Last term, Russley School was lucky enough to have a visit from Christchurch author, Belinda O'Keefe. Belinda shared her brand new picture book with us, The Day the Plants Fought Back.
Some of our Russley Writers were treated to a special writing session with Belinda.
Belinda brought in a bunch of vegetables - everything from yams to parsnip. We brainstormed adjectives and similes to describe the veges. We then wrote an Ode to a Vegetable.
What's an Ode?
An ode is a very old form of poetry. In ancient Greece, poets wrote odes to celebrate heroes, nations, ideas and nature. These days odes are more informal and are often funny. They can be any length, and rhymed or not. The ode is a poem of praise (a bit like a love letter!), addressed to a person, place, object or an idea.
Keep an eye on the blog for some of the odes written by our Russley students in the writing workshops with Belinda.
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