The document provides homework assignments for the upcoming week, which includes a poetry recital where students will choose a poem to recite in front of the class and discuss its elements. Students are also assigned to write their own poem based on the structure of "If I Had Wings" by Pie Corbett, and complete math worksheets and reading assignments.

1. Homework:
Week 2, Term 3
Poetry
Recital
–
Starting
Next
Week!
Starting
from
next
week,
you
will
be
given
a
day
where
you
will
recite
a
poem
(not
your
own)
to
our
class.
This
will
need
to
be
done
using
expression,
emphasis
and
good
body
language.
At
the
end
of
your
recital,
you
are
to
discuss
the
following:
- Why
you
chose
this
poem
- Whether
it
has
a
message
- What
poetic
techniques
did
you
notice?
Examples:
metaphor,
simile,
was
there
alliteration,
personification,
onomatopoeia?
- Did
you
notice
any
patterns?
Examples
4
line
stanzas,
abab
rhyming
pattern,
that
every
second
line
ends
with
a
question
etc.
- What
questions
do
you
have
about
it
still?
When
choosing
your
poem,
think
about
whether
it
is
a
good
one
and
whether
it
is
at
your
level.
Don’t
just
go
for
short
and
easy.
Some
good
poets
you
might
want
to
look
up
include
Pie
Corbett,
Ted
Hughes,
Banjo
Patterson,
Lewis
Carrol.
Writing
Read
Pie
Corbett’s
‘If
I
Had
Wings’
poem.
Use
the
same
structure
to
write
your
own
‘
If
I
Had
Fins’
poem,
using
powerful
imagery
and
metaphors.
Maths
- Times
tables
practice
- Complete
the
time
worksheet
given
to
you.
- If
you
have
access
to
the
internet,
there
have
been
some
links
to
time
games
put
up
on
our
blog
for
you
www.ta15ypbp.blogspot.com.au
Reading
Contract
-­‐
Work
through
these,
completing
at
least
one
per
week.
If
I
Had
Wings
By
Pie
Corbett
If I had wings
I would touch the fingertips of clouds And glide on the winds breath.
If I had wings
I would taste a chunk of the sun
As hot as peppered curry. f I had wings I would listen to the clouds of sheep bleat that graze on the
blue.
If I had wings
I would breathe deep and sniff
The scent of raindrops.
If I had wings
I would gaze at the people
Who cling to the earth.
If I had wings
I would dream of swimming the deserts and walking the seas.