Starter quiz
- True or false? Fiction is writing which is made up or imagined.
- True ✓
- False
- Which of these are types of fiction writing?
- newspaper reports
- poems ✓
- fairy tales ✓
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- True or false? A non-fiction book contains facts.
- True ✓
- False
- Fill in the blank. A poet is the name for someone who writes ...
- poetry ✓
- stories
- instructions
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- What are poems written about?
- family
- anything ✓
- school
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- What do we call it when there is a similarity of sounds between the ending syllables of words?
- similes
- alliteration
- rhyme ✓
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Exit quiz
- True or false? A poem is a piece of writing that uses creative and rhythmic language to express thoughts, feelings or ideas.
- True ✓
- False
- Fill in the blank. Joseph Coelho is a famous ...
- artist
- musician
- poet ✓
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- Fill in the blank. Joseph Coelho grew up in a __________ in Roehampton.
- tower block ✓
- palace
- caravan
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- What is the name of Coelho's first published book of poetry?
- 'Werewolf Club Rules' ✓
- 'Overheard in a tower block'
- 'Luna Loves Library Day'
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- Which of these books written by Joseph Coelho are picture books?
- 'Luna Loves Library Day' ✓
- 'Overheard in a Tower Block'
- 'If all the world were...' ✓
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- True or false? In 2022, Joseph Coelho won the prestigious title of Children’s Laureate.
- True ✓
- False
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Key learning points
- Joseph Coelho is a British poet and children’s author.
- Joseph Coelho is known for using engaging and emotive themes in his poetry, such as identity, family and friendship.
- In 2014, he had his very first poetry collection published called ‘Werewolf Club Rules’.
- He was appointed Children’s Laureate in 2022 to celebrate his exceptional talent.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that all writers start writing and are successful from a young age.
Teach pupils that Coelho wrote poems for a long time before he became successful.
Keywords
Poet - the name for someone who writes poems
Poem - a piece of writing that uses creative and rhythmic language to express thoughts, feelings or ideas
Theme - a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a text
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