Connotation game

“Once upon a time”

Once upon a time

L/O

1. Develop our critical response to the written word.

2. Show empathy for the speaker in a poem

Creative response

Empathy

PLTS: Creative thinker

Independent enquirer

or or

Creative thinkers…

•generate ideas and explore possibilities

•ask questions to extend their thinking

•connect own and others’ ideas and experiences in inventive ways

•question own and others’ assumptions

•try out alternatives or new solutions and follow ideas through

•adapt ideas as circumstances change

Independent enquirers…

• identify questions to answer and problems to resolve

• explore issues, events or problems from different perspectives

• analyse and evaluate information, judging its relevance and value

• consider the influence of circumstances, beliefs and feelings on decisions and

events

• support conclusions, using reasoned arguments and evidence

Two questions to think about…

Is it better to be kind or truthful? What’s the difference?

Have you ever considered yourself to be two-faced?

Once Upon a TimeOnce upon a time, son,

They used to laugh with their heartsAnd laugh with their eyes:

But now they only laugh with their teeth,Search behind my shadow.

There was a time indeedThey used to shake hands with their hearts:

But that’s gone, son.Now they shake hands without hearts

While they left hands searchMy empty pockets.

‘Feel at home’! ‘Come again’:They say, and when I come

Again and feelAt home, once, twice,

There will be no thrice –For then I fond doors shut on me.

So I have learned many things, son.I have learned to wear many faces

Like dresses – homeface,Officeface, streetface, hostface,

Cocktailface, with all their conforming smilesLike a fixed portrait smile.

 

And I have learned tooTo laugh with only my teeth

And shake hands without my heart.I have also learned to say, ‘goodbye’,

When I mean ‘Good-riddance’:To say ‘Glad to meet you’,

Without being glad; and to say ‘It’s beenNice talking to you’, after being bored.

But believe me, son.I want to be what I used to beWhen I was like you. I want

To unlearn all these muting things.Most of all, I want to relearn

How to laugh, for my laugh in the mirrorShows only my teeth like a snake’s bare

Fangs!

So show me, son,How to laugh; show me how

I used to laugh and smileOnce upon a time when I was like you.

Gabriel Okara

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Poetry explosion:10 minutes5 Ws and a H

Who is the poem about? What happens in the

poem? Where is it set? When is it set? Why do you think

Gabriel Okara wrote the poem?

How does the poem make you feel?

Storyboard the main images in the poem: What is the story?

Plenary:

• Compare notes

• Share with a partner

• Have you met the L/O?

• Set yourself a realistic target for next lesson..how can you challenge yourself?

Once upon a time

L/O

1. Develop a critical and then creative response to the written word.

2. Show empathy for the speaker in a poem(TODAY)

Creative response

Empathy

PLTS: Creative thinker

Independent enquirer

Starter: On your MWBWhat is the poet’s message?

What is empathy?

How can we empathise with the speaker?

Analysing a poem

Structure

Meaning

Imagery

Language

Effect on reader

Spend 3 minutes adding notes to each piece of sugar paper.

Smile help!Structure: length of the verse.

Mood / Tone: the mood of the poem and emotions developed.

Imagery / Ideas: similes, metaphors, personification, enjambment, pathetic fallacy.

Language: rhythm / rhyme, repetition, rhetorical questions, alliteration, onomatopoeia,

enjambment, oxymoron

Effect: the effect on the reader-thoughts and feelings

Plenary

1.Develop a critical response to a poem

2.Show empathy with the speaker

3.Develop a creative response to the written word

Have you met L/O 1 and 2?

WWW?

EBI?

L/O

1.Develop a critical response to a poem

2.Show empathy with the speaker

3.Develop a creative response to the written word (TODAY)

Starter:

Write as many synonyms as you can for:

1.Polite

2.Mean

3.Rude

4.Nice

Once upon a time

L/O:

Develop a creative response to the written word (TODAY)

Creative response

PLTS: Creative thinker

Independent enquirer

How can we be successful as creative writers?

• Create a checklist of success criteria in pairs on your MWB.

• Use your APP sheet to help you

Creative writing

• Could you use your favourite line as inspiration for a piece of narrative writing?

• Could you use the speaker in this poem as a main character in a story?

• Discuss with your partner.

Taking inspiration from the poem

• Choose your favourite line from the poem.

• Why do you like it?

• Create a mind map of ideas

• Plan independently.

• You need to be ready to write your story next lesson…enjoy!

1. Develop a critical and then creative response to the written word.

2. Show empathy for the speaker in a poem

Review your PLTS sheet