Nonsense Poetry and Collage Challenge

Nonsense poetry A collage and poetry writing challenge

Inspired by Edward Lear’s ‘Dong with a luminous nose’.

Email your finished work to: natalie.allen@bridge.kent.sch.uk caroline.smith@bridge.kent.sch.uk

This week’s art and writing challenge will let you get as creative as you like with your pictures and your words‌ You will be writing your own nonsense and then illustrating it. For my illustration, I have drawn inspiration from the artist Sara Fanelli.

Visit the website below to see her illustration work: https://www.theguardian.com/childrensbooks-site/gallery/2011/mar/31/childrensbooks-7-and-under http://www.sarafanelli.com/

Books illustrated by Sara Fanelli.

NONSENSE POETRY Nonsense poems don’t make sense and often use made-up words.

Read and listen to ‘On The Ning-Nang-Nong’ by Spike Milligan: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zgnxpv4

On the Ning Nang Nong On the Ning Nang Nong Where the Cows go Bong!

And the monkeys all say BOO!

There’s a Nong Nang Ning Where the trees go Ping!

And the teapots jibber jabber joo.

By Spike Milligan

On the Nong Ning Nang All the mice go Clang And you just can’t catch ‘em when they do!

So it’s Ning Nang Nong Cows go Bong!

Nong Nang Ning Trees go Ping!

Nong Ning Nang The mice go Clang What a noisy place to belong is the Ning Nang Ning Nang Nong!

Writing Challenge 1: Can you add your own verse to ‘On The NingNang-Nong?

First, explore rhyming families. What other rhyming words can you think of?

Ning sing

Nang bang

Nong song

Next, think about what will make a noise in your verse and what noises they make.

Choose four animals: ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ And an item from your kitchen: _______________ (make sure it has two syllables e.g. scissors)

Finally, use the writing frame below to put your verse together. Use the original poem to see which lines need to rhyme.

Writing Challenge 2: Have a go at creating your own original nonsense poem. Here are some tips to help you get started: 1. Make up your own words, especially onomatopoeic ones 2. Think crazy – the weirder the better!

3. Have a go at rhyming your poem – try writing your own limerick

Here are some famous nonsense poems and poets to inspire you: Lewis Carroll & Edward Lear https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4mmn39/articles/zgbyw6f

Dr Seuss - https://www.seussville.com/dr-seuss/ Jabberwocky - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z378q6f Limericks

- https://www.kidzone.ws/poetry/limerick.htm

Carry on to the next slide for ideas on how to illustrate your work…….

Your nonsense illustration is going to be

There are no rules.

Have a look at the work of Sara Fanelli: https://www.theguardian.com/childrensbooks-site/gallery/2011/mar/31/childrensbooks-7-and-under http://www.sarafanelli.com/

She uses collage (different papers, photos and pictures from magazines), drawing and painting.

Find pictures that you may need in your illustration. I have used human features, as well as objects and animals. Cut up magazines (you could print out from the internet).

Prepare a background.

I collaged a few different papers together and added two contrasting paint colours with a large paint brush.

To make the shape of a face, I adapted a circle. You could begin with a hexagon or other shapes – remember, this is nonsense!

Cut paper into shapes that you can use to construct your character’s body and objects that you wish to illustrate. Play around, move your shapes around until they look good.

Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Smith look forward to seeing your nonsense!

Please, brighten up our days, email your work to us: natalie.allen@bridge.kent.sch.uk caroline.smith@bridge.kent.sch.uk We will share your work on the school blog.

Stay safe and well!