Inside the Red Fence.movDirect Instruction:
This episode was filmed near the end of our literacy study on famous artists. Students had just completed reading, "The Great Ordinary" found in School Journal Level 4, November 2016 and the poem "At the End of the Driveway" is from the same journal.
Students really enjoyed thinking back on their time 'inside the red gate' that surrounds our school as they formed their poems together.
Reflection: The learning behind this task was great for the kids as a poetry review. We had good discussion and it was great to hear some of the groups working through how to format the rhyming rhythm of their stanzas. Year 8 students really enjoyed having a last time of reflection on their years at our school "Inside the Red Gate" and they really enjoyed taking the pictures to go along with their poem.
LEARN: After a class discussion about poetry, write a poem that follows a similar structure to "At the End of the Driveway"
CREATE: A presentation to display your poem and photos.
SHARE: Share your poem and photo presentation on your blog with a well written task description.
Angela Moala
Pt England School
Manaiakalani Education Trust
PO Box 18 061, Glen Innes
Auckland, New Zealand
