RIC-0205 Discovering Poetry

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These poems are about Themes Style Curriculum Links moving home, changing school and making new friends belonging, change, loss, adapting to new circumstances narratives—one in monologue form Narrative poems tell or recite a story (My Friend). A monologue is speech addressed to oneself. It states or clarifies feelings and opinions (Moving). Both poems are about change, adjustment, endings and beginnings. society and environment – experiencing a new culture health – friendship Page 27 1. friendly, bright, helpful, dependable, sociable, clever, confident 2. This person is angry at her/his parents. Doesn’t want to leave home, friends and school. He/She is feeling unsettled and anxious. 3. Positive attitudes to school 4. Teacher check 5. Parents should have asked him/her how he/she felt, before selling the house, which is an important part of his/her security. 6. a b c d – lines one and three rhyme, as do lines two and four. 7. Teacher check 8. Teacher check 9. (a) drey (b) igloo (c) den/earth (d) lodge/teepee/wigwam (e) eyrie (f) shell (g) lodge (h) form • What does it feel like to move away from everything familiar? Brainstorm words to describe feelings. What adjustments would you need to make if you were moving to a new country? (language, diet, customs, shopping). What challenges face immigrant children settling into a new school? What behaviour is helpful to them? Small-group Work • Students design an ideal bedroom, deciding what it would contain. They should justify all the contents in terms of their activities and present their joint decisions to the class. Individual Writing ©R.I.C. Publications Low Resolution Images Display Copy • Students write a page recalling or imagining their own experiences of moving. Ask them if they had to move home and leave friends behind, would their feelings be similar to those expressed in Moving? Or would they be glad to leave? • Ask students what it is about Emma that makes other people like her. Who do they admire? Students can then write a paragraph explaining why. They should give the person a fictitious name, to protect his or her privacy. • Use anthologies of poetry in the school library to find two other poems with similar themes. Students can write a paragraph comparing the way each poet has tackled the theme. Create a class poster using the paired titles of all the poems with similar themes that the class can find. Ask the school librarian to help by making these poetry books available for use by the class during a set period. R.I.C. Publications www.ricgroup.com.au 25 Discovering Poetry ISBN 978-1-86311-834-7
My Friend is a short narrative that tells a story. Moving is a monologue—a speech made by one person that expresses an idea or feelings. Both poems are about change, adapting, partings, endings, new beginnings and the feelings that accompany all the changes that go with moving. My Friend She started after term began But she soon fitted in When others tried to mimic her She kept a friendly grin She didn’t wear the latest gear To her it didn’t matter She didn’t join in the gossip But was always pleased to natter She started coming first in class And no-one seemed to mind The boys were even pleasant Though she left them far behind Now she’s the one who others choose When they are picking teams And everyone asks Emma For new fund-raising schemes Her smile is always ready I’ve never seen her cry She tells me that she does, sometimes, But doesn’t tell me why It didn’t take me long to learn On her I could depend And I can say I’m really proud That Emma is my friend Moving I don’t want to move I like our house. It’s cool All my friends live near I even like my school You went ahead and did it! You sold my history You didn’t ask me how I felt Just said how it would be I’ve grown up in this bedroom It’s where I want to stay I don’t want to make new friends In some place miles away Don’t say how great it’s going to be In a new house somewhere I won’t go. No! I will not go! You’ll have to leave me here ©R.I.C. Publications Low Resolution Images Display Copy R.I.C. Publications www.ricgroup.com.au 26 Discovering Poetry ISBN 978-1-86311-834-7
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