By Seamus Heaney Learning Objective: To understand key poetic terms Blackberry Picking
Blackberry Picking Youtube Learning Objective: To understand key poetic terms
Starter Learning Objective: To understand key poetic terms Create a mind map of words that you could use to describe autumn.
Activity Learning Objective: To understand key poetic terms Find 5 adjectives, 1 simile and one clear image with your partner
Homework Write 200 words on: Do you think Autumn is the best season? Explain why? -Use autumn thought bubble and adjectives from the poem ! Learning Objective: To understand key poetic terms
Themes Learning Objective: To understand key poetic terms
Activity - Find lines that show the theme you found. - E.g. One of the poem’s main themes is nature. We can see this from the line “Late August, given heavy rain and sun For a full week, the blackberries would ripen.” - This shows a specific time of autumn, describes the weather and mentions fruit growing which all remind me of nature. Learning Objective: To understand key poetic terms