Virus poem

This poem was written by a teacher. What do you think was her
purpose in writing this poem?

I think her/his purpose was to teach other students that even
though we are in lockdown we can get through this and that tough
times don’t last forever.

If you were a student in this class, what would you say to the teacher
about the poem?

I would say how amazing this poem is and that it has teached me that
even though the coronavirus has us staying at home, that it wouldn't last
forever and that we can get through this.

If you had to change a line in this poem, what would it be and why?

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What virus is this poem talking about?

Coronavirus.

What are 4 ideas you understand about the poem?

That during the lockdown we have learnt to be more resilient, even thought
there might be some tough times that we go through we have learnt that it
doesn't last long, our order was to keep ourselves safe and obey the rules we
have been given and that things have changed once the lockdown has started
we are more cautious about wearing a mask when we go out or staying within 2
meters of everyone.   

What ‘tough stuff’ is the poem talking about?

The tough stuff that the poem was talking about is about how the lockdown
and coronavirus came and ruined our plans of going to a family members house
or celebrating a birthday party or even going out for takeaways.

Write a short poem about the Coronavirus. We can share this with Megan.

Coronavirus poem