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1914, Wilfred Own
This English teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to read and answer comprehension questions about a classic poem illustrating life during the first world war from the view of a soldier.
The class can identify and describe how poets express ideas, moods and feelings in a poem by using different forms of figurative language and special vocabulary choices.
Download this teaching pack including a shared reading test, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to read and answer comprehension questions about a classic poem illustrating life during the first world war from the view of a soldier
Activities in this teaching pack include a shared reading text of a poem written by a soldier describing life in the first world war, a worksheet to answer key questions about the structure and content of the poem, worksheet to define the meaning of different words in the poem.
The interactive presentation gets the children to identify and describe how poets express ideas, moods and feelings in a poem on a specific topic by exploring a poem about the first world war.
This lesson is part of an English scheme of work to get the children to explore and reflect on how poets can use figurative language and verse structures to express themes and ideas about conflicts that have happened in the world. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.
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