Exploring Poetic Language · Summer Term

Poetry Performance

Practicing reading poems aloud with expression and appropriate rhythm.

Key Questions

  1. Analyze how voice and body language enhance a poetry performance.
  2. Evaluate the impact of different reading speeds on a poem's meaning.
  3. Justify the importance of practicing a poem before performing it.

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Primary - Oral LanguageNCCA: Primary - Creative Expression
Class/Year: Junior Infants
Subject: Foundations of Language and Literacy
Unit: Exploring Poetic Language
Period: Summer Term

Suggested Methodologies

Role Play

Students embody historical or fictional characters

25–50 min

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Hot Seat

One student in character, class asks questions

20–40 min

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Peer Teaching

Students prepare and deliver mini-lessons to classmates

30–55 min

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