Home Learning in Sycamore Class Set on Friday 3rd February, due in on Wednesday 15th February

Dear Parents and Children, Brilliant home learning last time!

 Well done for all of the effort you put into it. 29 out of 33 children handed it in on time – a record!

 For home learning I would like you to write a poem which:
• Has Well-chosen words
• Includes descriptive writing – try to use adjectives, adverbs, similes and Metaphors if you can • carefully edited text with as few spelling mistakes ad possible
• is handwritten.

Use this checklist as you plan your writing, so that you can meet the objectives...then start getting creative!

You might want to write about an Australian theme, a cold weather poem, a poem about a day in your life, a poem about you’re a journey, a poem about a member of your family.

Here's a slideshow which might help you with similes and metaphors:

Introduction to Similes And Metaphors

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Have a look at some of our poems.  Here's Casey-Leigh and Dillan's introduction:


Do you like the imagery in Jack's poem? I really like Josh's surprising and funny poem ending...did it surprise you? Georgie has written this poem. How has she used the structure of the Magic of the Brain to help her write her own poem? Great poem Reilly! You have thought really hard about your word choices in your poem. Which of Ollie's lines is the most descriptive? Can you think of a funny/surprising line for him to end his poem? Which of Alex's lines is your favourite?

Casey-Leigh's sense poem

Read Casey's poem.  What has she done really well?  What could she do to improve?


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Our versions of magic of the brain

Read the first part of Josh's poem. Please leave helpful comments.

Have a look here for some extra ideas on poetry.
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