Easy Poems - Creative Responses
Brian McGuire
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- Suitable for KS3 and KS4
- Opportunities for group and individual work
A wealth of ideas
Fundamental to student development is creativity. This pack is designed to develop students' ability to respond to a stimulus, create and then share their ideas.
Ideal for English and Drama
Easy Poems – Creative Responses is intended for use in English and Drama lessons. The poems have been specifically created so that they:
- are easy to understand
- will be enjoyed
- will appeal to and catch the imagination of students at KS3 or 4.
Valuable support materials
Each poem is accompanied by an amusing cartoon and a lesson framework which will allow students to:
- respond to the content of the poem
- develop ideas on the poem’s theme
- create an appropriate method of presentation for their own ideas.
The tasks encourage group work as well as offering opportunities for the development of individual work. The pack offers an ideal support to Drama and English at Key Stages 3 and 4.
Note that this product is also available as part of the Digital Library for Drama KS3.
Contents
Introduction for teachers
Introduction for students
Section 1: The poems
- Noisy smells and smirks
- No idea
- I was so proud to be in the school play
- In my shoes
- Spell right
- Some teachers
- I taught Claire
- Disassembly
- Gasping
- 14 and in love
- Marvin writes a poem
- My mobile phone
- Us and them
- Chatterbox
- Time
- All for one Mrs Green
- After the war
- Eye up
- Black and white
- Wearing thin
Section 2: Follow-up work
- Noisy smells and smirks
- No idea
- I was so proud to be in the school play
- In my shoes
- Spell right
- Some teachers
- I taught Claire
- Disassembly
- Gasping
- 14 and in love
- Marvin writes a poem
- My mobile phone
- Us and them
- Chatterbox
- Time
- All for one Mrs Green
- After the war
- Eye up
- Black and white
- Wearing thin
Student worksheet
Definitions of drama skills/techniques
About the author
Brian McGuire is a deputy headteacher at Bedford High School in Leigh, Lancashire. He has a great deal of experience as an Arts/Drama consultant and as a senior examiner for Drama. He is recognised as one of the country’s leading authorities on Drama.
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