Listening to music Appraising poetry Which picture matches
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Listening to music Appraising poetry
Which picture matches the mood of the music? A B
Give reasons for your answer. • Discuss : dynamics (loud/soft) Tempo ( fast /slow) Tambre (choice of instruments) Texture (mood of piece) Style of music ( classical/ pop…)
Listening to Poetry: • http: //www. poetryarchive. org/childrensarch ive/home. do • Click on the link to choose a poem to listen to. • What about trying Bryan Moses’s The Sssnake Hotel. • While you listen think about the questions on your POETRY CARD.
Thinking about a poem: • What questions would help us to understand the poem better? • What words do we need to look up? • Are there any clues in the poem about when it might have been written? • What puzzles me about the poem? • What do I know from reading the poem? • How does the poem make me feel? • What images do I think of as I read the poem? • If I read the poem aloud does the pace, rhythm or sound of it change? • Are there any unusual words or phrases in the poem that I need to think about their meaning? • What does my partner think about the poem? • Can I empathise with the poet? Are there experiences, thoughts or feelings here that I’ve also had? • What might the poet want me to think about after reading the poem? • What’s the main idea of the poem? • What questions do I still need to ask about the poem?
