Starter quiz
- What are rhyming words?
- words that start with a capital letter
- words that describe something
- words that have a similarity of sounds between the ending syllables ✓
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- What is the name for a person who writes a poem?
- a poet ✓
- an artist
- a farmer
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- True or false? Poems are non-fiction texts.
- True
- False ✓
- What is the name for words that describe nouns?
- adjectives ✓
- verbs
- adverbs
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- True or false? A noun is a person, place or thing.
- True ✓
- False
- Which of these words rhymes with 'sun'?
- hat
- hot
- fun ✓
- ball
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Exit quiz
- Who wrote the poem 'Wide Open'?
- Michael Rosen
- Rachel Rooney ✓
- Joseph Coelho
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- Where was Rachel Rooney born?
- London ✓
- Mancheser
- Leeds
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- What job did Rachel Rooney do before she became a poet?
- teacher ✓
- police officer
- nurse
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- True or false? When she was a child, Rachel loved poetry and wrote lots of poems, but she never showed them to anyone and she stopped when she was in her teens.
- True ✓
- False
- True or false? Being 'imaginative' means having the ability to create vivid mental images or concepts that may not exist in reality.
- True ✓
- False
- 'Wide Open' is a poem about a special ...
- car.
- eye. ✓
- coat.
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Key learning points
- Rachel Rooney is a poet and is known for writing imaginative poetry for children.
- ‘Wide Open’ by Rachel Rooney is a poem about a special eye that can see anything.
- The poem is imaginative and has themes of wonder and discovery.
- The poem explores themes of imagination, wonder and discovery.
Common misconception
Children can think that there is only one way to respond to a poem and you can have the right or wrong understanding of it.
Avoid posing questions which may lead children to the idea that there is a right or wrong answer when discussing the poem. Try to encourage open responses to the poem, celebrating each unique response from individuals.
Keywords
Theme - a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a text
Imaginative - having the ability to create vivid mental images or concepts that may not exist in reality
Imagery - the use of language to create a mental picture or sensory experience for the reader or listener
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