ST MICHAELS PRIMARY SCHOOL VISUALISER LESSON YEAR 4 ENGLISH

Learning Objectives
I am learning to identify powerful vocabulary to create evocative description
I am learning to turn key words and phrases into a poem
Lesson Activities
Shared reading of p 141-142 of The Silver Sword using visualiser. Involve the
pupils in highlighting all the descriptive language, imagery and adjectives using
the visualiser. Explain importance of choosing powerful vocabulary to create
evocative description.

On IWB, demonstration writing of a narrative poem using the highlighted imagery

to create a piece of poetry evoking the canoe journey over the rapids.

Supported work – individuals repeat highlighting of imagery for pages 18-19 (to
"spring leaves") and then classify into nouns, adjectives, adverbs and verbs as a
group

Paired work – repeat highlighting of imagery for pages 18-19 (to "spring leaves")
and turn the highlighted words and phrases into their own poem to evoke Warsaw
in war time. (ext - experiment with repetition, alliteration and varied line lengths)

Bring class back together – Use visualiser for children to display and read poems
created. Demonstrate improving poems in pupil's book using visualised image to
change rhythm and vocabulary precision – use opportunity to emphasize
importance of choosing key vocabulary when creating good description.
How did the visualiser support and extend the learning in the lesson?
In the shared work, the visualiser allowed a precise display of the pages from the
book rather than a typed up version displayed on the IWB that I would have
normally used. This allowed the children to locate more precisely words being
highlighted and also saved considerable preparation time.

In the plenary, the use of the visualiser to edit and improve writing on screen is a
highly effective way of teaching pupils how to edit their own work. Without a
visualiser, this could not be done instantaneously as a whole class.

Using Imagemate for

Presentation to display
visualised image with
on screen remote
control