Narrative poems include old epics, lays and ballads. Onomatopoeia is when a word sounds like what it means. Additional resources supplied to extend the activity, should you want to. Narrative poems are a special type of poem that tells a story. Here youll find a collection of almost 60 muchloved poems for key stage 2 pupils. Take literacy lessons a step further by teaching ks2 children to narrative poems with this engaging powerpoint ideal for introducing the topic. Lesson plans include a mixture of dictionary vocabulary work, ict tasks, oral presentation tasks, comprehension tasks and much more.
How to write a narrative poem includes lesson plan and powerpoint presentation plus a planning sheet for pupils. Narrative poetry the highwayman teaching resources. A narrative poem is a type of poem that tells a story. Teaching activities and resources to aid in the teaching of narrative poetry.
Narrative poetry was used in ancient times as a means of passing down important stories. Use noun phrases and fronted adverbials, also pronouns. This planning is in line with the new primary strategy framework. Ogden nash, lewis caroll, edward lear, alfred noyes, hilaire belloc. Suggested theme weve based our plan on is monster poetry. I love to use the raven as the poem for my narrative poetry units as an alternative or addition to the highwayman. In the terms of narrative poetry, a romance is a narrative poem that tells a story of chivalry. Narrative poem examples and definition of narrative poem. These poems have been borrowed from oral poetic narratives from different cultures. Features of a narrative poem year 5 the butterfly lion planning ks2.
From rhythmic ballads to long epics to short narrative poems for kids, dive into all the. There are also 12 classic poems including jabberwocky and the jumblies read by actors maxine peake and julian rhindtutt. Many people did not how to read and write and captivating stories told rhythmically, with repetition and rhymes were a way to ensure. Not only does this resource include six wellknown narrative poems in full, each one comes with a set of followup activities designed to test childrens knowledge of the poem and its features. Narrative poetry year 4 english planning hamilton trust. The raven edgar allen poe ks2 i love to use the raven as the poem for my narrative poetry units as an alternative or addition to the highwayman once upon a midnight dreary, while i pondered, weak and weary. Ks2 english poems learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers. Here is a list of 19 more narrative poems from ancient to modern, short to booklength for. Ks2 narrative poems powerpoint primary resource twinkl. Teach your children about acrostic poetry, haiku poems, narrative poetry and free verse.
The booklength work is drawn from medieval writings by sir thomas malory. Read and talk about the poem willow pattern by tony mitton. The collection includes poems by wellknown contemporary childrens poets who introduce and read a selection of their work. Narrative poems are one of the oldest forms of poetry and indeed all literature. Analyse the features of a narrative poem with your year 5 class using the complete lesson plan, slides and printable resources which come in this ks2 lesson. This book list aims to provide you with a starting point for building your own banks. Find out about narrative poems, a type of poem that tells a story.