"Dream" by Mohamed Osman, MD

Starter task:1. Look at this picture.2. Discuss in your small

group: What moods /feelings come tomind when you lookat the picture? What impression do you get about this woman?

3. Discuss and write down three things she might be daydreaming about.

                                                                                                                                              

Welcome!

Today’s topic: National Poetry DayToday’s tasks:•Working in groups•Describe what an ‘acrostic’ poem is•Use a dictionary to find words beginning with each of the letters in ‘DREAM’ •Write a poem containing words or simple sentences•Use a computer to present your poem•Evaluate the session & fill out your learning records.

Task 1

What is an acrostic poem?

•Look at the example ‘acrostic’ poem.

•In small groups discuss what you notice about the poem.

Driving towards hope. The route I’m taking, toescape my life now.Always I hunt for my desires tomeet my super-self.

Group feedback

What is an acrostic poem?

Task 2

The theme of National Poetry Day this year is

DREAM•use the dictionary to write down words starting with each letter in the word D R E A M •Prepare to read these out.

Task 3

• Now use some of these words to write an acrostic poem in your group

• Your tutor will give you a worksheet to write on

DREAM

Our poem:Things we liked about it:

Our poem:Things we liked about it:

Task 4

•Read / listen to the sample poem.•Find three things you like about the poem in your group.•Prepare to give feedback to the group.

1. Look at the pictures below. 2. Which words do you think of?3. Write some of these words onto the Poetry Post-its

notes and put them on the board.4. Choose a picture. Then read the Poetry Post-its

and use these to help you to write a poem of your own called ‘Dream’.

5. Now proof read your poem and type it up.6. We are going to print and create a display of our

work.

Task 5

Would you like to read out your poem?

Listen to the poems… write yourfavourite words or phrases from the

poemto share with the group.

Task 6

Group evaluation

What activities did weenjoy?

What are we confident

about?

What do we need todo more work on?