Poetry of past and future 10 November, 2018 Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

Image 1 Image 2 How would you describe these two different settings? Come up with as many wow words as possible! Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

Question for Learning: How do I write descriptively about the future? c/w The Future Image 1 Question for Learning: How do I write descriptively about the future? Key words: The future Utopia Dystopia Image 2 Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

KEY definitions DYSTOPIA An imaginary place or state in which the condition of life is extremely bad Image 1 UTOPIA An ideally perfect place Image 2 Write your own definitions of these key words in your book. Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

Utopias and Dystopias in Literature 1 Individually: read the extract you have been given and decide if it is an example of a dystopia or utopia. In pairs: discuss whether you think this is an example of a UTOPIA or a DYSTOPIA. Look for examples and annotate your text. As a table group: See if you have found the same examples- add to your annotations. Why is this a dystopia/utopia? 2 3 Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

Demonstrate! We Evengy Zamyatin The New Atlantis Sir Frances Bacon Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

PEE Paragraph P: write the title of the novel, the author and whether it is a dystopia or utopia. E: quote one of the examples from your group annotations. E: explain why this quotation is an example of an ideal society (utopia) or nightmare society (dystopia). Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

Plenary: Peer Evaluate. Swap paragraphs with someone at your table. Fill in the peer assessment chart using traffic lights: Green: Excellent! Yellow: OK! Red: Needs Work! Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

Homework Explain how our way of life will have changed in 5 years time, in 50 years time and in 150 years time. Write one DETAILED paragraph for each time change. Things to think about: Laws Technology Environment Fashion Food Transportation Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

Describing The Future STARTER Question for Learning: c/w Describing The Future Question for Learning: How do I write descriptively about the future? STARTER Change the following present tense sentences into the future tense using the verb ‘will’: 1) I sing = I will sing 2) I am eating = I will ____ 3) I am going to the cinema = 4) I am living in a happy world = 5) There are flowers in my utopian world = Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

But, we don’t always know what will happen Alter the sentences to introduce a CONDITIONAL sense: 1) I sing = I will sing becomes I might sing 2) I am eating = 3) I am going to the cinema = 4) I am living in a happy world = 5) There are flowers in my utopian world = Try to use a different conditional verb for each sentence. What word would you expect to follow these statements now? Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

Recap…Can you remember without looking…? UTOPIA DYSTOPIA Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

DESCRIPTIVE TECHNIQUES similes personification alliteration lists of three DESCRIPTIVE TECHNIQUES metaphors strong verbs and nouns adjectives onomatopoeia Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

Task – Writing to describe Produce two descriptions of the future: one description of a utopian future; one description of a dystopian future. Remember to use as many descriptive devices as possible. Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

What might you include? Utopia Dystopia Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

Homework Choose your favourite description and write it up neatly onto paper. You may illustrate it. Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

Poetry and the future 10 November, 2018 Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

Why a poem? What is poetry? Discus with your neighbour and see if you can reach agreement about this question. “THE BEST WORDS IN THE BEST ORDER” Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

Think: What are the features of a poem? Are all poems the same? rhyme rhythm Divided into verses POETRY Strong words Use a wide range of devices personal Convey emotion Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

1 hp for best email about Jackie Kay’s life… Good or Bad? A hope for the future probably hopes for the best – a Utopia We will work with a poet called Jackie Kay for much of this term. Her poems explore and very personal future and past – her own. Dystopia or Utopia? On the next page, Kay explores her childhood hopes for the future. 1 hp for best email about Jackie Kay’s life… Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

At Home Abroad, by Jackie Kay Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

At Home Abroad I want you to annotate your poems using the paper provided. Look for anything that interests you in the writing – a strong word or interesting idea. Make a note of it on the paper. Then in pairs, discuss the points you have made. Why has Kay made these choices? What effect is she trying to create? Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

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Time for a PEARL Write two paragraphs in answer to the following question: How does Jackie Kay use language to create a positive hope for the future? Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

We dream of a Utopia… We fear a Dystopia Stressed Out by Jackie Kay Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

A teenage Dystopia? Read the poem carefully and then complete the questions below in full sentences into your exercise book.   1: What do we learn about the parents of the narrator in this poem? 2: In the third stanza, can you explain the metaphors that the poet uses? 3: What are the connotations of the phrase “bullies posted in the playground”? Answer this final question in detail. You should aim to write 100 to 150 words. Remember to write PEARL paragraphs. How is Jackie Kay using language to reflect her childhood in the poem Stressed Out? Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

Over to you… If poetry is the best words in the best order You need a good range of words… Do you remember the lesson when we discussed language used to describe? I will let you compile your own dystopia/utopia lexicon… Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

Detail and care in planning Only the best will do… Weak words Said, went, nice, bad are dead, but stronger words live on! Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

Improving vocabulary On your colour charts, please improve a weak word as many times as possible. Start at the bottom and get stronger… colour charts.docx growled hissed muttered whispered said Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

Before you write a poem of your own… Let’s look at another of Kay’s poems. This time she looks back into the past. Are her schooldays the “happiest days of her life”? As we read, note down any words or phrases that stick in your mind. Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

DUNCAN GETS EXPELLED By Jackie Kay Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

Dystopia or Utopia? How do you know? What images remain in your mind when you finish reading? What choices has Kay made with her language to help her to engage the reader and to get her point across? Let’s list as many as we can. Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

An essay: Write a three PEARL paragraph essay responding to Duncan gets expelled, answering the following question: How has the poet created a sense of dystopia in this poem? Think carefully about our conversations and plan… remember that there is one POINT per paragraph. Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014

YOUR TURN Write a poem based on one of these ideas: Hopes and Fears A Room with a View The Great Fire You can plan your poem for the next 20 minutes and should take great care to choose vivid vocabulary! Your final poem will be submitted on paper and will be illustrated! The best ones will go to the English Newsletter. GOOD LUCK! Jonathan Peel UCGS 2014