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Grade 7 Unit 1 Lesson 5 Handouts

The document outlines a lesson plan focused on reading, analyzing, and writing poetry, specifically featuring the poem 'Pets Control' by Benjamin Zephaniah. It includes vocabulary definitions, plural rules, and a SMILE analysis framework for understanding poetry. Additionally, it introduces the concept of graphic poetry and encourages students to engage with literary devices and their meanings.

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Grade 7 Unit 1 Lesson 5 Handouts

The document outlines a lesson plan focused on reading, analyzing, and writing poetry, specifically featuring the poem 'Pets Control' by Benjamin Zephaniah. It includes vocabulary definitions, plural rules, and a SMILE analysis framework for understanding poetry. Additionally, it introduces the concept of graphic poetry and encourages students to engage with literary devices and their meanings.

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AGENDA

1.) Reading: Pets Control

2.) SMILE poem analysis


POETRY 3.) Writing: Graphic Poetry
Unit 1 Lesson 5

VOCABULARY VOCABULARY
fandango (n) a silly action

creature (n) living thing, real or imaginary, that can move around
fandango
attitude (n) feeling or opinion about something or someone
to reflect (v) to think carefully, especially about possibilities and opinions fad creature
to gaze (v) to look at something or someone for a long time

civilised (adj) acting in a way that is polite, calm, and responsible


novelist attitude
foundation (n) organization that helps others by giving money and support to people in the
community
cartoonist (n) someone who draws cartoons
novelist (n) someone who writes novels cartoonist to reflect
fad (n) style or activity that has become popular very quickly and will probably not last foundation civilised to gaze
long; a craze

PLURALS PLURALS
Most nouns can Most nouns can
be changed to a be changed to a
plural form by plural form by
adding an s to the adding an s to the
end of the word. end of the word.

Can you think of any examples?

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PLURALS PLURAL RULES
Cookie = Cookies A singular noun ending
House = Houses in s, x, z, ch, sh makes
the plural by adding -es.
Dog = Dogs

Can you think of any examples?

PLURAL RULES PLURAL RULES


Box = Boxes A singular noun ending
Lunch = Lunches in y names the plural
by dropping the y and
Dish = Dishes adding -ies.

Can you think of any examples?

PLURAL RULES PLURAL RULES


Pony = Ponies A singular noun
ending in f makes the
Factory = Factories plural by dropping
Story = Stories the f and adding -ves.

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PLURAL RULES PLURAL RULES
A singular noun
ending in f makes the Calf = Calves
plural by dropping the
f and adding -ves. Leaf = Leaves

Can you think of any examples?

QUIZ TIME! QUIZ TIME!


What is the plural of fly? What is the plural of fly?

Quiz Time! Quiz Time!

QUIZ TIME! QUIZ TIME!


What is the plural of witch What is the plural of witch

Quiz Time! Quiz Time!

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QUIZ TIME! QUIZ TIME!
What is the plural of leaf? What is the plural of leaf?

Quiz Time! Quiz Time!

Let's Listen To A Poem While We're Listening

We are about to listen Follow along in your


to a poem called, "The workbook. Underline or
Torch". It will be
performed by the highlight any literary
writer of the poem, devices that you see in
Michael Rosen. the poem.

The Torch
Search The Poem: By Michael Rosen

Take a few minutes to What literary devices did you find?


check in with a partner.
Look at the poem
together and finish
underlining or
highlighting the literary
devices.

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The Torch The Torch
By Michael Rosen By Michael Rosen

Repetition Alliteration
• big box
• torch
• waterproof • waterproof. Wow!
• under • search for
• broken shipwrecks
• ruin • deep-sea diving

The Torch The Torch


By Michael Rosen By Michael Rosen

Onomatopoeia Did you find any other devices?


• bang

• blabber

Let's PARTS OF A POEM REVIEW


Read Do you remember the parts of a poem?
Let's review with a quiz before we read!
We're about to read a
poem called, "Pets
Control". This poem was
written by poet Benjamin
Zephaniah.

Textbook page 128

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Pet's Control Pet's Control
By Benjamin Zephaniah By Benjamin Zephaniah
We moved into a house We moved into a house
We kicked de animals out, We kicked de animals out,
Den we got our pets Den we got our pets
An signed on at de vets, An signed on at de vets,
We den called wild life We den called wild life
strays strays
Zoos captured dem, Zoos captured dem,
We gazed, We gazed,
Wild life made great TV, Wild life made great TV,
How civilised were we? How civilised were we?

