The Man From Snowy River
Today we will read this well-known poem from a picture book, listen to the poem read aloud online and watch a scene from the movie. What is your response to Banjo Patterson's famous Australian poem?
Watch scenes from the movie and listen to the poem being read aloud.
Jim's Ride: A scene from the movie that might help you understand the poem a little more.
Read the poem here
Now read the poem for yourself. Does it make more sense? Do you understand more of the vocabulary now?Find out more: The history of the poem
Now find out a little more about the history behind the writing of this poem and the impact that it has had upon the Australian people. Did you know that Banjo Patterson and The Man from Snowy River are featured on our $10 note?
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I really enjoyed The Man from Snowy River because at first I didn't quite know what it meant but when we saw the Youtube video I finally got it and also I would like to hear more of some famous Australian poems.
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ReplyDeleteI really do like action to Angus and it was a great Movie from the 80's!
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ReplyDeleteI really liked the movie better than the book because it gave me a better understanding of the poem as it was an old poem. I really like Banjo Patterson and poetry so I would like to see or read another one of his books or movies;]
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DeleteMe too Leah the movie was way easier to understand
DeleteI thought the poem was very interesting. The man talking on the video made it easy to understand the meaning of the clip as you where going on . It was a poem that you had to think about though l would absolutely love to see the movie . The poem was very clever !
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Jacina. The man talking made it better and it made the Poem more interesting too.
DeleteI agree Jacina.
DeleteThe talking on the video did make it easy to understand the meaning of the clip, and yes you did have think about the poem.
I realy want to see the movie.
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DeleteYes Jacina, I also thought this poem was interesting. That man sounded like he was also making the poem interesting, I agree 100% with you.
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The Man From The Snowy River was a great book but some parts i didn't really understood but since I've watched some of the movie I understand it a bit more......I would really like to watch the whole movie because I thought it was very good and it helped me to understand more.
ReplyDeleteI didn't really get it at first when Mrs Mang read the book but, when we watched the movie it made heaps of sense. I would like to read more of his poems
ReplyDeleteTahlia I agree with you I want to read more as well
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ReplyDeleteI liked the movie seems like a good movie to watch. why i like this movie because of the horses the action all that sort of stuff =)
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ReplyDeleteI think that the story was a fantastic story, and was really good. At first I didn’t understand the story, but now I do because of how it was explained and also watching a segment of the movie helped. I would like to read more of Banjo Patterson’s poems because they are very interesting.
By Bianca
i agree it was a bit hard to understand, but then you watch the movie and it sticks in your head.
DeleteI agree with Angus I liked the this story because there was action and now I understand this movie
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DeleteI found the Poem (The Man From Snowy River) was a good Poem to read. It was much easier when Mrs Mang told us what the word meant. The movie was really good to, I think I have heard the person that was telling the Poem before. I found the movie better to understand with the photos and with the man telling the story too. By Chloe Markulic
ReplyDeleteYes Chloe l think when Mrs Mang told us the meaning of the words it made it much easier to understand.
DeleteI think the man reading the story while watching it helped because seeing the pictures and the man reading it helped me understand and through all that I now have a clearer thought in my head. I really enjoyed this book and movie because it shows me what Australia used to be like and it is a very captivating and I can't wait to see the next part of it or the WHOLE MOVIE.
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I agree with Giselle because it helped me understand more when we played the scene.
DeleteTthe man from snowy river poem was a great poem yet the language was hard to understand because it is fairly old. Once I saw the video clip it all clicked. I especially enjoyed the man speaking with the video clip playing in the background. I give it a 8/10. It was a fabulous book written by a fabulous author.
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DeleteJacina I agree with you
ReplyDeletehow when the man reading in the video gave me a better understanding
I realy liked 'The Man from Snowy River'. It made my heart stop when Jim and his small horse went down the vally, I thoght the horse was going to stumble.
ReplyDeleteWatching the movie made me understand the poem a bit more, but since Mrs Mang explaned it I much understood it.
I was taken by the story, but I would like to see Jessica and Jim get married.
The painting in the book was beautiful, I realy liked how they use water colour.
I feel sorry for the horse, because they would'nt let them roam free.
The book made me feel Australian.
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ReplyDeleteThe actual poem with a scene of the movie on youtube was really interesting and when he went down the hill it would have had me on the edge of my seat. I think I would enjoy more of his poems as they express great things about Australia and how brave people can be even though they aren't wealthy or have the best horse. Its weird how Harrison wanted his daughter to marry someone rich. The words were hard to understand because they are old, but when we watched the movie it got stuck in your head forever.
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DeleteI loved this poem/movie because it showed how Australia was originally back in the olden days. I thought this Movie made me understand the poem more especially the olden day language they used. I would like to read more of Banjo Patterson's poem.
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DeleteChloe I agree with you because it did help when Mrs Mang explained it to us.
ReplyDeleteThe man from snowy river was a really good poem. I think watching the movie helped me understand the poem better. I really enjoyed the poem and i would love to watch the full movie. It shows what Australia was like back then. (^:
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DeleteI didnt understand the poem at first either Harry.
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ReplyDeleteI understand the story more when i watch the part and heard the story.
The first time I listen to the the story I did not really understand it so the to watch and listen
My rating for the story so far is five stars and hope fully I get to watch the rest of the movie
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you Jacina, at first I didn’t understand it, but when it was explained I understood it, and also when I watched a segment of the movie it made more sense. It was very interesting!
By Bianca
The text and the clip together helped me understand the poem The man from snowy river because it read the text with great expressions which got me interested even more. Also the clip from the movie was even better. This helped me understand the poems words/meanings only because it was written in 1890. I thoroughly enjoyed this poem and am looking forward to hearing more of Banjo Pattersons poems :)
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Kristen the text and the clip did help us understand the poem more.
Deletethank you Chloe M
DeleteWhen Mrs Mang read the book to me i didn't really understand the book. But, when i saw the movie that Mrs Mang showed us. I understood the movie a lot better. I'd like to read more of Banjo Patterns poems. I really liked that book because i liked how the man from snowy river didn't give up no matter what happened. Even if the other horses didn't go.
ReplyDeleteWhen mrs Mang read the book i had absolutley no idea what she was saying but when i heard the story it made way more sense then when mrs Mang read it
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ReplyDeleteI didn't know either and I recon it is really cool.
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DeleteAt first I really didn't understand the poem The Man From Snowy River, but after t was explained and shown to me I realised what it meant and thought it was very interesting and makes me want to read more of Banjo Patterson's poems.
ReplyDeleteSeeing the movie with the poem helped me to understand the meaning and how Australia stared. I really enjoyed it.
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Deletei agree with Emily because i'd like to hear more of his poems too
ReplyDeleteI think The Man From Snowy River is a really good poem/movie I liked it because it was very interesting and I love the words that Banjo Patterson used to describe the way that the horses were moving and how people react to Jim's riding I also like all of the olden day words he uses and if you actually think about it you can make out what it means. Like "cracks" it mean stock men.
ReplyDeleteyeah i didn't get the book but when Mrs Mang showed us the movie it started making sence.
ReplyDeleteYour written responses are getting better each time we try this year 5, well done! It's great to read that the poem made some of you 'feel' Australian, I think Banjo Patterson would like to know that his poetry has the ability to make children feel that way, so many generations after it was written. This is the sense of 'patriotism' we have been talking about in music, that feeling of being proud of who you are and where you come from. The language in the poem was difficult to understand, but you can see why the poem is a legendary part of Australian history. I am glad to see that most of you enjoyed it.
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