Sunset Image Unit 5 Day 1

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To a Skylark

Hail to thee, blithe Spirit! Bird thou never wert, That from Heaven, or near it, Pourest thy full heart In profuse strains of unpremeditated art.

Higher still and higher From the earth thou springest Like a cloud of fire; The blue deep thou wingest, And singing still dost soar, and soaring ever singest.

In the golden lightning Of the sunken sun, O'er which clouds are bright'ning, Thou dost float and run; Like an unbodied joy whose race is just begun.

The pale purple even Melts around thy flight; Like a star of Heaven, In the broad day-light Thou art unseen, but yet I hear thy shrill delight.

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Extract from the original 21 stanza ode

Retrieved from http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174413 Unit 5 Days 1-3

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Ode Extract- enlarge to A3 & cut into strips (The first stanza is included here if you want smaller groups)

Hail to thee, blithe Spirit!1

Bird thou never wert,2

That from Heaven, or near it,3

Pourest thy full heart4

In profuse strains of unpremeditated art.5

Stanza 1

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Higher still and higher6

From the earth thou springest7

Like a cloud of fire;8

The blue deep thou wingest,9

And singing still dost soar, and soaring ever singest.

10

Stanza 2

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In the golden lightning11

Of the sunken sun,12

O'er which clouds are bright'ning,13

Thou dost float and run;14

Like an unbodied joy whose race is just begun.

15

Stanza 3

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The pale purple even16

Melts around thy flight;17

Like a star of Heaven,18

In the broad day-light19

Thou art unseen, but yet I hear thy shrill delight.

20

Stanza 4

Unit 5 Day 1

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Adult Reference

To a Skylark (extract) Modern Interpretation

Hail to thee, blithe Spirit! Hello, happy spirit!Bird thou never wert, You were never just a bird,That from Heaven, or near it, You are from heaven, or nearby,Pourest thy full heart You pour out your full heartIn profuse strains of unpremeditated art. In many songs, naturally without trying

Higher still and higher Higher and higherFrom the earth thou springest You spring from the earthLike a cloud of fire; Like a cloud of fire;The blue deep thou wingest, You fly in the deep blue (sky),And singing still dost soar, and soaring ever singest. Singing as you fly.

In the golden lightning In the golden lightningOf the sunken sun, Of the setting sun,O'er which clouds are bright'ning, Overhead the clouds are brightly litThou dost float and run; You float and run:Like an unbodied joy whose race is just begun. Like joy, about to begin a race.

The pale purple even The pale, purple evening,Melts around thy flight; Melts around your flight;Like a star of Heaven, Like a star of Heaven, In the broad day-light In the broad day-light Thou art unseen, but yet I hear thy shrill delight, You can't be seen but I hear your shrill

delight.

By Percy Bysshe Shelley

This is for adult reference.Avoid a blow by blow translation with chn. Chn do not have to understand every word in a poem to enjoy or appreciate it. Poems are designed to be reread many times and this revisiting will enable chn to get more from the poem.

Unit 5 Day 1

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Discussing 'To a Skylark'

Reread the poem with your partner. Take turns to choose a discussion task and complete it with your partner.

Unit 5 Day 2

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What advice would you give to

someone who is going to read this

poem?

Can you tell this is a poem

from its shape?

What word can you find that we don't use

anymore?

Which words are the most

powerful? Do you agree?

Which words surprised you? Explain why.

How would you describe the rhythm?

Can you find some

alliteration?

Find a simile. What image

does it create?

Circle rhyming words in the same colour. What do

you notice?

How many lines are in

each stanza?

How can you tell this is an

ode?

Bird Research - Weblinks

Barn Owl Clips & Links

Videos:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00hcpdz In a minute - The Barn/ Ghost Birds

Research Links:

http://www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/discoverandlearn/birdguide/name/b/barnowl/index.aspx - RSBP Fact Page

http://www.barnowltrust.org.uk/owl-facts-for-kids/ - Fact Page

https://www.bto.org/ General

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/trees-woods-and-wildlife/animals/birds/ General

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Blackbirds Clips & Links

Videos:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0118cc3- general

Research Links:

http://www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/discoverandlearn/birdguide/name/b/blackbird/index.aspx - RSBP Fact Page

http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/species/blackbird - fact page

https://www.bto.org/ General

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/trees-woods-and-wildlife/animals/birds/ General

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Unit 5 Day 3

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Bird Research - Weblinks

Red Kite Clips & Links

Research Links:

http://www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/discoverandlearn/birdguide/name/r/redkite/index.aspx - RSBP Fact Page

http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/species/red-kite - fact page

https://www.bto.org/ General

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/trees-woods-and-wildlife/animals/birds/ General

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Kingfisher Clips & Links

Research Links:

https://www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/discoverandlearn/birdguide/name/k/kingfisher/ - RSPB fact page

http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/species/kingfisher - fact page

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/trees-woods-and-wildli fe/animals/birds/ General

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Unit 5 Day 3

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Bird Research- Modelled Version

Unit 5 Day 3

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always watching sound of the

morning

alert - always busy

tail feathers - a black fan

orange eye-ring like a fried egg

seems to whistle "Hello,"

flapping wings

trill sound

hops along the grass

thoughtful

shiny eyes

bright orange beak

personality

movement

sound

appearance

My Bird:

blackbird

Tips: include adjectives/noun phrases, powerful verbs/adverbs, similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia, hyperbole

like midnight (added after plenary)

a garden guard (added after plenary)

like a whistle (added after plenary)

Bird Research

Unit 5 Day 3

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Tips: include adjectives/noun phrases, powerful verbs/adverbs, similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia, hyperbole

personality

movement

sound

appearance

My Bird:

First Draft of Ode

Hail to thee, morning dawn watchman,

Bird thou never wert,

With [shiny] eyes like black midnight,

Your tail spreads out in a fan,

Your [bright] orange beak sounds

With a trill sound call, like a whistle.

edited out after being written [added later on rereading]

Unit 5 Day 4

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I've got 6 lines now. I am only going to use the best. Which is the least interesting?

Morning sounds a bit 'everyday'. I want to make the bird sound dramatic.

I've already used 'sound'. What synonym could I use to do with the noise birds make?

I'm going to magpie Shelley's opening, but I'll change blithe spirit to one of my own ideas.

Ode Frame

Hail to thee, _______________________________________________________________

Bird thou never wert,

With _________________________________________________________________________

Your__________________________________________________________________________

And___________________________________________________________________________

Unit 5 Day 4

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shriek

feathers

beak

wings

talons

barn owl

What is an ode?

A form of poem which praises something or someone They often speak to their subject They use formal, emotional language They build strong images They use hyperbole (exaggeration)

Unit 5 Preparation

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Poetry Terms

Stanzas - groups of lines – a little like paragraphsRhythm - the beat of a poem – can be regular or irregularRhyme - using words having the same sound, can be the whole word or the last syllable (cheese/please)Alliteration - using words starting with the same soundSimile - describing something, using 'as' or 'like'Metaphor - describing something as being something elseOnomatopoeia - using words which make the sound they representHyperbole – exaggeration for effect

Unit 5 Preparation

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