Textbook page 128 activity 1 Textbook page 128 activity 1

Pet's Control TITLE Pet's Control


By Benjamin Zephaniah By Benjamin Zephaniah
We moved into a house We moved into a house
We kicked de animals out, We kicked de animals out,
Den we got our pets Den we got our pets
An signed on at de vets, An signed on at de vets,
We den called wild life We den called wild life
strays strays
Zoos captured dem, Zoos captured dem,
We gazed, We gazed,
Wild life made great TV, Wild life made great TV,
How civilised were we? How civilised were we?

Textbook page 128 activity 1 Textbook page 128 activity 1

TITLE Pet's Control TITLE Pet's Control


By Benjamin Zephaniah By Benjamin Zephaniah AUTHOR
We moved into a house We moved into a house
We kicked de animals out, We kicked de animals out,
Den we got our pets Den we got our pets
An signed on at de vets, An signed on at de vets,
We den called wild life We den called wild life
strays strays
Zoos captured dem, Zoos captured dem,
We gazed, We gazed,
Wild life made great TV, Wild life made great TV,
How civilised were we? How civilised were we?

Textbook page 128 activity 1 Textbook page 128 activity 1

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TITLE Pet's Control TITLE Pet's Control
By Benjamin Zephaniah AUTHOR By Benjamin Zephaniah AUTHOR
We moved into a house We moved into a house
We kicked de animals out, We kicked de animals out,
Den we got our pets Den we got our pets
An signed on at de vets, An signed on at de vets,
We den called wild life We den called wild life
strays strays
Zoos captured dem, Zoos captured dem,
We gazed, We gazed,
Wild life made great TV, Wild life made great TV,
How civilised were we? How civilised were we?

Textbook page 128 activity 1 Textbook page 128 activity 1

TITLE Pet's Control TITLE Pet's Control


By Benjamin Zephaniah AUTHOR By Benjamin Zephaniah AUTHOR
We moved into a house We moved into a house
LINE We kicked de animals out, LINE We kicked de animals out,
Den we got our pets Den we got our pets
An signed on at de vets, An signed on at de vets,
We den called wild life We den called wild life
strays strays
Zoos captured dem, Zoos captured dem,
We gazed, We gazed,
Wild life made great TV, Wild life made great TV,
How civilised were we? How civilised were we?

Textbook page 128 activity 1 Textbook page 128 activity 1

TITLE Pet's Control TITLE Pet's Control


By Benjamin Zephaniah AUTHOR By Benjamin Zephaniah AUTHOR
We moved into a house We moved into a house
LINE We kicked de animals out, LINE We kicked de animals out,
Den we got our pets Den we got our pets
An signed on at de vets, COUPLET An signed on at de vets, COUPLET
We den called wild life We den called wild life
strays strays
Zoos captured dem, Zoos captured dem,
We gazed, We gazed,
Wild life made great TV, Wild life made great TV,
How civilised were we? How civilised were we?

Textbook page 128 activity 1 Textbook page 128 activity 1

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TITLE Pet's Control Do you notice any
words you don't
Pet's Control
By Benjamin Zephaniah AUTHOR know? By Benjamin Zephaniah
We moved into a house We moved into a house
LINE We kicked de animals out, We kicked de animals out,
Den we got our pets Den we got our pets
An signed on at de vets, COUPLET An signed on at de vets,
We den called wild life We den called wild life
strays strays
Zoos captured dem, Zoos captured dem,
We gazed, We gazed,
Wild life made great TV, Wild life made great TV,
How civilised were we? STANZA How civilised were we?

Textbook page 128 activity 1 Textbook page 128 activity 1

What do you think


these words mean?
Pet's Control What do you think
these words mean?
Pet's Control
By Benjamin Zephaniah By Benjamin Zephaniah
De = the
We moved into a house We moved into a house
We kicked de animals out, Den = then We kicked de animals out,
Den we got our pets Den we got our pets
An signed on at de vets, Dem = them An signed on at de vets,
We den called wild life We den called wild life
strays strays
Zoos captured dem, Zoos captured dem,
We gazed, We gazed,
Wild life made great TV, Wild life made great TV,
How civilised were we? How civilised were we?

Textbook page 128 activity 1 Textbook page 128 activity 1

Pet's Control Pet's Control


By Benjamin Zephaniah
By Benjamin Zephaniah 1.) List the different
We moved into a house groups of animals
We kicked de animals out, We moved into a house
We kicked de animals mentioned in the poem
Den we got our pets
An signed on at de vets, out,
We den called wild life Den we got our pets
strays An signed on at de vets,
Zoos captured dem, We den called wild life
We gazed, strays
Wild life made great TV, Zoos captured dem,
How civilised were we? We gazed,
Wild life made great TV,
How civilised were we?
Textbook page 128 activity 1

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Pet's Control Pet's Control
By Benjamin Zephaniah By Benjamin Zephaniah 2.) Describe the ways in
1.) List the different
We moved into a house groups of animals We moved into a house which these different
We kicked de animals mentioned in the poem We kicked de animals groups are treated.
out, out,
Den we got our pets Pets and wild animals. Den we got our pets
An signed on at de vets, An signed on at de vets,
We den called wild life We den called wild life
strays strays
Zoos captured dem, Zoos captured dem,
We gazed, We gazed,
Wild life made great TV, Wild life made great TV,
How civilised were we? How civilised were we?

