Name
Narrative Poetry - Hiawatha
Topic
Literacy/PSHE
Learning time
4 hours and 10 minutes
Designed time
4 hours and 10 minutes
Size of class
30
Description
We have been learning about Narrative Poetry for a week. This week children are looking at performance. Children create their own Narrative Poem, based on the work we have done on Hiawatha. This will then be made on Storybird and performed on Screencastify.
Aims
Children are able to collaborate on an activity, based on another poets piece of work. Children can evaluate their performance and the performance of their peers against a success criteria.
Outcomes
Knowledge, Application, Evaluation
Editor
mstace
Edit
Read an example of a Narrative Poem. Lots of discussion opportunities. Model our own version - referring back tot eh original .
65 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    5
    30
    0
    Last week children read a number of Narrative poems. These included, 'The Highwayman' and 'Hiawatha'. Explain today we are going to concentrate on Henry Longfellow's original 'Hiawatha's Childhood'. Read again.
  • Discuss
    10
    30
    0
    Discuss the poem again and recap the use of 8 syllables per line and the emphasis on the first syllable during the performance. The rhythm is intentionally like the beat of a drum (reference to Native Americans) .
  • Investigate
    5
    30
    0
    Give children opportunity to investigate this.
  • Discuss
    15
    30
    0
    Explain that today we are going to write our own Narrative poem, using Hiawatha for inspiration. Discuss how we can achieve this. Explain that we will split the poem up in to four main themes. Discuss what these could be and write them on the board.
  • Collaborate
    10
    30
    0
    As a class begin to collaborate on the first verse that children will use for their own poem. Refer back to 8 syllables and begin to brain storm ideas on the board.
  • Produce
    20
    30
    0
    Split children into mixed ability pairs and explain that they must now write the other three verses for their poem.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Children produce their own narrative poems on Storybird. 
75 minutes)
  • Discuss
    10
    30
    0
    Discuss work from yesterday. Allow children to read their examples. Children share positives and improvements.
  • Collaborate
    10
    30
    0
    Children given time to implement improvements.
  • Read Watch Listen
    15
    30
    0
    Explain the we are going to use a programme called Storybird to create our narrative poems. Show children the workings of this programme.
  • Investigate
    0
    Children given some time to look at Storybird. Create username and password, join the class as shown by CT and access the assignment.
  • Produce
    40
    30
    0
    Children produce their Storybird narrative poem. This must include a front over and 4 slides (four main themes of Hiawatha's childhood).
  • Collaborate
    30
    0
    Children collaborate with partners.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Children discuss and practise their narrative poems. Children record their performances of their Storybird poems, using Screencastify
55 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    15
    30
    0
    Explain to children that today they will be performing their poems. Discuss the success criteria set last week, such as intonation, speed and volume. Also refer back to the 8 syllable rhythm. Explain that today we will use screencastify (all children familiar with this).
  • Practice
    30
    30
    0
    Children given time to practise their performance.
  • Produce
    10
    5
    0
    Children record their performance and share with CT.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Children watch their peers' narrative performances and evaluate.  Children refer to success criteria. 
55 minutes)
  • Discuss
    5
    30
    0
    Refer back to success criteria and explain to children that today we will be evaluating each others performances.
  • Read Watch Listen
    40
    30
    0
    Watch performances of each pair.
  • Investigate
    10
    30
    0
    Investigate against success criteria
Notes:
Resources linked: 0

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