Words That Paint Pictures: Poetry Vocabulary

Reading - comprehension

“Listening to and discussing a wide range of fiction, poetry, plays, non-fiction and reference books or textbooks”

Each frame asks for a line of poetry, so pupils talk about how a poet would use the word.

Reading - comprehension

“Discussing words and phrases that capture the reader's interest and imagination”

All four words are chosen for the picture they paint, and the drawing box makes pupils show that picture.

Reading - comprehension

“Checking that the text makes sense to them, discussing their understanding and explaining the meaning of words in context”

The definition boxes for bellow, delicate and scurry.

Reading - comprehension

“Identifying how language, structure, and presentation contribute to meaning”

The synonyms boxes, where pupils compare how a word like scamper or scuttle changes a line that uses scurry.