees. As beautiful as the twilight, over the lilies so new, As dazzling as the water, on pebbles like a jewel, Flies like a morning song, like grasses fresh with dew, Landing like a breath of wind, over the air so cool. By K. Broad

5. Plenary: Day Three We are going to change the similes for metaphors in the poem Blue Bottle Buzz. Blue Bottle Buzz Like a whirlwind of noise It fuzzes, tumbling and bumbling. Like an overfed dot, it stops. Buzzing, fat and fumbling. Like a crackling radio It continues its sound, Blue bottle as loud as a band Humming as you dance around. By K. Broad

6. L.O. To convey feelings, reflections or moods in a poem through careful choice of words and phrases. Think about the poems we have studied about the fly. They all have these features of poetry; Different moods Express feelings A pattern An individual style A message Descriptive language (simile/metaphor) Task: Today we are going to write our own poems about a fly to include the features of poetry we have studied.

7. Imagine a fly…any type of fly! Think about the mood and message of your poem. -Do you hate the fly? -Feel sorry for it? -Find the fly disgusting? -Think they are funny? Write a selection of words that describe your fly. Think of a simile or metaphor about your fly. Link the words together into phrases. Begin to put them into an order, how will it begin and end?

8. Toolkit: For writing a poem about a fly! Use an individual poetic style Create a message for the reader Convey feelings and moods Use descriptive language (simile/metaphor) Link the poem to the title Decide upon rhymes and sound patterns Make careful choices of words Make me want to read it again and again!

9. Plenary: Analysing our own work. Look at the toolkit, How many would you give yourself out of 8? Swap poems with someone else, -read and re-read their poem -Look at the toolkit, how many would you give them out of 8? -Read the poems aloud to each other, which are the best parts of the work? -Discuss the two poems with your partner, how could each of you improve your work?

10. Spider, Spider! Close your eyes and think of a spider. Your spider might be a money spider, small and lucky. Your spider might be a jungle spider, huge and deadly. Your spider may be red and stripy, with a painful bite. Your spider may be a harvest spider, hiding in fright! By K. Broad

11. Spider, Spider! Spider, spider in the dead of night, Creeping silently ready to fight. As black as coal with eyes of steel, Moving closer to catch his meal. Spider, spider a warrior stare, Shadow floorboards hiding there. As dark as night and nearer still, The spiders is web ready to kill! By Mrs. K. Broad

12. A contrasting poem…by 5W Write on your whiteboard some words that give another view of spiders.

13. Look at the toolkit from yesterday, you are going to write your own spider poem. Remember all the features of poetry we are looking for. Make me want to read it again! Individual message Poetic style Feelings and moods Descriptive language Similes and metaphors Link the poem to the title Use rhymes and sounds Careful word choices

14. Plenary: Recording time! These are some poems we have written in our class for Unit One on Poetry!