This lesson contains 22 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.
Lesson duration is: 50 min
Items in this lesson
Does It Matter?
Literature
Slide 1 - Slide
Before we start..
A short test to see what you remember
Slide 2 - Slide
In The Soldier, why was the concealed dust 'richer'?
A
It was made of gold.
B
It was made of honour.
C
It was made by a rich man.
D
I have absolutely no idea.
Slide 3 - Quiz
Which poem was more positive about war?
A
Dulce et Decorum Est
B
The Soldier
C
Both were very positive
D
Both were very negative
Slide 4 - Quiz
Both poems take place at the same time. When was this?
Slide 5 - Open question
Let's continue
Does It Matter?
by Siegfried Sassoon
Slide 6 - Slide
Slide 7 - Video
Before we start..
What is the same with each stanza?
Slide 8 - Slide
The similarity is...
They all start with a question. We'll see later on why this is important.
Slide 9 - Slide
1. What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
Slide 10 - Open question
The rhyme scheme is...
ABBCA DBBCD EFFGE
Here too we see masculine rhyme (hunting > remembering)
Slide 11 - Slide
This poem can be seen as ironic. Explain why.
Discuss in pairs or groups of three.
After that: class discussion
Slide 12 - Slide
Correct answer
The poem starts with a question whether it matters if someone has certain side effects from the war (losing legs, turning blind, PTSD) and states why it does not matter, but obviously it matters, because no one would like to have these after effects.
Slide 13 - Slide
3. What does the author mean with the word 'pit' in stanza 3?
Slide 14 - Mind map
The pit
the battlefield
the trenches
Slide 15 - Slide
In Dulce Et Decorum Est the author talks about “smothering dreams”. In this poem the author also talks about dreams.
Slide 16 - Slide
4. What do you think these dreams are about?
Slide 17 - Open question
The dreams are about
Most likely about the horrific scenes they have encountered while fighting.
Slide 18 - Slide
What are the similarities and differences between Does It Matter and Dulce et Decorum Est?
Discuss in pairs or groups of three.
timer
2:00
Slide 19 - Slide
Similarities / Differences to Dulce
Similarities:
Both poems written in 1917 (when Sassoon and Owen met)
Both Dulce Et Decorum Est and Does It Matter are negative about the war.
Both poems talk about having nightmares from the battlefield
Differences:
Dulce et Decorum Est is much more graphic
Slide 20 - Slide
I think I understand this text well enough for the test.
Yes
No
Slide 21 - Poll
Continue
If you have answered yes, continue with your weektask.
If you have answered no, please let me know what you do not understand (yet).