Poetry writing lesson for KS3 students that focuses on form and structure - the sonnet (Shakespearean sonnet). Students explore William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 and how the writer uses a sonnet structure, including alternate rhyme, rhyming couplets, a rhyme scheme and a volta, before creating their own short poems on a person that they respect, using the multiple model examples provided in the lesson to help them use the form and structure effectively.
Together we explore the use of structural devices and how they convey the writer’s thoughts and feelings to the reader, including the effects they can have on a reader.
Students use these examples, as well as success criteria, to create their own sonnets. The resource includes differentiated/adaptive learning strategies to ensure all students are making excellent progress. Students then peer assess their poems based on the success criteria.
Poetry writing is a creative and engaging way to help students understand and analyse poetry, which is so essential for GCSE English Literature study and exams.
This lesson will be part of a full unit on writing poetry that will explore language, structure, form, effects, imagery, messages and more.
Have a query or question? Get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk
Available as part of a Poetry Writing KS3 Complete Teaching Pack:
Poetry writing lesson for KS3 students that focuses on form and structure - the sonnet (Shakespearean sonnet). Students explore William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 and how the writer uses a sonnet structure, including alternate rhyme, rhyming couplets, a rhyme scheme and a volta, before creating their own short poems on a person that they respect, using the multiple model examples provided in the lesson to help them use the form and structure effectively.
Together we explore the use of structural devices and how they convey the writer’s thoughts and feelings to the reader, including the effects they can have on a reader.
Students use these examples, as well as success criteria, to create their own sonnets. The resource includes differentiated/adaptive learning strategies to ensure all students are making excellent progress. Students then peer assess their poems based on the success criteria.
Poetry writing is a creative and engaging way to help students understand and analyse poetry, which is so essential for GCSE English Literature study and exams.
This lesson will be part of a full unit on writing poetry that will explore language, structure, form, effects, imagery, messages and more.
Have a query or question? Get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk
Available as part of a Poetry Writing KS3 Complete Teaching Pack:
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