7.6 Poetry Slam

During Winter Term, the unit of work during English was Poetry. The 7.6 class explored a range of ballads and free verse poems including the famous Highway Man by Alfred Noyes and Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou. The boys in 7.6 loved the exposure to a large variety of poems and took on the challenge to identify the deeper understanding by analysing the poetic, visual and sound devices used in the poem. They also looked closely at the choice of words the author used that helped create a particular tone and mood of the poem.

For the final assessment, the students had the opportunity to select a topic to write about and present an original poem using the poetic devices and frameworks taught during the unit. There was a breadth of interesting topics explored, from AFL to global warming and mental health. The students presented with passion and creativity in front of their classroom peers then two finalists from each class were chosen to present in front of the Year 7 cohort.

A poem by Thomas Sojan

A poem by Isaac Oddy

Mr David Watson
7.6 Homeroom Teacher