| Lesson objectives |
Identification of literary techniques
Interpretation of texts
Personal responses to extracts |
| Key terms |
Metaphor, simile, graphic imagery |
| Starter |
Reading of a lighthouse poem ... for example
The Lighthouse by Raymond Wilson |
| Development |
In pairs, students tackle the techniques of the poem by responding to tasks on the worksheet and filling in the boxes. |
| Secondary development |
Teacher reads the poem On Drowning [an extract from Richard III by Shakespeare] and explains that this is a more graphic representation of sea-life. The students should use the following prompts to think about the poem [using the worksheet to prompt ideas].
- How is the graphic representation achieved?
- What are the techniques used?
Teacher lists the positive and negative words, and record ideas on board or flip chart. |
| Plenary |
Teacher asks the students what they learned about sea and sea-life from the two poems, and to record their ideas - dangerous, comforting, relaxing, threatening etc. |
| Homework |
Students to write a postcard home about an experience by the sea [can be positive or negative opinion writing]. |
