Today's session considered possible content for the Poetry Coursework. The first written responses were not great and it is obvious that we need to improve our ability to examine how an author uses language, structure and form to shape meaning. We now have a starting point for the coursework and can begin to construct the final essays. Students need to arrange a tutorial with me to discuss how they can move forward with their work. I am free period FIVE and after school on Thursday. I will be meeting Ben M period one and have already discussed work with Harry B and Emily H.
Two students need to meet me Thursday Period 5 and Thursday after school. The tutorials should last about ONE HOUR. This is 10% of your final A Level therefore we need to develop our work. The rest of the class will need to meet me when we return after the half-term.
One of the weak areas of the poetry essays was the ability to offer an A Level standard critical analysis and this lesson attempted to illustrate how students could link the poetry of Larkin through metaphor and how the work of Ted Hughes could be examined through the use of metaphor.
HOMEWORK: When we return we will begin the study of Dickens' HARD TIMES. I expect students to have read the book already. I expect you to re-read the text over the half-term.
I also expect students to consider how they can improve their poetry coursework. When we discuss your poetry work you need to be able to refer to the appropriate texts and illustrate a sophisticated level of independent study and critical autonomy.
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