Explain the way authors use sound and imagery to create meaning and effect in poetry
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This unit invites students in Years 3-6 to explore how imagery, symbolism and connotation shape meaning in stories. Using Leila and the Blue...
This unit introduces students to a number of literary devices, develop their skills in writing poetry, while fostering an interest in its va...
This presentation will walk your students through year 5 poetry, showing them how to recognise the difference between different forms as wel...
The Leila and the Blue Fox & Migrants Suggested Answers booklet offers sample responses for all key activities across the unit. These includ...
These differentiated worksheets explore how colour impacts meaning, mood and symbolism in storytelling. Aligned to Leila and the Blue Fox an...
This worksheet guides students to explore the symbolic meaning of animals in literature and film. Students analyse the role of the fox in Le...
This worksheet helps students analyse visual storytelling in the short film Migrants. Through structured observation, symbolism identificati...
This worksheet set helps students in Years 3-6 compare symbols from Leila and the Blue Fox with those in other texts or films. Through scaff...
This worksheet introduces the concept of symbolism through imagination and discussion. Without relying on text or visuals, students explore...
The Teaching Notes page supports the implementation of the Leila and the Blue Fox & Migrants Imagery and Symbolism Unit for Years 3-6. It ou...
The Leila and the Blue Fox & Migrants unit title page introduces students to the theme of visual storytelling through rich imagery, symbolis...
The Suggested Answers booklet provides clear sample responses for all core activities in the Just Tricking! Narrative Writing Unit. It offer...
The Extension Task Cards provide engaging enrichment activities for the Just Tricking! Narrative Writing Unit. Each card offers a creative c...
These paragraph planners support students to structure clear, engaging paragraphs in prank narratives. They guide sentence order, voice, and...
This reflection sheet guides students to identify strengths and areas for growth in their writing, provide constructive feedback to peers, a...
The assessment rubric provides a 5-point scale for evaluating students’ summative tasks in the Just Tricking! Narrative Writing Unit. It cov...
This final challenge lets students showcase their learning by creating a sequel, analysing humour style, or designing a comic-strip version...
This final challenge lets students showcase their learning by creating a sequel, analysing humour style, or designing a comic-strip version...
This worksheet helps students practice improving their stories by experimenting with different words and dialogue inspired by the Humour Hac...
This partner checklist supports peer feedback by prompting students to look for clarity, humour, and areas to improve in each other’s storie...
These tip sheets explain age-appropriate humour techniques to help students identify, discuss, and use them in their writing. Each chart sho...
This editing checklist helps students revise their prank stories for clarity, pacing, and humour. It guides them to self-assess sentence flo...
This worksheet guides students to explore how changing the narrator’s point of view can shift humour and meaning. Students practise rewritin...
This tip sheet guides students through the typical Just Tricking! story format. It breaks down the narrative structure into three clear part...
These scaffolded narrative planners helps students organise prank stories in the Just Tricking! style. It guides them to plan a clear orient...
This worksheet helps students explore the main character’s traits in Just Tricking!, compare motivations and choices, and write a diary entr...
This worksheet helps students identify and analyse different humour techniques in a Just Tricking!-style passage, rewrite it to increase its...
This worksheet helps students identify and understand different types of humour used in Just Tricking!. Students practise rewriting a passag...
This worksheet guides students to plan and write their own short prank story, following Andy Griffiths’ Just Tricking! style — using clear n...
This worksheet helps students practise rewriting a prank scene from Just Tricking! in a completely different style. It teaches them to spot...
This set teaches students how to break down a narrative into key parts, rewrite scenes in a new style, and plan their own short stories insp...
This set supports students to collect and use key words from 'Just Tricking', building a rich word wall that enhances their funny storytelli...
This worksheet set helps students learn about Andy Griffiths (the author) and Terry Denton (the illustrator). Students discover how they wor...
This set of worksheets helps students examine the book cover and title of 'Just Tricking', encouraging them to make predictions about the pl...
The Teaching Notes page supports delivery of the Just Tricking! Narrative Writing Unit for Years 3–6. It outlines the lesson sequence, curri...
This title page introduces the multi-age Year 3–6 unit Just Tricking! – Narrative Writing with Humour. It provides a clear visual overview o...
In this worksheet, students are scaffolded on the way to writing haiku. Encourage your students to share their work after they’re finished,...
In this worksheet, students are scaffolded on the way to writing limericks. Encourage your students to share their work after they’re finish...
In this worksheet, students are asked to write rhyming couplets using given sets of words. It is a part of a larger unit that introduces...
In this worksheet, students lean about onomatopoeia. It is a part of a larger unit that introduces students to a number of literary devic...
In this worksheet, students look for internal rhyme, including in Edgar Allen Poe’s ‘The Raven’. It is a part of a larger unit that intro...
In this worksheet, students are asked to come up with three rhymes for a list of words these can be shared in groups or as a class at the en...
In this worksheet, students are asked to identify the rhyme scheme in a pair of poems. It is a part of a larger unit that introduces stud...
In this worksheet, students identify the rhythm in a pair of Robert Louis Stevenson Poems. It is a part of a larger unit that introduces...
In this worksheet, students take a closer look at personification. It is a part of a larger unit that introduces students to a number of...
This student card is designed to be a personal reference to students during the poetry unit and beyond. It is a part of a larger unit tha...
Classroom posters highlighting the different parts of poetry, with examples of each poetry element. A great resource to accompany the Year 5...
This colourful side show alley themed poster has been designed to illustrate the meaning of alliteration and provide simple examples.
This resource was created to define and provide examples of the various language devices used to create poetry and prose.
Poetry Purrfection is a rotation activity designed to consolidate the understanding of poetic devices such as onomatopoeia, alliteration and...
This game was created to assist upper primary students in consolidating knowledge of Poetic Devices. It is a group game for up to 5 players...
This 4-page worksheet provides a detailed explanation of personification in poetry along with student activities designed to reinforce under...
This worksheet looks at how rhythm is used in texts to emphasise words and syllables. Answer sheet included.
This poetry pack is a resource that we know will become a huge favourite. It contains a 'how-to' guide on 6 different forms of poetry includ...
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