Description
Plastic raincoats, plastic rain. Plastic in our hearts and brains. Long after we’ve come and gone, our plastic footprints will live on.
Plastic Planet by James Brown is a rhythmic poem that highlights how plastic appears in almost every part of modern life. Through playful repetition and imaginative examples, the poem encourages readers to think about the environmental impact of plastic and how our everyday choices leave lasting “plastic footprints.”
Curriculum Phase: Phase 2
Year Level: Year 4
English: reading for meaning and inference, analysing imagery and figurative language, exploring how poetry creates mood and atmosphere, integrating visual and written texts
Science / Social Sciences: Environmental impact of human activity, Sustainability and responsible use of resources, Citizenship and caring for the environment
Text type: Poetry, rhyming verse, humorous narrative poem
Key words include: citizenship, consumerism, environmental responsibility, environment, humour, plastic, pollution, poetry, recycling, rhyme, rhythm, rubbish, sustainability, verse, waste
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