SD

1. The Fire of London –
Performance Poetry

2. Today’s learning
• Be able to perform a poem creatively
• To ask questions to extend your
knowledge and understanding

3. What do we need to think about
when we are performing?

4. Performance poetry checklist
• Volume
• Use of different voices
• Body positions – how to stand or move
• Expression
• Pauses

5. Task
•In small groups;
1.Read through your given section the
poem together
2.Work within your groups to perform
the poem creatively

6. In the spotlight!

7. • How would you describe how people
were feeling during the fire? Why?
• Can you explain what is different
between putting out a fire then and
now?
• Why would it have cost less if the
houses were made from bricks instead
of wood?

8. Next step…
• How would you improve
your performance next
time?
• What would you change?
And how?