Wolmer s Boys School First Form English Literature Course Outline Easter Term 2019 Genre of Focus: Poetry Main Text A World of Poetry, Third Edition

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Wolmer s Boys School First Form English Literature Course Outline Easter Term 2019 Genre of Focus: Poetry Main Text A World of Poetry, Third Edition RATIONALE: The first form year of the secondary

1 Wolmer s Boys School First Form English Literature Course Outline Easter Term 2019 Genre of Focus: Poetry Main Text A World of Poetry, Third Edition RATIONALE: The first form year of the secondary education programme marks a critical time in the development of our students. Notably, the literary skills that are required for the development of competence must be taught and grasped with accuracy and consistency. As such, this unit will create the opportunity for the students to further develop an interest in Literature and focus on the analysis of poetry as a discrete literary mode by reading selected poems. Students will be taught how to interpret poems beyond the literal level, through analysing how the elements of the genre and poetic techniques help to create meaning. By the end of this course students should better understand how poems are made and why they are valuable. Students can expect, therefore, to gain not only a knowledge of the nature, history, and variety of poetry, but also greater skill, insight, and pleasure as readers, writers, critical thinkers and literary analysts. List of Prescribed Poems Author Page a. My Parents. Stephen Spender 22 b. Ana Mark McWatt Handout c. Death came to See Me in Hot Pink Pants Heather Royes 185 d. The Deportee Stanley Niamatali 73 DATE TOPICS STUDENT ASSIGNMENT Week 1 Week of January 7 The Silver Sword Continued Chapters Plot: Rising Action Suspension 2. Characterisation: The Wolffs; The Burgomaster(Antagonist) Joe Wolski 3. Themes Reading the text: Chapters Comprehension questions on the chapters Week 2 Week of January 14 Chapters Plot: Climax and Resolution 2. Characterisation: Jan, Margrit 3. Themes: a. Symbolism b. Family Group presentations

2 Week 3 Week of January 21 Introduction To Poetry 1. Discussing and setting goals and expectations 2. What is Poetry? 3. The Elements of Poetry a. Metre b. Lineation c. Rhyme d. Rhythm e. Diction f. Tone g. Mood Find-a-Word Puzzle Research and share information Week 4 Week January 28 Parent Consultation begins Wednesday 23, and ends Friday 25, Introduction To Poetry (cont d) 1. Discussing and setting Goals and Expectations 2. What is Literature? 3. The three Genres: Prose, Poetry, Drama 4. The Elements of Poetry a. Metre b. Lineation c. Rhyme d. Rhythm e. Diction f. Tone g. Mood Intro poem: How to Eat a Poem Eve Merriam Easter Term Project will be assigned and discussed with students Graded Coursework

3 Week 5 Week of February 4 Rhyme Schemes: aba, abab, aabb a. End rhymes b. Internal rhyme c. Eye rhyme d. Slant rhyme e. Identical rhyme i. Poet ii. Persona Point of View iii. Speaker Types of Stanzas Couplet Tercet Quatrain Quintet/Cinquain Septet Octave Sestet Types of Poems a. Lyrical b. Limerick c. Haiku d. Narrative e. Ballad. Feb. 8 Sports Day Questions and Answers Data collection for Project continues Week 6 Week of February 11 Literary Devices 1. Simile 2. Metaphor 3. Personification 4. Alliteration 5. Allusion 6. Assonance 7. Symbol 8. Repetition 9. Onomatopoeia 10. Connotation 11. Contrast 12. Imagery a) Visual b) Auditory c) Olfactory d) Gustatory e) Kinaesthetic 13. The significance and effectiveness of literary devices in Poetry Quiz Graded Coursework Comprehension Questions Graded Homework Read My Parents in preparation for next class

4 Week 7 Week of February 18 Week 8 Week of February 25 Focus: My Parents 1. Analysis of the Elements 2. Themes a) Youth b) Rejection c) Struggle c) Alienation d) Class Division e) People 3. Devices and Techniques i) Simile ii) Alliteration iii) Metaphor iv) Imagery Feb. 22 Jamaica Day Celebration Focus: Ana 1. Analysis of the Elements 2. Themes a) People b) Youth c) Rejection d) Struggle e) Parent and child relationship 3. Devices and Techniques i) Simile ii) Metaphor iii) Alliteration iv) Imagery v) Contrast vi) Aside Worksheet Read Ana to prep for next class Essay (Graded coursework) Project Due Read Death Came to See Me in Hot Pink Pants to prep for next class

