Case Studies

St Michaels Primary School Visualiser Lesson

Learning Objectives
I am learning to identify powerful vocabulary to create evocative description
I am learning to turn key words and phrases into a poem

Lesson Activities
Shared reading of p 141-142 of The Silver Sword using visualiser. Involve the pupils in highlighting
all the descriptive language, imagery and adjectives using the visualiser. Explain importance of
choosing powerful vocabulary to create evocative description.
On IWB, demonstration writing of a narrative poem using the highlighted imagery to create a piece of
poetry evoking the canoe journey over the rapids.
Supported work – individuals repeat highlighting of imagery for pages 18-19 (to "spring leaves") and
then classify into nouns, adjectives, adverbs and verbs as a group
Paired work – repeat highlighting of imagery for pages 18-19 (to "spring leaves") and turn the
highlighted words and phrases into their own poem to evoke Warsaw in war time. (ext - experiment
with repetition, alliteration and varied line lengths)
Bring class back together – Use visualiser for children to display and read poems created.
Demonstrate improving poems in pupil's book using visualised image to change rhythm and
vocabulary precision – use opportunity to emphasize importance of choosing key vocabulary when
creating good description.
How did the visualiser support and extend the learning in the lesson?
In the shared work, the visualiser allowed a precise display of the pages from the book rather than a
typed up version displayed on the IWB that I would have normally used. This allowed the children to
locate more precisely words being highlighted and also saved considerable preparation time.
In the plenary, the use of the visualiser to edit and improve writing on screen is a highly effective way
of teaching pupils how to edit their own work. Without a visualiser, this could not be done
instantaneously as a whole class.

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