Foundation

Suggested choices ESB aims to encourage and realise the potential of all learners and we recognise the individuality of each learner. Students can choose any pieces of poetry, prose and drama that they will enjoy presenting.

However, if you are looking for level appropriate choices for them, we suggest the following poets and authors :

Poets and authors for Speaking by Heart: Allan Ahlberg; Louisa May Alcott (Little Women) ; Frances Hodgson Burnett (A Little Princess) ; Charles Causley; Charlotte Bronte (Jane Ayre) ; Norman MacCaig; James Reeves; Shel Silverstein; Jeremy Strong; and Benjamin Zephaniah.

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