Autumn unseen poetry activities

An example activity from the lesson worksheet: 

Task 5: Pair/group presentation

Prepare and plan out a presentation on the following question about the poem:

In ‘Pleasant Sounds’, how does the poet present ideas about autumn?

You can express your creativity and understanding of the poem in one of the following ways:

A. A group presentation

B. A piece of collaborative writing

You can use your notes from the previous activities to help support your work here.

B.  Collaborative writing

• In response to the question and the poem, your group should plan out 3-4 main points of your paragraph with evidence and explanation or analysis.
• Include a short introduction and conclusion.
• Each group member takes a point and writes this sentence of the response.
• When complete, exchange your section with another group member to give feedback for any improvements.
• Redraft and then pull all of the sections together to create a complete response.
• Share with another group or the class.

Collaborative writing feedback:

As a class, you can use this set of criteria to assess each piece of writing:

• *Did the paragraph answer the main question about the poem?
• *Was there evidence included from the poem to support ideas?
• *Did the paragraph explore meaning behind the poet’s use of language?
• *In your opinion, did the paragraph have a proper introduction and conclusion?
• *What mark would you give it out of 10? Why? Explain your reasoning.