Word Meaning in Context: Poetry Focus

Reading - comprehension

“Continuing to read and discuss an increasingly wide range of fiction, poetry, plays, non-fiction and reference books or textbooks”

The sheet gives pupils the vocabulary they need to talk about poems, starting from a model line of imagery.

Reading - comprehension

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

The Connotation frame asks pupils to separate the feeling of a word from its dictionary meaning.

Reading - comprehension

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

The Imagery example shows how precise adjectives and verbs change a plain line.

Reading - comprehension

“Discuss and evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader”

The Metaphor and Personification frames ask pupils to tell figurative lines apart from literal ones.

Reading - comprehension

“Provide reasoned justifications for their views.”

Each non-example box asks pupils to say why a line falls outside the term, such as a simile under Metaphor.