Reviewing handwriting using another poem | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

True or false. There are only two cursive letter joins.
- 'false' ✓
Select the true statements relating to this image.
- This is the correct way to join the letter i to the letter f in cursive.
- This is not the correct way to join the letter i to the letter f in cursive. ✓
- The letter i is missing the 'dot' at the top of it's formation. ✓
- The letters are not connected, the pencil has been lifted during formation. ✓
- The letters join together in a smooth way.
Select the true statements relating to this image.
- This is the correct way to join the letter e to the letter d in cursive. ✓
- This is not the correct way to join the letter e to the letter d in cursive.
- The first join is being used, from the baseline to the x-height line. ✓
- The second join is being used, from the baseline to the ascender line.
Select the correct formation and join for this letter string.
Select the correct formation and join sequence for this letter string.
Which joins are used in this letter string?
- first join - from the baseline to the x-height line ✓
- second join - from the baseline to the ascender line
- third join - from the x-height line to the x-height line ✓
- fourth join - from the x-height line to the ascender line

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

A kenning poem is a poem constructed using a series of kennings to describe a person, object, or concept.
Each line of the poem starts on a new line and with a capital letter.
After forming a capital letter, you need to lift your pencil to start the next part of the word.
Each letter string contains different letter joins depending on which letters are in the word.
You don't lift your pencil when forming the joins.

Common misconception

When copying a poem, children can forget where the new line is or where a capital letter is needed.

Model to the children that you must take time to review the poem first before copying it. Where are the new lines? Where are the capital letters? Is there any punctuation needed? This will help to prepare them for copying.

Keywords

Poem - a piece of writing that uses creative and rhythmic language to express thoughts, feelings or ideas, often with a specific structure or pattern
Kenning poem - a poem constructed using a series of kennings to describe a person, object, or concept
Join - how the letters are connected together
Letter string - a group of letters that are written together in a word