Starter quiz
- Which of these are poems by Joseph Coelho?
- 'Miss Flotsam' ✓
- 'I Am A Painter'
- 'There Are Things That Lurk In The Library' ✓
- 'MORERAPS' ✓
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- Fill in the blank. Learning something by heart means to learn something in such a way that you can say it from ...
- a book
- memory ✓
- paper
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- Which of these are things that you might learn by heart?
- songs ✓
- poems ✓
- menus
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- Which of these is a step to take to learn a poem by heart?
- listening to the poem being read aloud ✓
- reading the poet's biography
- reading other poems by the same poet
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- True or false? A recital means to speak or perform a poem aloud from memory.
- True ✓
- False
- Which of the following should we try to do when reciting a poem to an audience?
- Look at the audience. ✓
- Look at the floor.
- Speak in a loud, clear voice. ✓
- Speak in quiet voice all the way through.
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Exit quiz
- Fill in the blank. A __________ is a piece of writing that someone sends to someone else.
- poem
- letter ✓
- story
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- Which of these are reasons someone may choose to send a letter?
- to maintain relationships and friendships ✓
- to communicate information ✓
- to play a game
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- What is the name of the person who is sending the letter?
- sender ✓
- recipient
- address
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- An __________ is a location at which a person lives or receives mail.
- sender
- recipient
- address ✓
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- What is the name for the person who is receiving the letter?
- sender
- recipient ✓
- address
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- True or false? The layout of a text refers to the way the information is organised on the page.
- True ✓
- False
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A letter is a piece of writing that someone sends to someone else.
- There are many different reasons why a person may write and send a letter.
- The sender is the person who wrote the letter and is sending it.
- The recipient is the person who the letter is written to and is receiving it.
- Letters follow a specific structure and layout.
Common misconception
Pupils may be unclear as to the position of the addresses and the date in a letter.
Teach pupils that the features of a letter follow strict layout rules. Have some examples of written letters for the children to engage with.
Keywords
Letter - a piece of writing that someone sends to someone else
Sender - the person who wrote the letter and who is sending it
Recipient - the person who the letter is written to and who is receiving it
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