teaching resource

Exploring Poetry Worksheet - Storytelling

  • Updated

    Updated:  14 Jun 2023

A worksheet to help students understand storytelling through poetry.

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  3 Pages

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  3 - 4

Curriculum

  • VC2E3LA03

    Describe how different types of texts across the curriculum have different language features and structures depending on purposes <ul> <li>identifying the stages of a basic argument such as introduction, argument 1, argument 2 and conclusion</li> <li>describing the typical text structure and language features of factual recounts, autobiographies, information reports, narratives, personal responses to literary texts (with reasons), sequential explanations, verse poetry and simple arguments, and describing their purposes</li> </ul>

  • VC2E3LE03

    Discuss how an author uses language and illustrations to build plots and portray characters and settings in literary texts, and explore how mood is created through settings and events <ul> <li>identifying and discussing how the use of descriptive language creates setting, influences atmosphere and draws readers into events that follow, for example ‘The castle loomed dark and forbidding.’</li> <li>discussing the language used to describe the traits of characters in stories, their actions and motivations, for example ‘Dev was so lonely; he desperately wanted a pet, so he hatched a plan to get what he wanted.’</li> </ul>

  • VC2E3LY07

    Read different types of texts using phonic, semantic and grammatical knowledge to read accurately and fluently for meaning, re-reading and self-correcting when required <ul> <li>using phonic knowledge, word knowledge, vocabulary and grammatical knowledge to read unknown words</li> <li>reading a wider range of texts from different learning areas, including chapter books and informative texts</li> </ul>

  • VC2E4LA03

    Describe how different types of texts across the curriculum have different language features and are typically organised into characteristic stages depending on purposes <ul> <li>identifying the typical stages and language features of texts such as narratives, factual recounts, imaginative recounts, biographies, information reports, explanations, book talks, poetry and arguments for a particular purpose</li> <li>understanding how and why text structure is important in texts such as sequential and causal explanations, and comparative and part-whole information reports</li> <li>recognising that poems have different purposes that influence the organisation of the text into characteristic stages, for example poems that tell stories, poems that describe and poems that reflect on aspects of life</li> <li>recognising the difference between a text’s form (such as a poster, email or list) and its organisation into stages, depending on its social purpose</li> </ul>

  • VC2E4LY06

    Read different types of texts, integrating phonic, semantic and grammatical knowledge to read accurately and fluently for meaning, re-reading and self-correcting when needed <ul> <li>reading increasingly complex texts using established word identification strategies, knowledge of the topic and understanding of text structure and language features</li> </ul>

  • VC2E4LY08

    Identify the characteristic features used in different types of texts to meet the purpose and audience of the text <ul> <li>identifying how authors use language to create imaginary worlds</li> <li>identifying how authors use techniques, such as headings, italics and bold text, to support readers or viewers to navigate specific texts</li> <li>identifying visual features such as images and layout used in informative texts to complement, add to or shape understanding of a topic</li> </ul>

teaching resource

Exploring Poetry Worksheet - Storytelling

  • Updated

    Updated:  14 Jun 2023

A worksheet to help students understand storytelling through poetry.

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  3 Pages

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  3 - 4

A worksheet to help students understand storytelling through poetry.

Use this teaching resource when studying poetry in your classroom.

Students read the poem Tilly the Tiger, then investigate the narrative elements of setting, characterisation, plot development and mood within the poem.

Answers for teachers are also provided.

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