1. What clashes or collisions did we see in the poem Hitcher?
Starter:
What clashes or collisions did we see in the poem Hitcher?

2. Learning Objective To develop our understanding of poetic techniques
To apply these techniques to the poem Hitcher

3. Listen to the following song. How might it apply to Hitcher?

4. Bob Dylan – Blowin’ in the wind
How many roads must a man walk down, before you call him a man? How many seas must a white dove fly, before she sleeps in the sand? And how many times must a cannon ball fly, before they're forever banned? The answer my friend is blowing in the wind, the answer is blowing in the wind. How many years can a mountain exist, before it is washed to the sea? How many years can some people exist, before they're allowed to be free? And how many times can a man turn his head, and pretend that he just doesn't see?

5. Bob Dylan – Blowin’ in the wind
The answer my friend is blowing in the wind, the answer is blowing in the wind. How many times must a man look up, before he sees the sky? And how many ears must one man have, before he can hear people cry ? And how many deaths will it take till we know, that too many people have died? The answer my friend is blowing in the wind, the answer is blowing in the wind. The answer my friend is blowing in the wind, the answer is blowing in the wind.

6. Write a summary of what happens in the poem Hitcher
In your books
Using 100 words
Write a summary of what happens in the poem Hitcher

7. Simon Armitage
Let’s listen to the poet Simon Armitage explaining his thoughts on the poem Hitcher

8. Task
P: Name a technique that’s been used and why E: Give the example A: Analyse/explain the effect created by this technique

9. Plenary
IN YOUR BOOKS: Name one technique you have learnt/refreshed your knowledge of today Why has that technique been used in the poem?