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Creating images in poetry
A simile is when something is compared to something else, using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’. This poem is about acorns. It contains two similes; can you find them?
Developing story characters
You are writing a story set in an imaginary world. Your main character is going to wake up in the setting you have created. How will your character react to waking up in your imaginary world? Use the box and the questions below to develop your character.
Explanation texts writing frame
Read these notes on how bees produce honey. Write an explanation text on the writing frame, using the information above. You will need to put the notes above into proper sentences. Remember to include: time connectives; other connectives such as because, but, and, therefore; you also need to draw some pictures in the blank boxes.
Exploring poetry: cinquains
A cinquain is a five-line poem which follows a particular structure. Can you explain each line of this poem to an adult? Are there any words you don’t understand? If so, look them up in a dictionary. Look at the cinquain below. Does it follow the same structure?
Exploring poetry: haiku poems
Look through a magazine or newspaper for an interesting picture. Cut it out and stick it in the box. Write as many words and phrases about your picture as you can. Let your imagination run wild! Can
you include some similes? Now put a circle around the words and phrases that you particularly like. Can you write a haiku using these words?
you include some similes? Now put a circle around the words and phrases that you particularly like. Can you write a haiku using these words?
Exploring poetry: list poems
Some poems are very simply written as a list. Write your own list poem about the most disgusting dinner ever.
Exploring poetry: question and answer poems
Here is a poem that is made up of questions and answers. Where is the rhyme in this poem? What could you say about the way it is structured?
Fact and opinion in a newspaper article
Read this article about a very clever dog. Can you find three facts in the newspaper article and underline them in blue? Can you find three opinions in the article? Underline them in red.
Fact and opinion
A FACT is something which can be proven to be true. An OPINION is what somebody feels or thinks about something. Someone has written a paragraph about spaghetti bolognese. Highlight the facts in blue and the opinions in red.
Haikus explained
A haiku is a poem that only has three lines. The first line has five syllables, the second seven and the third five again. Read this haiku describing a woman. Can you count the syllables in each line? What words has the poet used to describe the woman? Underline all the describing words (adjectives).