INSPIRATION AFRICA!
Project 3
New Woodlands (EBD) School
POETRY/STORY-TELLING
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The project started with a brainstorming session, looking for keywords around respect, power and authority and referring back to the frame poem the pupils had written with Sola at the Horniman Museum visit. First of all the boys wrote acrostic poems using their names and indicating special interests they may have. |
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| Likes Maths and English Underneath his tough skin he's lovely Keeps playing football Even when I am sleepy I still play football | ||
| Activities Swimming He likes to go over to the park Loves beefburgers, he Even went to the farm Yesterday | ||
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There was then a further brainstorm for ideas and words around respect and power which were used in group and individual acrostic poems. |
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| R | espect makes people feel nice and loved. Respectful people listen and pay attention | ||
| E | ducation is fun. I like Maths and making my own choices | ||
| S | illy people do not gain respect. Sensible people do not butt in on a conversation | ||
| P | ower to the people!! Affection to the people!! Kindness to the people!! | ||
| E | nergy gives you life and adds strength to your body - body power | ||
| C | alm voices, command and control, showing our brain education, showing our leadership to the world | ||
| T | aking turns, giving everyone the ability to move, we don't make anyone feel worse because it is disrespectful. | Miss Byrom's class 29/03/00 |
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| R | unning power, power for running. Showing respect for education | ||
| E | nergy, body power to move | ||
| S | uccessful in attention: brain - education - answers | ||
| P | ossession in leadership | ||
| E | veryone has respect inside themselves, affection, being kind and listening | ||
| C | ommanding attention, New Woodlands boys controlling | ||
| T | hemselves and learning they have control |
Mr Devlin's class 29/03/00 |
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| Pupils were asked what power and respect meant to them and how you gain respect .... | |
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"Power is what makes you strong" "Respect is what you give and do" "Respect is sharing" "Power gives you ENERGY" "Respect is when you help people" "Respect is not making someone feel worse about something. Feelings. Respect makes people feel NICE AND LOVED" "Power means leadership, body power and BRAIN power" "You get respect by being nice." |
| Based on their responses two phrases were discussed and completed individually. One pupils wrote: | |
| I command respect by: being good helping someone being kind saying please and thankyou my inner feelings |
I demand respect because: I helped you I listened to you I did as you wished I helped you when you were sick I took you out I made you food |
Finally patterns were made out of the phrases and words chosen to be worked on in the school's BANNERMANIA computer programme. These designs were then printed onto one of the artworks - a huge umbrella (called a kyinie) representing those used in some West African state ceremonies. |
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