English Lesson 3 - Calligrams

English: Calligrams

Lesson 3

_{Can I write effectively to entertain?}

• In today's lesson we are going to complete the final draft of our own winter calligram.

• Before writing the final draft check you have used your steps to success and phonics to spell.

Steps to success

• Shape matches your poem

• Effective word choices

• Repeated phrase

• Challenge: use alliteration

Writing a calligram

You will need:

- Paper

- A sharp pencil

- The first draft of your calligram

- Coloured pencils

- Rubber

- Shape template (optional)

If you would like your calligram to be included in the slideshow at the end of the week, please upload a photo to Google Classroom.

Step one:

• Draw the outline of your shape using very faint lines.

• Make sure your shape isn't so small you can't write around it, but not so big you don't have enough phrases.

• You can draw one main picture or several little pictures.

Step two:

• Check you have used all the steps to success and your phonics to spell words in your first draft.

• Use a sharp pencil to write your phrases around your picture.

• Keep your handwriting as small and neat as possible. You don't need to use cursive in calligrams.

Step three:

• If your words aren't sitting on the line or your lines are too dark you might want to rub them out.

• You could also go over the lines of the shapes using coloured pencils or colour your shape in.

• Make sure you colour lightly so that we can still read your poem.