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Category Archives: Senior 5 2013
Where is meaning?
Barthes’s “The Death of the Author” After discussing some theoretical and critical views on Albee’s play, the question emerges as to whether the playwright has meant what is said about his piece. Here’s an article we can consult, by the … Continue reading
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Having a Word (by Benjamin Zephaniah)
Having a Word I have learnt that equality May not mean freedom, And freedom May not mean liberation, You can vote my friend And have no democracy. Being together dear neighbour May not mean unity, Your oppressors may give you … Continue reading
Carapace
1) Read about the writer of the story http://postcolonialstudies.emory.edu/romesh-gunesekera/ 2) Read the story (a file with vocabulary can be found here) http://www.slideshare.net/Pato_Ch/carapace-text 3) Post-Reading activities http://www.slideshare.net/Pato_Ch/carapace-activities
Postcolonial poetry
Listen to a poem by Sujata Bhat: A Different History Listen to another poem by the same writer: Search for My Tongue A Different History Search for My Tongue 1Great Pan is not dead; he simply emigrated to India. Here, … Continue reading
Seamus Heaney
Prepare a presentation on the following poems: Wordsworth’s Skates Star in the window. Slate scrape. Bird or branch? Or the whet and scud of steel on placid ice? Not the bootless runners lying toppled In dust in a … Continue reading
Essay Writing Tips for Poetry
INTRODUCTION (1 paragraph) Use key words from the essay title in a brief description of what the poem is about. Comment briefly on the themes, issues, thoughts and feelings the poem explores. Identify the narrator, the tone and viewpoint of the poem. STRUCTURE (1 or 2 paragraph) Divide the poem into sections and … Continue reading
Who is Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Summary
Who summary from Pato_Ch
Who´s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Let´s watch some scenes from this play! Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Video 4 Video 5 Video 6
The Clip by Seamus Heaney
Question 1: Describe Harry Boyle’s house. Question 2: Describe the haircut (the clip). Question 3: How does Heaney describe the sheet put over him? Question 4: Did you enjoy the poem? Give reasons for your answer. Question 5: In which … Continue reading
Anything can Happen by Seamus Heaney
Listen to the poem being read by the poet himself Anything can Happen What feelings does it arise in you? Account for the reason why this poem was read on that particular date. Use quotations. Here there is another poem … Continue reading
Out of Shot by Seamus Heaney
Which historical events are pointed out in the poem? Account for your answer with quotations. Choose another poem which deals with historical events and summarize it. Use quotations to prove your ideas.
