Left Behind on the beach

LEFT BEHIND ON THE BEACH

L.I. - Look at descriptive language used in poetry

Look at active verbs

Left behind on the beach:

two scoops of holes

for the sea to fill,

two mini holes

for the crabs to climb.

Left behind on the beach:

giggling waves, fists of shells,

treasures of seaweed necklaces,

diamonds of sun

and the crust of a sandwich:

seagull supper.

Left behind on the beach:

a summer holiday, carrying

beach towels, sunscreen and hats,

a beach chair for mum

and binoculars for dad.

Left behind on the beach:

the in/out breathing of waves,

the screech of seagulls,

the mizzle of mist

and somewhere out on the reef

the anchor of a long ago ship.

Look at the poem and highlight the verbs blue

Highlight the adjectives yellow

Highlight the adverbs pink

Now write your own version of the poem below

LEFT BEHIND IN THE BUS   

Left behind in the bus:

Two toy cars lost by a little boy.

a ticket dropped by a tall man

as he stands up to slowly hop off.

Left behind in the bus:

Little ants looking for crumbs

from the food the passengers left.

A nice driver smiling

as the children get on the bus for Tech.

Left behind in the bus:

Old people talking to others loudly,

seven laughing children going on a trip,

the driver taking the bus to the beach.

Left behind in the bus:

People throwing crumbs on the floor,

ten kids dropping rubbish on the seat,

seventeen year old’s eating on the bus.