Pet's Control Pet's Control


By Benjamin Zephaniah 2.) Describe the ways in By Benjamin Zephaniah 3.) What is your answer
We moved into a house which these different We moved into a house to Zephaniah's question?
We kicked de animals groups are treated. We kicked de animals
out, out,
Den we got our pets Pets are friendly and Den we got our pets
An signed on at de vets, attractive. Wild animals An signed on at de vets,
We den called wild life are seen as pests and We den called wild life
strays scary creatures. strays
Zoos captured dem, Zoos captured dem,
We gazed, We gazed,
Wild life made great TV, Wild life made great TV,
How civilised were we? How civilised were we?

Pet's Control SMILE REVIEW


By Benjamin Zephaniah 3.) What is your answer
We moved into a house to Zephaniah's question? S-
We kicked de animals
out, Students' own
Den we got our pets responses.
An signed on at de vets,
We den called wild life
strays
Zoos captured dem,
We gazed,
Wild life made great TV,
How civilised were we?

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SMILE REVIEW SMILE REVIEW
S - STRUCTURE AND FORM S - STRUCTURE AND FORM
M-

SMILE REVIEW SMILE REVIEW


S - STRUCTURE AND FORM S - STRUCTURE AND FORM
M - MEANING M - MEANING
I-

SMILE REVIEW SMILE REVIEW


S - STRUCTURE AND FORM S - STRUCTURE AND FORM
M - MEANING M - MEANING
I - IMAGERY I - IMAGERY
L-

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SMILE REVIEW SMILE REVIEW
S - STRUCTURE AND FORM S - STRUCTURE AND FORM
M - MEANING M - MEANING
I - IMAGERY I - IMAGERY
L - LANGUAGE L - LANGUAGE
E-

SMILE REVIEW
SMILE CHART
S - STRUCTURE AND FORM
M - MEANING
I - IMAGERY
L - LANGUAGE
E - EXPLAIN
Use the chart on textbook page 129 as a guide.

SMILE CHART S - Structure and Form


With a partner or small group, The short lines like 'We gazed'
work together to complete the made me think about the way we
SMILE chart for Pets Control. treat animals. The word 'gaze'
suggests that we stare at them for
You may need to read the a long time in the zoo.
poem again together to make
sure you understand all of the
main ideas.

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M - Meaning I - Imagery
The poem is about how we treat In the line, 'We kicked de animals
animals and our attitudes to out', the word 'kicked' made me
wildlife. feel sad that we treat animals
badly and brutally.

L - Language E - Effect
The word 'We' suggests this poem
is about all human beings. The Students' own thoughts.
word 'Civilised' suggests that the
way we treat animals reflects on
us.

CARTOON STRIP POETRY CARTOON STRIP POETRY


A few years ago, The Cartoon strip poetry
American Poetry quickly became a popular
Foundation invited famous new fad!
graphic novelists to
interpret a poem of their Many American children's
choice. magazines have followed
This fun invitation turned and created a new feature
into something new--a that many young poetry
combination of poetry and readers love--graphic
design. poetry.

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CARTOON STRIP POETRY Vocabulary Task
Complete the gaps in your WB with words from the list.
Today you will work in small
groups of 3-4 to create your 1. The first living ____ sent to space was a dog.
own graphic poem.
2. Are these bracelets just a ____, or are they here to stay?
Your poem can be about 3. The ____ drew such funny characters.
anything you like. Write 1-2 4. His positive ____ helped everyone enjoy the trip during the
lines of poetry per box. Try rainstorm.
to use at least 3 literary
devices in your poem. 5. People ____ out across night skies to find beautiful stars.
Remember to write your
names and a title at the top!

Vocabulary Task PLENARY


Complete the gaps in your WB with words from the list.
Today in class I:
1. The first living creature sent to space was a dog.
2. Are these bracelets just a fad, or are they here to stay? • Found literary devices in Michael Rosen’s poem,
3. The cartoonist drew such funny characters. “The Torch”.
4. His positive attitude helped everyone enjoy the trip during the
rainstorm.
• Completed a SMILE analysis chart for Pets Control.
5. People gaze out across night skies to find beautiful stars.
• Created a graphic poem

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