Unseen poem practice Saturday 30 September 2023

How does the poet present their family?

Tip 1: Read the title.
What will the poem be
about?
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The poem will be about…..

Tip 2. Read the poem three

times. What is it about?

The poem is about an……

Tip 3. Focus on the parts

you understand. Find
metaphors that will help
you explore the poem.
 Unseen poem practice Saturday 30 September 2023
How does the poet present their family?

Quiz It:
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Find a quote that shows

how the poet feel about
their grandma.

Quiz It 2: Find a quote that

shows how the poet feels
about family arguments.

Quiz It 3: Find a quote

that is a metaphor.
 How does the poet present their family?

Task 1: Practice analysing 3 quotes by using

mind maps.

Step 1: What language technique is it?

Step 2: What does it tell us about the poet’s
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feelings about their family?

Step 3: Pick a word from the quote and
explain what you think of what you think of
that word.
Step 4: Explain how the quote presents the
poet’s feelings about their family.

Example:
 You are now going to answer to this question.
How does the poet present their family?
When you write your paragraphs:
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1. Write your topic sentence

2. Introduce and provide the quotation.
3. Explain what the quotation shows us about the owl.

Top Tip! Use your ideas from your mind map to help with
your explanation.
 When you’ve finished, check
your writing.
Check your writing