Today’s Learning Objectives: All pupils will be able to talk about the imagery the writer uses in the poem. Most pupils will be able to express their own opinions as to what is being described in the poem. Most pupils will be able to create their own poetry in the style of the poem.

All pupils will be able to talk about the imagery the writer uses in the poem.

Most pupils will be able to express their own opinions as to what is being described in the poem.

Most pupils will be able to create their own poetry in the style of the poem.

Key words for today: Imagery a set of mental pictures or images

Imagery

a set of mental pictures or images

Key words for today: Metaphor when something is described as though it was something else (e.g. “His bedroom was a pigsty!”) does not use “like” or “as”

Metaphor

when something is described as though it was something else (e.g. “His bedroom was a pigsty!”)

does not use “like” or “as”

A Martian Sends a Postcard Home

A Martian Sends a Postcard Home

Example 1 “ Pupils hold a short stick that bleeds black blood onto white leaves.” What is this a description of?

“ Pupils hold a short stick that bleeds black blood onto white leaves.”

What is this a description of?

A pen!

Example 2 “ Humans force feed the square creature with dirty food. He sloshes it round his mouth and spits it out an hour later.” What is this a description of?

“ Humans force feed the square creature with dirty food. He sloshes it round his mouth and spits it out an hour later.”

What is this a description of?

A washing machine!