Poetic adventures excursion

Program

Students will collaborate on a digital communication product. They will develop vocabulary to create a five-senses poem and use photography and digital storytelling to bring their poem to life.

Learning intention

We are learning to compose an illustrated poem from the perspective of a miniature character.

Activities

Composing

Equipped with an iPad, students will visit various outdoor locations in the Field of Mars Reserve. At each location they will work in pairs to write a line of poetry from their miniature character's perspective. Students will be exposed to a variety of tier 2 and 3 words for describing natural subjects. They will then use digital photography and visual literacy to capture each line of poetry.

Publishing

Students will use iMovie to compose their illustrated poems. They will create a sequence of images to support their poem, narrate each line of poetry, add titles and select a soundtrack.

Completed products will be sent back to school via Google Drive.

This program is also available for Stage 3 and can operate as an incursion.

Location

Field of Mars Reserve

Main location – including bus maps, risk management advice, track overview

Essential information

Cost and details


Cost 2025	DoE $25 per student – GST free Non-gov school $35 per student – GST free, min charge $750
Cost 2026	DoE $27 per student – GST free Non-gov $37 per student – GST free, min charge $750 per class Term 1 – Non-gov weeks 3 to 6 cost = DoE cost – GST free, min charge $750
Classes	Maximum 4 classes.
Bring	Sports uniform, backpack, medication, low-waste food, water bottle, sunblock, raincoat, hat, sturdy shoes, reusable name tag.
View	Preparing for your excursion
Welfare	Rugged bushwalking, not wheelchair accessible. May not suit recently unwell participants. For medical or special needs notify staff prior to program.
Extreme or wet weather	Program may be modified, postponed or cancelled due to predicted extreme temperatures, bush fire danger, heavy rainfall, high winds or dust storms.
Booking policy	Confirm student numbers and classes 7 days in advance.
Cancellation fee	Less than 30 working school days – $600 Less than 7 working school days notice – full cost Weather or fire danger cancellation – $0

Suggested timetable


Time	Activities
9.45 - 10.30	Introduction Toilets, crunch and sip or recess
10.30 - 12.45	Poetic adventures - location scouting - poem development - macro photography
12.45 - 12.15	Lunch and toilets
1.15 - 2.00	iMovie studio - visuals and audio
2.00 - 2.15	Pack up, toilets and depart

Tier 2 and 3 vocabulary

Rhythm, onomatopoeia, simile, metaphor, imagery, personification, alliteration, repetition, hyperbole, composer, perspective, sequence, stanza

Syllabus outcomes and content

English K-10 Syllabus (2022)

Vocabulary

Outcome

Builds knowledge and use of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, and by defining and analysing words EN2-VOCAB-01

Content

Learning and using words

Build personal Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through social and learning interactions, reading and writing

Creating written texts

Outcome

Plans, creates and revises written texts for imaginative purposes, using text features, sentence-level grammar, punctuation and word-level language for a target audience EN2-CWT-01

Content

Imaginative purposes

Experiment with different poetic forms using stanzas
Experiment with poetry to include innovative use of punctuation to suit purpose and for effect

Text features for multiple purposes

Select and use multimodal features to add meaning

English textual concept

Perspective

Students understand that perspectives may differ and that these differences need to be considered

They learn that:

perspective may be expressed in different ways including the values expressed and the form of expression

Other syllabus links

Learning experiences will also support but not explicitly teach the following outcomes and content:

Science and Technology K-6 Syllabus (2024)

Living things depend on energy and materials to survive

Human Society and its Environment K-6 Syllabus (2024)

People have responsibility to care for Australia's environments

English K–6 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2022

Human Society and its Environment K-6 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2024

Science and Technology K-6 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2024