Closing Date: Friday 19th February 2016 Today you are going to: Learn about your senses
Learn about sense poems Discuss your theme and offer opinions andsuggestions in a group discussion Expand vocabulary Plan, draft and write a poem for YoungWriters Sense Poetry competition What are your senses? What is a Sense Poem? A sense poem usually describes a person,place or object using your 5 senses A poem uses imaginative language toexpress feelings and ideas Poems use poetic techniques, such asimagery, alliteration, rhyme and similes tohelp bring the words to life for the reader How to write a Sense Poem
Remember to use all 5 senses You can describe the theme/subject how you like! Use your imagination to create fun and interestingdescriptions, like 'Pirates feel like one big happy (butnaughty) family!' If you write a simple line, like, Oranges taste of oranges -think how you can make this more interesting, close youreyes and imagine eating a big, juicy, fresh orange ...Think about where you are and whois with you... Oranges taste ripeand fruity, I eat mine with mybrother on a sunny picnic. Be original! You can write a sense poem on any theme...
Example 1 You can write asense poem on any theme... My Pirate Poem Pirates smell like salty seaweed Pirates look like they need to brush their teeth and have a bath Pirates sound like Arr me hearties Pirates feel like one big happy (but naughty) family Pirates taste like hard sea biscuits and fish! My Season Sense Poem Example 2 Autumn smells like bonfires and rain
Autumn looks like fireworks exploding brightly in the sky Autumn sounds like leaves crunching under my feet Autumn feels like the chilly wind and snuggling under a blanket Autumn tastes like hot chocolate and Halloween sweets. What is Happiness? Example 3
You can also writeabout an emotion as wellas people, places and objects! What is Happiness? Happiness smells sweet like birthday cake Happiness looks bright like the sun Happiness sounds cheerful like my mum singing Happiness feels lovely like a big hug Happiness tastes yummy like sausages. This is a great example of a detailed and rhyming sense poem...
My Favourite Thing! Chocolate smells like heaven so sweet When I have it, it is such a treat. Chocolate looks like shiny brown wood, I'd eat it all day if I could. Chocolate feels like a piece of silk, Glossy and smooth like a glass of milk. Chocolate sounds like twigs going crack, When I snap a bit from a brand new pack. Chocolate tastes like a delicious dream, If I don't get some, I may scream! Write a Sense Poem as a class
Pick an object in your classroom to write about. Remember to: Use all 5 senses Use your imagination Use description Try a poetic technique Be original Enjoy writing it! Reviewing your class poem
Can you change any of the lines tomake them more interesting? Have you used any poetic techniques? Do you have a favourite line? Why? Now it is time to write your own Sense Poem!
Fill in the Plan Your Sense Poem form your teacher hasgiven you Write your theme/subject in the Sense Pentagon Draw or write things that describe your theme/subjectfor each sense Turn the sheet over and write yourSense Poem Remember to write something foreach sense Remember to write your name and agein the space provided Don't fill in any other details on the entryform, unless your teacher tells you to! Once you've written your Sense Poem...
Now you need to work with a partner Read your poem to them Your partner is to provide feedback; something they like aboutyour poem and a suggestion on how it could be improved You then listen to your partners poem and give them feedback Closing Date: Friday 19th February 2016 www.youngwriters.co.uk
We hope you have enjoyed writing a poem forYoung Writers' 'Sense Poetry' competition today! Closing Date: Friday 19th February 2016