Lesson Plan 8

Topic Focus: Year Level: Learning Area: Strand:

Poetry 6/7
Content Descriptors:
 Compare the ways that language and images
are used to create character, and to
influence emotions and opinions in different
types of texts ACELT1621.
 Experiment with text structures and
language features and their effects in
creating literary texts ACELT1805.
 Analyse and explain the ways text structures
and language features shape meaning and
vary according to audience and purpose
ACELY1721.
 Plan, draft and publish imaginative,
informative and persuasive texts, selecting
aspects of subject matter and particular
language, visual, and audio features to
convey information and ideas ACELY1725.
English Literacy/Language
Achievement Standards:
 Understand how text structures can influence the
complexity of a text and are dependent on audience,
purpose and context.
 Understand how the selection of a variety of language
features can influence an audience.
 Create structured and coherent texts for a range of
purposes and audiences.
 They make presentations and contribute actively to
class and group discussions, using language features to
engage the audience.
 When creating and editing texts they demonstrate
understanding of grammar, use a variety of more
specialised vocabulary and accurate spelling and
punctuation.

Lesson Students are introduced to Acrostic Poetry and will eventually produce their own
Objective: Acrostic Poems.

Improvements:  Ensure videos and information is suitable for year 6/7s.

Structure Time Process Resources

 Give students 10 minutes to have their crunch and sip.  Poetry L8 PowerP
Introduction: 20  Get the student’s attention and wait until the students  Literacy Books
mins are listening. Get students to summarise what they know  Whiteboard
about Free Verse Poetry.
 Inform the students that they will be learning about
Acrostic poetry today. Ask if any students have heard of
this poem type before and have a class discussion.
 Go through what Acrostic poems are and their key
features. Show the examples of Acrostic poems.
 Create an Acrostic poem together as a class.
Activity 1: Acrostic Poetry  Poetry L8
Learning 30  Go through the criteria of the student’s acrostic poetry PowerP
Experience: Mins submissions.  Literacy Books
 Hand out the criteria sheet for the students to tick off  Criteria sheet
once they have completed each step.
Conclusion: 5  Give students a chance to share their Poems.  Student’s poems
mins  Collect the student’s work and get the students ready for
recess
Extension If students finish early get the students to look at my feedback on their previous poems.
Get the students to type up their good copy. Ensure all of the student’s poem have been
drafted.