English Stage 5 (Year 9) - Resource Booklet - Poetic purpose - phases 3–5 - ‘I remember’

Aug 30, 2026

Resource booklet for teachers supporting Year 9 teaching and learning in the English curriculum program ‘Poetic purpose’, focusing on the poem ‘I remember’ by John Hartley. Provides a structured sequence for phases 3–5, including core resources, student activities and teacher instructions. Covers spoken word poetry definition, features of delivery, close reading, jigsaw learning, language features, audience and purpose, themes, memory and context, and formative tasks such as analytical paragraphs, informative dialogue, exit tickets, poem comparison, composing poetry and reflection. Designed for Term 3 and aligned to NESA guidance.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryPresentations

FormatDOCX

Pages50

Reading Time18 min

AccessFree to download

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Phases 3–5 – ‘I remember’ by John Hartley

‘I remember’, activity 1 – Cornell note taking

‘I remember’, activity 2 – Plus, Minus, Interesting

‘I remember’, resource 1 – spoken word poetry definition

‘I remember’, resource 2 – features of spoken delivery

Core text – ‘I remember’ by John Hartley

‘I remember’, activity 3 – reading the poem

‘I remember’, resource 3 – jigsaw

‘I remember’, activity 4 – language features

‘I remember’, activity 5 – audience and purpose

‘I remember’, activity 6 – memory and context

‘I remember’, activity 7 – themes

‘I remember’, core formative task 3 – analytical paragraph

‘I remember’, activity 8 – 3-2-1 exit ticket

‘I remember’, activity 9 – comparing poems

‘I remember’, activity 10 – composing poetry

‘I remember’, activity 11 – reflecting on composition

‘I remember’, core formative task 4 – informative dialogue

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English Stage 5 (Year 9) – resource booklet Poetic purpose – phases 3–5 – ‘I remember’ This document contains the teaching and learning resources and activities that accompany the Year 9 teaching and learning program ‘Poetic purpose’ for the poem ‘I remember’. Contents TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u HYPERLINK \l "_Toc151385284" About this resource PAGEREF _Toc151385284 \h 3 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc151385285" Purpose of resource PAGEREF _Toc151385285 \h 3 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc151385286" Target audience PAGEREF _Toc151385286 \h 3 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc151385287" When and how to use PAGEREF _Toc151385287 \h 3 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc151385288" Texts and resources PAGEREF _Toc151385288 \h 4 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc151385289" Phases 3–5 – ‘I remember’ by John Hartley PAGEREF _Toc151385289 \h 6 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc151385290" ‘I remember’, activity 1 – Cornell note taking PAGEREF _Toc151385290 \h 6 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc151385291" ‘I remember’, activity 2 – Plus, Minus, Interesting PAGEREF _Toc151385291 \h 7 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc151385292" ‘I remember’, resource 1 – spoken word poetry definition PAGEREF _Toc151385292 \h 9 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc151385293" ‘I remember’, resource 2 – features of spoken delivery PAGEREF _Toc151385293 \h 9 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc151385294" Core text – ‘I remember’ by John Hartley PAGEREF _Toc151385294 \h 11 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc151385295" ‘I remember’, activity 3 – reading the poem PAGEREF _Toc151385295 \h 16 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc151385296" ‘I remember’, resource 3 – jigsaw PAGEREF _Toc151385296 \h 19 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc151385297" ‘I remember’, activity 4 – language features PAGEREF _Toc151385297 \h 20 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc151385298" 'I remember’, activity 5 – audience and purpose PAGEREF _Toc151385298 \h 22 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc151385299" ‘I remember’, activity 6 – memory and context PAGEREF _Toc151385299 \h 23 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc151385300" ‘I remember’, activity 7 – themes PAGEREF _Toc151385300 \h 26 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc151385301" ‘I remember’, core formative task 3 – analytical paragraph PAGEREF _Toc151385301 \h 27 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc151385302" ‘I remember’, activity 8 – 3-2-1 exit ticket PAGEREF _Toc151385302 \h 32 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc151385303" ‘I remember’, activity 9 – comparing poems PAGEREF _Toc151385303 \h 33 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc151385304" ‘I remember’, activity 10 – composing poetry PAGEREF _Toc151385304 \h 34 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc151385305" ‘I remember’, activity 11 – reflecting on composition PAGEREF _Toc151385305 \h 39 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc151385306" ‘I remember’, core formative task 4 – informative dialogue PAGEREF _Toc151385306 \h 39 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc151385307" References PAGEREF _Toc151385307 \h 46 Updating the table of contents Want to update the table? Have you added content to the document and noticed the page numbers have changed? As you add content to this report, you can update the table of contents to accurately reflect the page numbers within the resource. To update the table: Right click on the table and select ‘Update table of contents’ (in the browser version) or ‘Update field’ (in the desktop app). In the browser version, it will automatically update the entire table. In the desktop app, you will then need to select ‘Update entire table’. Your table numbers should then update to reflect your changes. About this resource Purpose of resource This resource booklet is not a standalone resource. It has been designed for use by teachers in connection to Year 9 resources designed by the English curriculum team for the HYPERLINK "https://curriculum.nsw.edu.au/learning-areas/english/english-k-10-2022" English K–10 Syllabus (NESA 2022). These include the Year 9 scope and sequence, Year 9 ‘Poetic purpose’ program and the Year 9 Term 3 sample assessment task and student work sample. The content in this resource booklet has been prepared by the English curriculum t

FAQs

What is the purpose of this resource booklet?

It supports teachers in delivering Year 9 ‘Poetic purpose’ resources, using the poem ‘I remember’ by John Hartley as the core text. It provides teaching/learning activities and learning-sequence support aligned to curriculum guidance.

Who is the target audience and how should teachers use the activities?

The target audience is teachers developing contextually appropriate resources for their students. Teachers should edit and refine activities to suit learners’ needs, interests, abilities, and the texts selected.

When is the program intended to be taught and what does it build from?

The booklet is designed for Term 3 of Year 9. It builds on students’ understanding of perspective, context and theme from Term 1 (‘Representation of life experiences’) and Term 2 (‘Shining a new (stage) light’).

What kinds of learning tasks are included for ‘I remember’?

The sequence includes close reading and language-focused activities, jigsaw learning, theme exploration, and formative tasks such as an analytical paragraph, an informative dialogue, a 3-2-1 exit ticket, poem comparison, composing poetry, and reflection on composition.

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