Engaging Poetry Performance Activity by Robert Louis Stevenson

This interactive lesson plan involves vocabulary checks, echo and choral readings, and a final performance of a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson. Students will engage in various reading techniques and learn to perform the poem with fluency and expression, inspired by Michael Rosen's engaging performance. The activities aim to enhance fluency, intonation, and overall presentation skills in a fun and creative way.

• Poetry
• Performance
• Reading
• Vocabulary
• Interactive

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1. From a Railway Carriage By Robert Louis Stevenson

3. Vocab Check Find and copy: 1) A word which shows the child is clumsy. 2) A word which shows the tramp is amazed by the sight 3) Two different words which show the train is travelling quickly.

4. Echo and Choral Reading AGAIN! 4thTry! We re going to practise reading with fluency and intonation. We ve done this multiple times now! You may even know some of the poem by heart. 1) I read . You copy (echo reading) 2) Boys read line 1 girls read line 2 and so on 3) We all read together

5. Performing the poem! Today we are going to bring our work together on this poem! Let s look again at Michael Rosen s performance of this poem. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIyMMIMXI7M

6. What made Rosens performance engaging? Clear voice Changing the tone of his voice Continuous rhythm in his reading of the poem Using his body language as well as the poem

7. In groups of 4, you are going to perform this poem! Everyone needs to read something. You can experiment with choral reading, individual reading, paired reading. You can use only yourself and 4 chairs See if you can learn your part by heart. 15 minute rehearsal

8. Performance Time!