common test common test in week 4, 15 april 2011 unseen poem (30 marks)
TRANSCRIPT
Find the rhymes
What type of rhyme is found in this?
I'm running like I'm crazy. I'm running like I'm mad. I might seem like a lunatic but, boy, I'm feeling glad
Find the rhymes
What type of rhyme is found in the following:
I'm running like I'm crazy. I'm running like I'm mad. I might seem like a lunatic but, boy, I'm feeling glad.
end rhyme
Find the rhymesCan you spot the internal rhymes?
I am the daughter of Earth and Water,And the nursling of the Sky;I pass through the pores of the ocean and shores;I change, but I cannot die
The Cloud, Percy Bysshe Shelley
Find the rhymesCan you spot the internal rhymes?
I am the daughter of Earth and Water,And the nursling of the Sky;I pass through the pores of the ocean and shores;I change, but I cannot die
The Cloud, Percy Bysshe Shelley
Find the rhymesCan you spot the internal rhymes?
I am the daughter of Earth and Water,And the nursling of the Sky;I pass through the pores of the ocean and shores;I change, but I cannot die
The Cloud, Percy Bysshe Shelley
Rhyme
a repetition of similar sounds within a single line
repetition of similar sounds at the end of two or more lines
Why are we learning rhymes?!
Rhymes are used by past generations to pass down stories
Stories are rhymed so they are easily remembered
This still occurs today – in songs and advertisement jingles!
Fractured nursery rhymes
Roses are red, Violets are blue,You look like a monkey,And you act like one too!
Don’t look nowBut there’s one on your back
Spiders are black, Roses are red,
Fractured nursery rhymes
Roses are red, Violets are blue,You look like a monkey,And you act like one too!
Don’t look nowBut there’s one on your back
Spiders are black, Roses are red,
Confessions of a runner
Who is the speaker in the poem?
What is the poem about?
Turn to p. 122
Who are the characters in the poem?
First day at school
On my first day at schoolMy sister cried and criedOn my first day at schoolI could have died and diedOn my first day at schoolMy twin embarrassed meOn my first day at schoolI learnt schoolology
First day at school
On my first day at schoolMy sister cried and criedOn my first day at schoolI could have died and diedOn my first day at schoolMy twin embarrassed meOn my first day at schoolI learnt schoolology
1. What is schoolology?
2. Why did speaker say he learnt schoolology?
3. What does this say about his age?
Second day
On my second day at schoolMy sister wouldn’t comeOn my second day at schoolShe was dragged there by my momOn my second day at schoolI came dressed in pinkOn my second day at schoolI was made to think
Second day
On my second day at schoolMy sister wouldn’t comeOn my second day at schoolShe was dragged there by my momOn my second day at schoolI came dressed in pinkOn my second day at schoolI was made to think
1. Why was the speaker dressed in pink?
2. Was his sister enjoying school?
Third day
On my third day at schoolI explored everywhereOn my third day at schoolI fell offa my chairOn my third day at schoolWe all went for a swimOn my third day at schoolI cried just like my twin
Third day
On my third day at schoolI explored everywhereOn my third day at schoolI fell offa my chairOn my third day at schoolWe all went for a swimOn my third day at schoolI cried just like my twin
1. What does ‘explored everywhere’ tell you about the speaker’s feelings about his school?
2. What does ‘cried just like my twin’ tell you about the speaker’s feelings about his school?
Fourth day
On my fourth day at schoolThey made me run in shortsOn my fourth day at schoolI discovered sportsOn my fourth day at schoolI ran fast and farOn my fourth day at schoolI earned myself a star
Fourth day
On my fourth day at schoolThey made me run in shortsOn my fourth day at schoolI discovered sportsOn my fourth day at schoolI ran fast and farOn my fourth day at schoolI earned myself a star
1. How do you think the speaker is feeling right now?
2. What does ‘I discovered sports’ tell you about the speaker’s age?
Fifth day
On my fifth day at schoolWe had tomato crumbleOn my fifth day at schoolI began to grumbleOn my fifth day at schoolMy teacher got stuck in red tapeOn my fifth day at schoolMe and my twin escaped
Fifth day
On my fifth day at schoolWe had tomato crumbleOn my fifth day at schoolI began to grumbleOn my fifth day at schoolMy teacher got stuck in red tapeOn my fifth day at schoolMe and my twin escaped
1. How do you think the speaker is feeling right now?
2. What day is ‘fifth day’ of school?
3. What does ‘me and my twin escaped’ tell you about the speaker’s understanding of school?
Friday, I’m in love. Friday, we escaped
What are the similarities between the two texts?
What are the differences?
Friday, I’m in love. Friday, we escaped
Both poems are about days of the week
Present. Conflict was within himself – to like
or not like school
Present Absent
Absent. About 5 days of the week and what he feels towards them
Present. Boy and his twin
Present. About a boy’s 5 days in school
Absent. Just informing
Absent. Song was about days of the week
Narrative structure
Confessions of a runner has a narrative structure
Features of a narrative poem:1. tells a story 2. has characters and conflicts3. often includes transition words (e.g., next, then,
after, finally)
Let’s Recap!
What type of structure does Confessions of a Runner have?
Name 3 features of a narrative structure.
How does the speaker feel towards school?
Confessions of a Runner Remix
Write your own Confessions of a Runner poem You will be assigned a ‘day’ to write about your
day at school Collect your cards
Your stanzas!
Blue cards – first day Pink cards – second day Green cards – third day Yellow cards – fourth day White cards – fifth day
For example
I have a blue card. So my day is?
On my first day at school
On my first day at school
On my first day at school
On my first day at school
I almost ran away
My mother made me stay
A geeky boy said “Hey”
I told him “Stay away!”
First day
rhyme!
Write an alternative ‘day at school’
Group up!
Get into groups of 5 everyone should have a different coloured card
Read your poems to your friends in order See whether they match to give a logical narrativeGroups with the most logical order will share their poems with the class
Let’s Recap!
What type of structure does Confessions of a Runner have?
Name 3 features of a narrative structure.
How does the speaker feel towards school?
What are perfect rhymes?
What are rhymes?