Key takeaways
Background information about the poet Benjamin Zephaniah and what inspires his work.
An understanding of poetic structure to enhance meaning.
The chance and inspiration to write their own “recipe” poem!
Host: Sarah is an English teacher at a Grammar school in South East London. She studied English and American Literature at the University of Kent and trained for her PGCE at UCL six years ago. She also teaches Film Studies at A level. Do you want to write your own poems? In this class, students will learn about Benjamin Zephaniah and his poetry whilst also looking at a 'recipe' to create your own poems. Students will examine how adapting the structure of a poem can enhance the meaning of it by studying Zephaniah's “The British, serves 60 million”. This is a perfect class for any student wanting to assess a poems or create their own!
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Safeguarding reminder:The safety of your child is of the utmost importance. All of our classes are pre-recorded to remove any concerns around live participation. For reruns of our past live classes, students' webcams and microphones were disabled and only the chat history, if participation was requested, is visible.
Suitable for:
This class is for all students in Years 7-9 or S1-S3 studying Poetry in English.
Class requirements:
You will need a laptop or device with internet connection to watch the class, as well as a pen and notepad for taking notes.
What to expect:
- This class will take place online via a Zoom webinar.
- For live classes, please arrive promptly. Students' cameras and microphones are disabled by default.
- For on demand classes, students will be watching a recording of a previous live class.
- Once you have signed up, you will be taken to your dashboard where you can view details of the class, and re-watch it in the future.
- Students will be sent confirmation of the class to their email address if provided.