Starter quiz
- Which of these poets wrote the poem 'Home Time'?
- James Carter
- Rachel Rooney ✓
- John Foster
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- True or false? Perspective is the point of view or position from which the poet writes.
- True ✓
- False
- True or false? The poem 'Home Time' is written from the perspective of a classroom bin.
- True
- False ✓
- __________ is a way of describing a non-living thing as if it acts or feels like a human.
- Personality
- Personification ✓
- Simile
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- Which of these words taken from the poem 'Home Time' means 'strong disapproval or disappointment'?
- "disgrace" ✓
- "relief"
- "teacher"
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- In the poem 'Home Time', why is the clock relieved?
- Because the children have all left. ✓
- Because the children are making lots of noise.
- Because the children can tell the time.
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Exit quiz
- True or false? Allan Ahlberg was born in Croydon, but grew up in a town called Oldbury, which is near Birmingham.
- True ✓
- False
- Which of these were jobs that Allan Ahlberg tried after leaving school?
- postman ✓
- plumber's assistant ✓
- hairdresser
- gravedigger ✓
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- True or false? Allan Ahlberg is known for his fun storytelling.
- True ✓
- False
- Allan Ahlberg created a lot of books with his wife Janet. He wrote the books and she __________ them.
- published
- edited
- illustrated ✓
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- Which of these books were created by Allan and Janet Ahlberg?
- 'Funnybones' ✓
- 'Matilda'
- 'The Jolly Postman' ✓
- 'Peepo' ✓
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- The poem 'Please Mrs Butler' is written as a __________ between two characters.
- personification
- conversation ✓
- game
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Key learning points
- Allan Ahlberg is one of Britain’s most popular and successful children’s writers and is known for his fun storytelling.
- ‘Please Mrs Butler’ is a poem about a child asking their teacher for help.
- ‘Please Mrs Butler’ is written as a conversation between two characters and can be performed in a pair.
- Performing a poem using expression and gestures will help to express to an audience how a character is feeling.
Common misconception
Pupils may find it hard to work together as a pair to perform the poem.
Teach pupils that performing 'Please Mrs Butler' as a pair will help to create the scene and express how the characters are feeling. Model with another adult how to work together to perform and react to what the other one is saying.
Keywords
Character - a person or animal in a piece of fiction writing
Expression - reading with feelings and emotion to bring the poem to life
Gesture - a movement that helps express an idea or meaning
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