Cover lesson 11-02-2025

Cover lesson 11-02-2025

Dear students,

Unfortunately, I won't be able to teach today. In this lessonup you will find various activities for you to work on. Create a document and add all the activities as well as your work. We will look at this on Friday. 

Activity: Man and Beast

On the following page you will find a new poem for you to analyse. Try to make an analysis of the poem by looking at the following elements: 

Rhyme/ Rhythm/ Structure/ Stylistic devices/ Theme

Activity: Man and Beast

Now that you have analysed the poem by looking at the following elements: 

Rhyme/ Rhythm/ Structure/ Stylistic devices/ Theme

Let's answer the various questions on the next slides

What is the general storyline for the poem: "Man and Beast"?

What is your opinion about the poem?

How is the cat described throughout the poem?

When analysing it is vital to always provide evidence from the text. Make sure to answer these questions:

Emotive language

Text and useful words

Writing about poetry: 

feature & example

Activity: Writing about Poetry

Now that we have spent a lot of time looking at the various elements of the poem: Man and Beast, please try to write a full interpretation(analysis) of it.

Try to write about 200-300 words in which you explain what the poem is about and what the poet is trying to achieve and how he does so.

We will look at your work on Friday.

Activity: Writing about Poetry

Did you already finish all the writing for this task?

Well done. See you on Friday.