In Flanders Field

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In Flanders Fields

By John Mccrae

Anna Van Hauwaert

Noah Vandergoeten

Lesson objectives

You will be able to...

• understand the poem and give your opinion on it.
• Give the rhyme scheme of the poem
• write a short poem.

Do you know the author John Mccrae?
And have you ever heard of the poem 'In Flanders Fields'?

John Mccrae

In Flanders Fields is a poem by John McCrae, a Canadian poet, soldier, and doctor.

Written in 1915, it honors soldiers who died in a World War I battle.

The battle took place in Belgium, in the Ypres Salient area.

McCrae treated many wounded soldiers during the battle.

He was deeply affected by the death of his friend, Alexis Helmer.

The poem reflects on:

The sadness of the soldiers’ deaths.

The beauty of the nature surrounding their graves.

It challenges the next generation to continue the soldiers' fight.

Listen: What feeling do you get when reading the poem?

What can you say about the speaker?

Read his poem

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47380/in-flanders-fields

What's the meaning of poppies ? Look it up?

What's the rhyme scheme of the first stanza

Read his poem

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47380/in-flanders-fields

1. ABABA
2. AABBA
3. ABABC
4. ABCAB

Be a poet

Write a short poem:

•  5 lines.
• use the rhyme scheme AABBA. 
• Write about the war.
• Mention poppies in your poem.
• Make the reader feel the same emotions you felt when reading "In Flanders Fields".

Be a poet

Instructions:

• 5 lines.
• use the rhyme scheme AABBA.
• Write about the war.
• Mention poppies in your poem.
• Make the reader feel the same emotions you felt

The poem

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47380/in-flanders-fields