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Identify, reproduce and experiment with rhythmic, sound and word patterns in poems, chants, rhymes and songs (ACELT1592)

Elaborations
  • exploring poems, chants, rhymes or songs from different cultures which class members may bring from home
  • learning to recite, sing or create interpretations of poems, chants, rhymes or songs from students’ own and other different cultures
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Numeracy Numeracy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
ScOT terms

Chants

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Andy Griffiths on writing songs and stories

  • TLF-IDM020465

What's the difference between writing song lyrics and writing a story? Andy Griffiths thinks they are quite similar. Why does he think this? How important is rhythm in Andy's stories? Next time you write a story, try reading it out loud and listen for the rhythm of the words. Can you make your story's rhythm sound even better?

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What's With Poetry?, Ch 2: Rhyme time

  • TLF-IDM020391

Do all poems have to rhyme? Matt from the Sydney Story Factory explains how rhyme can be used in poetry to achieve certain effects, but sometimes deliberately not rhyming can be just as effective!

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Syllabus bites – responding to literature

  • TLF-IDM016160

A web page with information, teacher guides and resources on responding to texts. This resource supports the NSW English K-10 syllabus.

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How to get better at writing in rhyme

  • TLF-IDM020957

What does author Tony Wilson suggest doing to improve your rhyming skills? Why do you think reading might help? Are you familiar with the books and authors Tony mentions? Dame Lynley Dodd is the author of the Hairy Maclary books and Julia Donaldson is another successful author who uses rhyming in her books. Look them up ...

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