1. Gerard Hopkins – Writing task Date:
Objectives: Mix our knowledge of the poet with a writing task.

2. Warm up Is religion important to you? Why?
Three questions you have to ask yourself when looking at Hopkins. If you decide to do this poet in exams, these shall be asked.
Is religion important to you? Why?
Is nature important to you? Why?
Do you consider there to be a connection between the two?

3. Blog: language of information light
Pretend you are writing a professional blog about this poet. You have been asked to describe and evaluate two poems.
Blogs are language of information, but much more informal. You want to convey information but you can also give your opinion.
Blog format:
Starts with a Blog/Company name underlined in the top left.
Next line: Exact day, date and time.
Next line: Your Name (By: Joe Whatyournameis)
Next line: Make a heading and underline. Then begin

4. Questions on back of page Cooldown - finish the following sentences.
I think......
I know
I want to know