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Explore a Poem, Write a Story: The Listeners by Walter de la Mare.

Class
Tracy Lambert
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(216)
A great introduction to analysing poems, ‘The Listeners’ also raises more questions than it answers. We take a look at the poem itself and create a short story exploring what we think is happening and who these mysterious characters are.

Class experience

US Grade 5 - 7
Students will:
Analyse a poem and look at techniques, such as imagery, rhythm, etc.
Be able to form an opinion from the text.
Be able to use their ideas in a creative writing piece.
Use what they’ve learned of imagery, atmosphere etc to write descriptively.
Writing is my passion and as well as majoring in English at university, along with Theatre Arts, I've almost 20 years of experience in teaching English in primary schools. Over those years, I have worked regularly with groups of children specifically on English writing skills and teaching creative writing online.
Exploring the different aspects of poetry and producing a piece of creative writing based on the poem is something that I have worked with in various classes and I enjoy seeing the various ways that students interpret the poem and the ideas they produce. 
Homework Offered
Assessments Offered
Informal assessment during class
Grades Offered
 1 file available upon enrollment
A printout of the poem is available on enrollment and is helpful to have ready for class.
The subject matter is appropriate for a pre-teen reader, although the discussion on who the Listeners are and what happened to them may include the possibility of them being ghosts or of character deaths. Students will need to be ready to look at some unfamiliar or ‘old-fashioned’ language and explore what it means.
Twinkl.co.uk has been useful in preparing the class. 
Other material has been prepared by myself.
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(216)
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Hello and thank you for stopping by to find out a little more about me. I hail from the UK and live in Kent (the bottom right-hand corner as you look at the map!)
 I graduated from the University of Exeter with a Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree... 
Group Class

$13

per class
Meets once
55 min

Live video meetings
Ages 10-13
1-6 learners per class

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