5 Week 9 Week of March 4 Focus: Death Came to See Me in Hot Pink Pants 1. Analysis of the Elements 2. Themes: a) Death b) Dreams c) People 3. Devices and Techniques i) Personification ii) Metaphor iii) Imagery iv) Repetition v) Contrast March 6 8 Mid-Term Break Read The Deportee for next lesson s delivery Week 10 Week of March 11 Essay Writing Workshop: 1. Interpreting the Question 2. Choosing the Best/ Most Relevant Details 3. Creating an Essay Outline 4. Writing the Essay Defining key terms Week 11 Week of March 18 Focus: The Deportee 1. Analysis of the Elements 2. Themes: a) People b) Materialism c) Morality d) Youth e) Power 3. Devices and Techniques i) Personification ii) Metaphor iii) Imagery iv) Repetition v) Contrast Defining key terms Essay (Graded coursework) Students prepare for group work for next class Week 12 Week of March 25 Week 13 Week of March 29 Students Choice of Poems 1. Analysis of Poem 2. Themes 3. Devices and Techniques March 29 Third Form Careers Day Revision Group presentations (Graded coursework) Revision

6 Week 14 Week of April 1 End of Term Examinations End of Term Examinations Week 15 Week of April 8 End of Term Examinations Easter Term Ends!!! Easter Term Graded Assignments: 1. Term Project 2. Quiz 3. Comprehension questions 4. Essay 5. Essay 6. Group Presentation Easter Term s Literature Project A Glossary of Poetic Terms and Types of Poems A glossary is an alphabetical list of words with their definitions. Glossaries usually relate to a specific subject. In this case the subject is poetry. 1. Students are to work in pairs. 2. Students should prepare and compile a glossary of poetic terms and examples of types of poems. A list with the terms and types of poems is provided. 3. Students must arrange the terms in alphabetical order. 4. Examples of each term MUST be given along with its definition. 5. Examples of each type of poem listed Must be included, along with a picture where this is requested. (See example.) 6. The glossary must be creatively presented in book format. 7. It should have a Table of Contents. Due date: Week of Feb. 4, Example: Types of Poems ABC The ABC poem is a poem where the first letter of each line begins with subsequent letters of the alphabet from A to Z. As the fireworks Burst around in Circles and all the Different designs, the Evening gets no longer. So cheers For all the Good times we ve Had.

from The 4th Of July by Jackly Wingfield List of Terms An example of each term MUST be given along with its definition. 1. Lineation 2. Rhythm 3. Rhyme scheme (Give three (3) types of rhyme scheme) 4.

7 from The 4th Of July by Jackly Wingfield List of Terms An example of each term MUST be given along with its definition. 1. Lineation 2. Rhythm 3. Rhyme scheme (Give three (3) types of rhyme scheme) 4. Stanza (List all the types of stanzas from two [2] to ten [10]) 5. Diction 6. Tone 7. Mood 8. Poet 9. Persona 10. Speaker 11. Simile 12. Metaphor 13. Personification 14. Alliteration 15. Allusion 16. Aside 17. Assonance 18. Connotation 19. Contrast 20. Symbol 21. Repetition 22. Onomatopoeia 23. Imagery a) Visual b) Auditory c) Olfactory d) Gustatory e) Kinaesthetic 24. Pun 25. Irony

8 Types of Poems In addition to the definition, include an illustration (a picture, drawing or painting that shows what the poem is about) for each type of poem that is listed. 1. Descriptive 2. Haiku 3. Shaped 4. Limerick 5. Sonnet 6. Sensory 7. Acrostic 8. Narrative 9. Found

Main Text A World of Poetry Third Edition

WOLMER S BOYS SCHOOL ENGLISH LITERATURE COURSE OUTLINE DURATION: EASTER TERM 2018 GRADE LEVEL: GENRE: FIRST FORM Poetry Main Text A World of Poetry Third Edition (edited by Marc McWatt and Hazel Simmons-McDonald)