A fun writing lesson for grade 3-6 to develop students’ ability to use repetition to write a list poem. Michael Rosen’s poem ‘Don’t’ is used to inspire students’ writing as they think about some rules they would like to change.

3 Lessons

Grade: 3-6

Writing Poetry With Michael Rosen

This series of lessons will expose students to the wonderful world of poetry using the work of Michael Rosen. Three of Michael Rosen’s poems (‘Don’t’, ‘Where Broccoli Comes From’ and ‘Chocolate Cake’) are used to inspire students’ writing and spark creativity. Students will explore repetition as a poetic device, develop their ability to tell a story through poetry, and practise reading poetry aloud using expression. These lessons can be taught separately, but work well as a sequence and deep exploration of Michael Rosen’s work.

A fun writing lesson for grade 3-6 to develop students’ ability to use repetition to write a list poem. Michael Rosen’s poem ‘Don’t’ is used to inspire students’ writing as they think about some rules they would like to change.

3 Lessons

Grade: 3-6

Writing Poetry With Michael Rosen

This series of lessons will expose students to the wonderful world of poetry using the work of Michael Rosen. Three of Michael Rosen’s poems (‘Don’t’, ‘Where Broccoli Comes From’ and ‘Chocolate Cake’) are used to inspire students’ writing and spark creativity. Students will explore repetition as a poetic device, develop their ability to tell a story through poetry, and practise reading poetry aloud using expression. These lessons can be taught separately, but work well as a sequence and deep exploration of Michael Rosen’s work.

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Essential Question/s

How can I use Michael Rosen’s poetry to inspire my own?

General Capabilities

Literacy
Critical and Creative thinking

Lessons

3 Lessons

Lesson 1

A fun writing lesson for grade 3-6 to develop students’ ability to use repetition to write a list poem. Michael Rosen’s poem ‘Don’t’ is used to inspire students’ writing as they think about some rules they would like to change.

Lesson
Writing

Writing Poetry - List Poems

Grades: 3-6

Can use repetition to create a list poem.

Lesson 2

A fun writing lesson for grade 3-6 to develop students’ ability to write poetry that tells a story. Michael Rosen’s poem ‘Where Broccoli Comes From’ is used to inspire students’ writing as they come up with their own entertaining origin story about a vegetable of their choice, and then practise using expression as they present to the class.

Lesson
Writing

Writing Poetry - Silly Story Poems

Grades: 3-6

Can tell a silly story in a poem.

Lesson 3

A fun writing lesson for grade 3-6 to develop students’ ability to write narrative poetry. Michael Rosen’s poem ‘Chocolate Cake’ is used to inspire students’ writing as they come up with either their own version of the poem, or consider the perspective of Michael’s mother retelling the events. Students then practice using expression as they read their poem aloud.

Lesson
Writing

Writing Poetry - Narrative Poems

Grades: 3-6

To write a narrative poem.

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