The W.A.L.Ts (We Are Learning To) for our Poetry unit this Term were:

• Write a poem using similes to support and emphasise your message.
• Write an acrostic poem using alliteration.
• Write a palindrome poem using onomatopoeias.
• Write a cinquain poem using verbs, adjectives and nouns correctly.
• Recite our poems fluently and with expression to our buddy class.

Yellow Hat Thinking (Positive Reflections):

1. Finding Poetry examples on the net supported the teaching of new poetry forms.
2. The use of visual images on our class W.A.L.Ts (I found these easily using a ‘Google Image’ search)
3. Teaching a variety of poems meant that students learnt and experiemented with different poems.
4. The students were encouraged to keep an “Ideas Book” which enabled them to run with an idea when it was time to write.
5. Sharing our poems with our buddy class via a web conference meant that our students had a live audience.
6. Recording our spoken poems onto a voicethread meant that others could listen and our successful poems were celebrated!

What have you done to make your poetry units successful?

What other ICT tools could be used to enhance a unit like this?