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A brief poem about hedgehogs is read to students who then answer retrieval and inferential questions.

Students explore the language of personification and metaphor in the poem called 'Wash day for the clouds'. The questions require the students to think about the metaphors and personification. Text provided.

Students read a poem titled 'The Sea' and explain the meanings of some of the language used.

The use of metaphors and similes is explored in this poem about umbrellas in a storm. Text provided.

Students read a poem and make links between its written and visual information. SJ-2-4-1993.

Students are provided with information about the structure of a haiku poem. They identify the syllables in another haiku poem, and then write their own.

Students will identify and use nouns, adjectives, and verbs to write a poem that follows the same structure as given in two examples.

Students read a poem, written from the point of view of an immigrant, then answer retrieval and inferential questions.

Students read a poem then use information from it to make inferences. Text not provided.

For this NEMP task students read a poem about 'Me' and then write a poem about their own 'special self'.

Students use a video clip as the stimulus for completing a poem. Scaffolds are provided for this process.

Students make choices about which adjectives to use to create a poem about a school of fish. A video clip provides the stimulus for this task.

This resource explores a poem written for two voices about a windy night. Text provided.

Students are required to identify and interpret the metaphors in two short poems.

Students read a poem 'Full Moon Tiger' to answer questions about metaphor, contrast, rhyme and alliteration. SJ-2-3-1987. Text provided.

This resource centers around a poem about a cricket game. Cartoon illustrations surround the text and students use both to answer questions. SJ-3-2-1993. Text provided.

Students read a poem about air to answer retrieval and inferential questions. SJ-2-2-1999. Text provided.

A poem about trying to fly is the basis of this resource. Students read the poem then answer questions on its illustrations, rhyme, content and vocabulary. SJ-3-1-1994.

Students make inferences from a poem. SJ-2-4-1993. Text provided.

A short poem with four pictures is analysed with students having to match text with images and answer questions on movement and illustrations. SJ-2-4-1997. Text not provided.

Students read a poem and identify how the visual and written texts work together to build comprehension.

Students read a poem and its visual text to answer inferential questions. SJ-1-2-1993.

Students read the poem 'Hide-and-go-seek' to make inferences about the game. SJ-3-2-1996. Text provided.

Students read a poem and explore how the poem expresses the storyteller's mood. SJ-2-1-1990. Text provided.

Students read the poem 'Don't be Wet' and complete two tables to show their understanding of puns. SJ-3-3-1994. Text provided.