Starter quiz
- Who wrote the famous children's poem 'The Magic Box'?
- Kit Wright ✓
- Joseph Coelho
- Michael Rosen
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- Fill in the blank. Kit Wright is a British ...
- poet ✓
- artist
- sculptor
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- Kit Wright's father was a __________ at the same boarding school as Kit attended.
- sports coach
- teacher ✓
- caretaker
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- True or false? Wright's poetry often explores themes of imagination, childhood, nature and family.
- True ✓
- False
- Which of these is Kit Wright's poetry known for?
- containing clever ideas ✓
- being only for adults
- using playful language ✓
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- True or false? 'The Magic Box' is a poem about putting unique and unexpected items into a special box.
- True ✓
- False
Exit quiz
- Which of these items are placed into the special box in the poem 'The Magic Box'?
- flames from the nose of a dragon ✓
- purple wishes said in another language ✓
- a hot air balloon floating over a jungle
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- True or false? Structure in poetry refers to the way a poem is organised or put together.
- True ✓
- False
- What is a 'verse' in poetry?
- the title of the poem
- the way the words rhyme
- a single line or a group of lines within a poem ✓
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- What is an adjective?
- a naming word for people, places or things
- a word that describes a noun ✓
- a doing or being word
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- True or false? Contrasting items means comparing two things that are exactly the same.
- True
- False ✓
- Which would be the best contrasting idea for 'a slow tortoise'?
- a slithering snail
- a speedy cheetah ✓
- a sleepy sloth
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Key learning points
- ‘The Magic Box’ by Kit Wright is a poem about putting a variety of unique and wonderful items into a special box.
- We can use poems by other poets as inspiration for our own poetry.
- The structure of a poem is how it is organised and put together.
- ‘The Magic Box’ is organised into verses that mostly follow the same structure.
- Kit Wright is well-known for using contrasts in his poems.
Common misconception
Pupils may find it hard to think of imaginative ideas.
Pupils could work in pairs or small groups to generate ideas for their poems. You may also wish to do some further work on adjectives to describe and come up with a class word bank of adjectives to refer to.
Keywords
Structure - refers to the way a poem is organised or put together
Verse - refers to a single line or a group of lines within a poem
Imaginative - having the ability to create vivid mental images or concepts that may not exist in reality
Contrasting - the comparison of two or more things that are very different
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