What Kind of Poem? 1 by Brian Moses
Spotlight on Poetry: What Kind of Poem? offers an experience of the wide range of different forms and styles which poetry can take, from riddles to sonnets, limericks to haiku, cinquains to nonsense verse, and so on. Spotlight on Poetry: What Kind of Poem? 1 is suitable for ages 5-7 (Year 1-2/P2-3). The What Kind of Poem? collections feature a lively and diverse range of different poetic forms and styles including riddles, limericks, sonnets, haiku, cinquains, acrostics, epitaphs, shape poems, alphabet poems, conversations, diaries, monologues, lists, word play and poems that play with sound and invent new or nonsense words. Each collection is available as both a pupil reader and as a Big Book. The readers contain all the material in the Big Book plus some additional material, for example additional poems or full versions of poems that appear as extracts in the Big Book. What Kind of Poem 1 contains the following poems: Riddle by Michaela Morgan Squeezes by Brian Patten We Want to Wear Our Wellies by Dave Ward There’s a Hole in My Pants by John Foster Down in the Hollow by Michaela Morgan Animal Riddles by Marian Swinger November Night Countdown by Moira Andrew How to Tell a Klotz from a Glotz by Dr Seuss Topsy-Turvy Land by HE Wilkinson A is for… by Lucy Coats Fireworks! by Judith Nicholls There are 3 levels in each strand, corresponding to Years 1/2 , Years 3/4 and Years 5/6. The poems have been carefully chosen to appeal to the age ranges. The collections meet the range of objectives for poetry and the National Literacy Strategy as specified in the Literacy Framework. They have been selected by David Orme and Brian Moses, two well-known children’s poets. Each level is accompanied by Teacher’s Notes that link poems to objectives in the National Literacy Framework, providing creative teaching ideas and photocopiable Activity Masters. There are two other strands in the Spotlight on Poetry series: ‘Poems Around the World’, and ‘Classic Poems’.Brain Moses lives in Sussex
David Orme lives in Hampshire
They are both well-known children’s poets who spend a lot of their time performing and running poetry workshops in schools around the country.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780003103427 |
| ISBN 10 | 0003103420 |
| Title | What Kind of Poem? 1 |
| Author | Brian Moses |
| Series | Spotlight On Poetry |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 1999-09-20 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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