Unit 9
Learn to spell these words with silent letters Silent h choir honour hour school technical what when Silent k knee knew knife knock knot knowledge knuckle
Silent t catch ditch fasten listen match scratch watch
Silent l calf calm could
half talk walk would
Writing: an animal poem 1 Think of an animal you know well or find information about an animal in a book. Make notes about it in a word web. Use the words in brackets as your headings. • Where does it live? ( habitat ) • How does it move? ( movement ) • What does it eat? ( diet ) • What sounds does it make? ( communicate ) 2 Verbs describing movement slide slither
dart dive flap flit flutter leap pad pounce race scamper
Think of words and phrases to use in your poem. • Make up at least two similes to describe your animal. • Think of two or three onomatopoeic words to describe the sounds it makes. • Make up two alliterative phrases. 3 Write the first draft of your poem. • Use strong verbs. Use noun phrases and adjectival phrases. • Use your best similes, onomatopoeia and alliteration. 4 Revise your poem. • Have you created a clear and vivid picture of your animal? • Will your poem be better if you change, add or take away any of the words?
soar stalk stamp strut swoop waddle wriggle
Type your poem. Change words and move them about. Experiment with different fonts.
• Make changes to improve your poem. • Check your punctuation and spelling.
5 Write or print a neat illustrated copy of your poem. 6 Create a class anthology of animal poems, electronically or on paper. Make a title page and a list of contents. Make it available for others to read. • If possible, give students access to books about animals so that they can research their animal. DA Support students by providing a structure for the poem, e.g. begin every line with the name of the animal. Or tell students to write an acrostic poem in which the first letters of each line spell the animal’s name. • Portfolio: With individual students, look at this and other poems they have written. Invite them to assess their own progress and help them to choose which to include in their portfolios.
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