Closing Date:Friday 30th October

Today you are going to:• Learn about your senses

• Learn about sense poems

• Discuss your theme and offer opinions and suggestions in a group discussion

• Expand vocabulary

• Plan, draft and write a poem for Young Writers’ ‘Sense Poetry’ competition

What are your senses?

What is a Sense Poem?• A sense poem usually describes a person,

place or object using your 5 senses

• A poem uses imaginative language to express feelings and ideas

• Poems use poetic techniques, such as imagery, alliteration, rhyme and similes to help bring the words to life for the reader

How to write a Sense Poem

• Remember to use all 5 senses

• You can describe the theme/subject how you like!

• Use your imagination to create fun and interesting descriptions, like 'Pirates feel like one big happy (but naughty) family!'

• If you write a simple line, like, ‘Oranges taste of oranges’ - think how you can make this more interesting, close your eyes and imagine eating a big, juicy, fresh orange ...Think about where you are and whois with you... ‘Oranges taste ripeand fruity, I eat mine with mybrother on a sunny picnic.’

• Be original!

You can write asense poem on any theme...

My Pirate PoemPirates smell like salty seaweed

Pirates look like they need to brush their teethand have a bath

Pirates sound like ‘Arr me hearties’Pirates feel like one big happy (but naughty) family

Pirates taste like hard sea biscuits and fish!

Example 1

My SeasonSense Poem

Autumn smells like bonfires and rainAutumn looks like fireworks exploding

brightly in the skyAutumn sounds like leaves crunching under my feet

Autumn feels like the chilly wind and snugglingunder a blanket

Autumn tastes like hot chocolate andHalloween sweets.

Example 2

Example 3

You can also writeabout an emotion as well

as people, places and objects!

What is Happiness?Happiness smells sweet like birthday cake

Happiness looks bright like the sunHappiness sounds cheerful like my mum singing

Happiness feels lovely like a big hugHappiness tastes yummy like sausages.

Example 4

This is a great exampleof a detailed and rhyming sense poem...

My Favourite Thing!Chocolate smells like heaven so sweet

When I have it, it is such a treat.Chocolate looks like shiny brown wood,

I'd eat it all day if I could.Chocolate feels like a piece of silk,

Glossy and smooth like a glass of milk.Chocolate sounds like twigs going crack,

When I snap a bit from a brand new pack.Chocolate tastes like a delicious dream,

If I don't get some, I may scream!

Write a Sense Poem as a class

Pick an object in your classroom to write about.

Remember to:

•Use all 5 senses

•Use your imagination

•Use description

•Try a poetic technique

•Be original

•Enjoy writing it!

Reviewingyour class poem

• Can you change any of the lines to make them more interesting?

• Have you used any poetic techniques?

• Do you have a favourite line? Why?

Now it is time to writeyour own Sense Poem!

• Fill in the ‘Plan Your Sense Poem’ form your teacher has given you

• Write your theme/subject in the Sense Pentagon

• Draw or write things that describe your theme/subjectfor each sense

• Turn the sheet over and write yourSense Poem

• Remember to write something foreach sense

• Remember to write your name and agein the space provided

• Don't fill in any other details on the entryform, unless your teacher tells you to!

Once you've writtenyour Sense Poem...

• Now you need to work with a partner

• Read your poem to them

• Your partner is to provide feedback; something they like about your poem and a suggestion on how it could be improved

• You then listen to your partner’s poem and give them feedback

We hope you have enjoyed writing a poem for Young Writers' 'Sense Poetry' competition today!

Closing Date:Friday 30th October

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