Repeat chorus poems as a Capulet at the family ball

Our class have been creating poems with a repeat chorus. The scenario was for the pupils to write as a Capulet at the ball in Act 1 Scene 5, describing the moment when Romeo Montague crashes their party. We agreed that our chorus would be "What a commotion, how rude!" The first section had to have three lines to express what they could see. The second had to have three lines expressing what they may hear with the first line comprising three one syllable words, the second having three two syllable and the third three three syllable words. The third section was to have three things that people might have been thinking at the time and the last was to have three things that people might have been heard to say.


Here are some of our poems:


What a commotion, how rude!
A twirling tribe,
Amusement and pleasure,
Chants of song, 
What a commotion, how rude!
Shock, mess, clash,
Dreadful, ruined, destroyed,
Abysmal, appalling, horrendous,
What a commotion, how rude!
Who is this trespasser?
What is his business here?
Is he a criminal?
What a commotion, how rude!
Leave us alone!
I hate this party!
I'm leaving!
What a commotion, how rude!


By Sophy (Year 6)


What a commotion, how rude!
Dancing females having fun,
Lots of men and women,
An uninvited man crashes the party,
What a commotion, how rude!
Gulp! Scream! Gasp!
Soundless, surprised, shocked,
Rumbling, screaming, rustling,
What a commotion, how rude!
How did he get in?
What's he doing here?
What's he going to do?
What a commotion, how rude!
What a pathetic man,
Get out of here!
Montague! Doesn't belong here.
What a commotion, how rude!


By Tawfiq (Year 4)


What a commotion, how rude!
Singing pirouetting princess
Ball fit for a wedding,
A Montague intruder,
What a commotion, how rude!
Gasp! Fright! Shock!
Silence, shouting, screaming,
Erupting, tumbling, squabbling, 
What a commotion, how rude!
What's he got planned?
Who's sent him?
What does he want?
What a commotion, how rude!
Get back to where you came from,
This isn't where you belong,
Tybalt, don't do it!
What a commotion, how rude!


By Rosie (Year 5)


What a commotion, how rude!
Beautiful ballerinas, pirouetting in front of me,
Arguments between us Capulets and Montagues,
People with shocked faces because of HIM!
What a commotion, how rude!
Shock, gulp, gasp!
Silence, arguing, music, 
Squabbling, wondering, discussion, 
What a commotion, how rude!
How's he here?
Who let him in?
How's he on the guest list?
What a commotion, how rude!
He doesn't belong here,
He's come to destroy our party,
What's on his mind?
What a commotion, how rude!


By Shauna (Year 6)


What a commotion, how rude!
Pirouetting princess,
Feast fit for a prince,
Capulets in costume, 
What a commotion, how rude!
Gulp! Scream! Gasp!
Silence, running, shouting,
Squabbling, erupting, rumbling,
What a commotion, how rude!
Get back to your own family, 
You're a Montague,
People like you don't belong here!
What a commotion, how rude!


By Sophie (Year 4)


What a commotion, how rude!
Dancing, prancing VIPs slowly twirling around like a Catherine Wheel,
Pirouetting, hyperactive guests standing under the midnight light,
Shining knights armour as bright as the yellow light stars above,
What a commotion, how rude!
Shock, grief, gasp!
Silence, fighting, horror,
Frightening, squabbling, chattering,
What a commotion, how rude!
Why is that rogue here?
Who let him in?
What is this scoundrel doing?
What a commotion, how rude!
What a terrible man!
Get back to your own family,
No, Tybalt, don't do it!
What a commotion, how rude!


By David (Year 6)

Propaganda Posters

As part of our Blitz topic we tried to reinterpret World War Two propaganda posters using digital cameras and MS Word, oil pastels and watercolour paints. Here are some examples of the final products:

Romeo & Juliet Rhyming Couplets

The class has been busy creating rhyming couplets using similes and metaphors. They were writing as Romeo upon seeing Juliet for the first time in Act 1 Scene 5. Here are some of their couplets.


First up is David's complete poem where he writes a couplet about Juliet's eyes, lips, skin, smile and the love he feels for her:

How I love your cherry red lips,

Like a river of blood, with rose pink strips,

Enchanting eyes as delicate as a white dove,

World full of excitement waiting for love.

Skin as soft as a butterfly’s wing,

If dumped it will feel lie a hornet’s sting.

Smile glistens like the stars in the sky,

Waiting for a man with love to pass by.

You are full of magic, like the heaven above,

That’s why I want to give you my love.

Next come a selection of couplets from the class:

To touch anyone else’s skin,

Would surely be nothing but a sin.                 

Shani

Sweetly her eyes twinkle with grace,

I’m so glad we met at this wondrous place!             

Courtney

Beautifully her smile pierces my heart,

A new relationship hopefully to start.                 

Lauren

Her tender lips cannot be missed,

Luxurious pink feathers waiting to be kissed.           

Sophy

Here is the Romeo and Juliet display featuring some of their couplets.

Spring Term Information

This forthcoming term, Year 4/5/6 will be studying the 'Blitz'. This project has a history focus and teaches children about the second World War including an understanding of the reasons for war, the impact on everyday lives of people including children and about significant individuals of the period. Children will also learn about the significance of the Swansea Blitz and the social and human impact of it. At the heart of this project children write narrative stories based on historical facts and develop additional skills in using flashback as a technique for telling stories. As part of this topic, we will be learning some of the dances that were popular during this period in our PE lessons. These will take place on Thursday so please remember your PE kits!


In Literacy, we will be studying William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The class has been given a piece of research based homework on the 'Life and times of William Shakespeare'. This is to be completed by Half Term and should take the form of an A4 booklet.


A busy term awaits!

Welcome!

Welcome to the Blog for Llanharan Primary School's Year 4/5/6 class. Here we can display some of the learning experiences that we have had this year.