The Witches Spell

Task We will be writing our own Spell Poems today. Use the Witches poem that we looked at earlier this week. Think about all of the elements of a poem to help.

Success Criteria Use all of the Success Criteria. Look at the points as you work! Think: How can I add this into my work? Check it though afterwards. If there is something missing - Add it in!

Layout and Structure Start each idea on a new line. Write in verses Give your poem a rhythm.

Language Use rhyming words. Use repetition. Use magical and mystical vocabulary Think about word order. Choose words and sentences that fit the rhythm.

Punctuation and Spelling Each line starts with a capital letter. Each line ends with a piece of punctuation. Use comparatives: er and est.

"First Witch Thrice the brinded cat hath mew'd. Second Witch Thrice and once the hedge-pig whined. Third Witch Harpier cries "'Tis time, 'tis time." First Witch Round about the cauldron go; In the poison'd entrails throw. Toad, that under cold stone Days and nights has thirty-one Swelter'd venom sleeping got, Boil thou first i' the charmed pot. Then in unison the witches chanted into the cauldron: "Double, double, toil and trouble, Fire burn and cauldron bubble." After thirty-one days of sweating poison under the cold stone, the toad is ready to be put into the pot. striped hedgehog

Second Witch Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake; Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog, Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg and howlet's wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble. The witches then chanted together. "Double, double, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble!" a snake that lives in the fens (a swampy district of eastern England). a small lizard owlet (a baby owl).

Third Witch Scale of dragon, tooth of wolf, Witches' mummy, maw and gulf Of the ravin'd salt-sea shark, Root of hemlock digg'd i' the dark, Liver of blaspheming Jew, Gall of goat, and slips of yew Silver'd in the moon's eclipse, Nose of Turk and Tartar's lips, Finger of birth-strangled babe Ditch-deliver'd by a drab, Make the gruel thick and slab: Add thereto a tiger's chaudron, For the ingredients of our cauldron. "Double, double, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble!" mummified flesh, stomach and throat (of the shark). ravenous. Wicked woman insides. Second Witch Cool it with a baboon's blood, Then the charm is firm and good.

When 2 lines rhyme it is called a couplet. This spell is made up of a number of couplets. Try writing your own spell with rhyming couplets. First brainstorm pairs of rhyming words - for example: pot, hot shark, spark baboon, balloon sneeze, fleas. Be creative. Choose interesting ingredients for your spell.

Our own Rhyming words Sneeze Tease Flies and cries Keys please Pen hen Glue blue Wax axe Toad road Stew goo Glaze blaze Hat bat Spike bike

First you'll need an old black pot Boil the water until it's hot Add a germy witches sneeze Sprinkle in 14 black fleas Have fun!

SPELL-WITCH (singing) Fillet of a fenny snake In the cauldron boil and bake; Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog, Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg and owlet's wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth, boil and bubble! THREE WITCHES (singing) Double, double, toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble.. SPELL-WITCH By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes! Parody

WEIRD WITCH (singing) Add a splash of herbal tea, Dandruff from a chimpanzee, Next mix in some rancid fat, Furball from my kitty cat! Nostrils of an aged bear, King Lear's dirty underwear! Whatever this is, I forgot! Throw it all inside the pot! THREE WITCHES (singing) Double, double, toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble!

15 Lines and Stanzas Most poems are written in lines. A group of lines in a poem is called a stanza. Stanzas separate ideas in a poem. They act like paragraphs. This poem has two stanzas. March A blue day A blue jay And a good beginning. One crow, Melting snow – Spring’s winning! By Eleanor Farjeon

16 Couplet A couplet is a poem, or stanza in a poem, written in two lines. Usually rhymes. The Jellyfish Who wants my jellyfish? I’m not sellyfish! By Ogden Nash

17 Simile A simile compares two things using the words “like” or “as.” Comparing one thing to another creates a vivid image. (See next slide for example.) The runner streaked like a cheetah.

18 Simile Example An emerald is as green as grass, A ruby red as blood; A sapphire shines as blue as heaven; A flint lies in the mud. A diamond is a brilliant stone, To catch the world’s desire; An opal holds a fiery spark; But a flint holds fire. By Christina Rosetti Flint

19 Repetition Repetition occurs when poets repeat words, phrases, or lines in a poem. Creates a pattern. Increases rhythm. Strengthens feelings, ideas and mood in a poem. (See next slide for example.)

20 Repetition Example Some one tossed a pancake, A buttery, buttery, pancake. Someone tossed a pancake And flipped it up so high, That now I see the pancake, The buttery, buttery pancake, Now I see that pancake Stuck against the sky. by Sandra Liatsos The Sun

Using what we have learnt fill in this template and create your own spell poem! Add a sprinkle of teacher’s hair; And a handful of children’s scare. Chuck in the leg of cheetah; Mixed with the wires of heater. Stir the potion so it’s as red as a ruby; Ready for all the gooey smoothies! Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble. Now it’s your turn!

Task We will be writing our own Spell Poems today. Use the Witches poem that we looked at earlier this week. Think about all of the elements of a poem to help.

Layout and Structure Start each idea on a new line. Write in verses Give your poem a rhythm.

Language Use rhyming words. Use repetition. Use magical and mystical vocabulary Think about word order. Choose words and sentences that fit the rhythm.

Punctuation and Spelling Each line starts with a capital letter. Each line ends with a piece of punctuation. Use comparatives: er and est.