Poetic adventures incursion | Stage 3 English | Field of Mars EEC

Cost and details

Cost 2026	DoE $27 per student – GST free Non-gov $37 per student – GST free, min charge $750 per class
Risk assessment	Risk management plan
Classes	Maximum 3 classes per day with up to 32 students per class.
School preparation	This is a full day program. Schools are to provide one extra large learning space, with a screen or projector, for all participating classes for the duration of the day. The space needs to accommodate all classes. Place students into groups of two. If leaving school grounds, ensure teacher to student ratio of 1:15.
Welfare	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

Activities

Activities may vary depending on student needs, timing and weather.

Poetic adventure

Working in pairs, students collect their poetry toolkit and iPad and learn how to manage equipment and work efficiently in the school grounds. Students are introduced to the planning template and the step-by-step workflow for writing, photographing and producing their final piece.

Students tune in to the natural areas in your school through a guided sensory sit spot that focuses on sight, sound, touch and smell. Students build a bank of vivid adjectives and descriptive language to capture the natural features of our school grounds.

Students compose lines of poetry from the perspective of a miniature character using a five senses structure and selected poetic devices. Students draft, refine and self-assess their work to ensure each line communicates a clear viewpoint and strong imagery.

Students learn how to take high-quality macro photographs that communicate small-scale perspective by positioning the camera at minifigure eye level. Students apply visual literacy strategies such as framing, focus and shot choices to create images that complement their poetry.

iMovie studio

Back in the classroom, students sequence images, record narration and add titles and audio to create a cohesive digital poem. Students finalise credits, export their work and share their completed multimodal poem with peers for reflection.

Post-production

If needed, the session can be extended to give students more time to finish their digital project.

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

Suggested timetable

Time	Activities
Session 1	Introduction Poetic adventure
Recess
Session 2	Poetic adventure iMovie studio
Lunch
Session 3	Post production (if required)

Please include your school's bell times in the notes section of your booking form.

Tier 2 and 3 vocabulary

precise, perspective, sequence, craft, interpret, imagery, reflect, illustrated poem, stanza, poetic devices, timeline, macro, visual literacy, setting

Syllabus outcomes and content

English K-10 Syllabus (2022)

Vocabulary

Outcome

• Extends Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, morphological analysis and generating precise definitions for specific contexts EN3-VOCAB-01

Content

Learning and using words

• Identify newly encountered words from interactions and wide reading, and use them in writing, discussions and presentations

Creating written texts

Outcome

• Plans, creates and revises written texts for multiple purposes and audiences through selection of text features, sentence-level grammar, punctuation and word-level language EN3-CWT-01

Content

Text features for multiple purposes

• Use word repetition and word associations as cohesive devices across texts
• Experiment with figurative language for effect and to engage the reader, including metaphor, hyperbole, oxymoron and allusion
• Create written texts that include multiple paragraphs with clear, coherent transition of ideas
• Choose multimodal features suited to a target audience and purpose, to reinforce and extend ideas

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

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

English textual concepts © NSW Department of Education, 2016