Poetry Analysis Workshop for close reading activity with War Poet Isaac Rosenberg's 'BREAK OF DAY IN THE TRENCHES'. This great war poem is the tale of a friendly rat who jumps onto a soldier's arm, and the discussion that they have about war, life and death. A very clever and interesting poem.
Workshop takes 2-3 lessons. This great poem analysis can be printed in a small booklet. Perfect for snippets of analytical thinking and textual analysis practice between other units, or for a reliever or substitute teacher - everything needed is included.
Perfect for students in Upper High School - New Zealand Years 11-13, Australia Years 10-12, USA Years 10-12, and Britain Years 10-12 (Key Stage 4-5).
Included:
- A list of language techniques to look for
- A poet web-quest page
- An analysis grid
- Questions on the text
- A language features page to focus on two chosen language features
- 4 great extension tasks for students to choose from
- A sample marking schedule
- Teacher sample analysis notes
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Included:
10 page war poetry close reading workshop
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