🎯 WALT (We Are Learning To)

Identify rhyme schemes and analyse mood in poetry

Success Criteria:

I can identify rhyming words in a poem

I can describe the mood of a poem

I can explain how rhyme affects mood

I can write my own rhyming verse

🌙 "The Moon and the Man" by Margaret Mahy

Read this excerpt from the poem:

The moon is like a silver plate

That hangs up in the sky so late,

And when the man looks up to see

The moon looks down on you and me.

The moon shines bright with gentle light

To guide us safely through the night,

A friendly face up in the dark

Like a glowing question mark.

📚 Key Definitions

Rhyme: Words that sound the same at the end (e.g., cat/hat, moon/soon)

Mood: The feeling or atmosphere the poem creates (e.g., happy, scary, peaceful)

🔍 Part 1: Finding Rhymes

1. Circle the rhyming pairs in the poem above. The first one is done for you: plate/late

2. Match the rhyming words from the poem:

1. see

2. light

3. dark

A. mark

B. me

C. night

3. What is the rhyme scheme of the first verse? (Hint: AABB means lines 1&2 rhyme, lines 3&4 rhyme)

AABB

ABAB

ABCD

😊 Part 2: Exploring Mood

4. What mood does this poem create? Tick all that apply:

Peaceful

Scary

Comforting

Exciting

Mysterious

5. Find three words or phrases from the poem that help create this mood:

a) _________________________

b) _________________________

c) _________________________

6. How does the moon make the speaker feel? Use evidence from the poem:

✍️ Part 3: Creative Writing

7. Write your own verse about the moon using the same rhyme scheme (AABB). Use these word pairs to help you:

Suggested rhyming pairs: bright/night, glow/show, round/sound, high/sky

The moon is ________________________

_________________________________

8. What mood did you try to create in your verse?

💭 Part 4: Discussion & Analysis

9. With a partner, discuss: How do the rhymes help create the mood? Write your ideas:

10. Fill in the blanks:

The poet uses ________ words like "gentle" and "friendly" to make the moon seem ________. The rhyming pattern makes the poem sound ________ and easy to remember.

11. EXTENSION TASK: How would the mood change if the poem didn't rhyme? Explain your thinking:

🌟 Reflection

12. Rate your understanding (circle one):

Rhyme schemes: 😕 Getting there 😊 Good 😄 Confident

Mood in poetry: 😕 Getting there 😊 Good 😄 Confident

13. One thing I learned today:

14. One question I still have:

Moon Poetry Analysis Worksheet

Moon Poetry Analysis Worksheet

🎯 WALT (We Are Learning To)

Success Criteria:

🌙 "The Moon and the Man" by Margaret Mahy

📚 Key Definitions

🔍 Part 1: Finding Rhymes

😊 Part 2: Exploring Mood

✍️ Part 3: Creative Writing

💭 Part 4: Discussion & Analysis

🌟 Reflection

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