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THEATRE have joined forces with KATE SCOTT (prize-winning poet regularly
heard on Radio 4's 'Poetry
Please')
to create
Finding
poetry, a fun packed,
dynamically interactive workshop for all primary school children.
Our
unique approach combines the energy of a drama class with the wonder of
finding out just how exciting poetry can be.
Come
with us as we discover a whole new world of language, expression and
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Learning
Points
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Poems
can be fun and easy to create. They are for everyone to enjoy.
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Poems
can take on many different forms and we can use different methods to
create them. We give children exciting, practical exercises that build
on their knowledge and understanding of the basic components of poetry
(similes, metaphors, alliteration, assonance, onomatopoeia). The
workshops explore the difference between literal and figurative
language.
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Using
our imagination is fun. Poetry allows us to express ourselves in
exciting new ways, exploring all our senses.
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Words
can affect mood and atmosphere, changing the way we feel as well as the
way we think. Poetry can make us learn to look at the world from a
different point of view.
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Poetry
can be found in everyday life. We can find examples of poetry all around
us, from what we read in newspapers to the words on the back of cereal
packets.
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Workshop
Structure
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Introduction:
‘Getting To Know You’ using rhyming and rhythm games.
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Exercises
on images and sounds.
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Introduce
terms involved in creating a poem, the complexity of which will vary
according to year group.
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Children
are encouraged to create their own poems.
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Poems
by children’s writers are read and performed (which ones do we like
best and why).
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