Just a quick hello to all my classes. As you are all aware I am not at school just now as I am unwell. I hope to be back at school as soon as the doctors will let me. Until then please keep working and if you need to ask me anything send a post to the blog. I will try and reply.
Mrs Nicol
September 20, 2007
September 9, 2007
Fourth Year - Gun Control (2) Listen
Hi guys I am going to give you a link in the fourth year link box to a bbc website that has downloadable audio files so you can listen to how to write an argumentative essay. If you are stuck, need to revise or can't remember what I said this is for you. You can play it as many times as you want.
Click on the link in 4th year links tht says audio for argumentative essay
On the Bitesize Pageand under heading
Writing to argue, persuade and advise scroll down to
Writing to argue and download mp3 file
Happy Listening!
Click on the link in 4th year links tht says audio for argumentative essay
On the Bitesize Pageand under heading
Writing to argue, persuade and advise scroll down to
Writing to argue and download mp3 file
Happy Listening!
September 6, 2007
Int 2 Old Woman key quotes and mini essay ?s (2)
We have just looked at last section of poem. Remember Table 4 is to be completed as homework for Monday!!!
Halfway through stanza 5 the focus switches from husband (old man) back to his wife - the old woman. The poet offers a horrific picture of this skeletal woman with little or nothing going on in her brain. Her head is like a death's head skull - imagery focus on the teeth as in a skull that is often the most noticeable feature. He further suggests she has no thoughts as she is "wishless" and the idea contained in "knotted head" is continued into the next simile where the prominent veins on her face are compared to seaweed floating in the sea. The last two lines of the poem switch to a more universal theme and Crichton Smith vents his anger at the uncaring and unforgiving Calvinist God who does not notice people and makes their life meanginless.
The key quotations are:
“I saw the teeth/tighten their grip around a delicate death”
“And nothing moved within the knotted head
“a few poor veins as one might see/
vague wishless seaweed floating…”
“all the salty waters where had died/too many waves to mark two or more.”
“Old Woman”
“He” “she” “her husband”
“men and women”
Mini Essay 1:
Show how in the first two stanzas of the poem Iain Crichton Smith conveys the old woman’s suffering and dehumanisation through imagery and word choice and shows how close she is to a long slow drawn out death.
Mini Essay 2:
Explain the poet’s personal feelings and reactions to the old couple. Discuss his views on death and show how his use of language and imagery effectively demonstrates his personal views on the old couple and the old woman’s looming death.
Mini Essay 3:
Consider how Iain Crichton Smith makes you pity the husband and his burden and how he makes you understand that the husband is hopelessly praying for his wife’s death. You should refer to his use of imagery and language chosen to show his plight.
Halfway through stanza 5 the focus switches from husband (old man) back to his wife - the old woman. The poet offers a horrific picture of this skeletal woman with little or nothing going on in her brain. Her head is like a death's head skull - imagery focus on the teeth as in a skull that is often the most noticeable feature. He further suggests she has no thoughts as she is "wishless" and the idea contained in "knotted head" is continued into the next simile where the prominent veins on her face are compared to seaweed floating in the sea. The last two lines of the poem switch to a more universal theme and Crichton Smith vents his anger at the uncaring and unforgiving Calvinist God who does not notice people and makes their life meanginless.
The key quotations are:
“I saw the teeth/tighten their grip around a delicate death”
“And nothing moved within the knotted head
“a few poor veins as one might see/
vague wishless seaweed floating…”
“all the salty waters where had died/too many waves to mark two or more.”
“Old Woman”
“He” “she” “her husband”
“men and women”
Mini Essay 1:
Show how in the first two stanzas of the poem Iain Crichton Smith conveys the old woman’s suffering and dehumanisation through imagery and word choice and shows how close she is to a long slow drawn out death.
Mini Essay 2:
Explain the poet’s personal feelings and reactions to the old couple. Discuss his views on death and show how his use of language and imagery effectively demonstrates his personal views on the old couple and the old woman’s looming death.
Mini Essay 3:
Consider how Iain Crichton Smith makes you pity the husband and his burden and how he makes you understand that the husband is hopelessly praying for his wife’s death. You should refer to his use of imagery and language chosen to show his plight.
September 5, 2007
Second Year Personal Writing Frame
Hi here is the writing frame for your personal writing and the word bank we created.
WRITING FRAME
MY BEST HOLIDAY EVER
INTRODUCTION· Begin by using a description based on the five senses to describe this event.
Describe how old you were and who you were with.
Describe where and when it took place.
What feelings and thoughts do you have?
DESCRIPTIVE DETAILS
Describe what happened using the five senses
Describe your feelings
Explain why you felt this way
Explain how you reacted to this event and why it made you so happy.
REFLECTION
Looking back on the event how do you feel now?
Have you changed since then?· Did you learn anything from this experience?
Explain why you would like to do it again.
Five Senses Look Hear Taste Touch Smell
Adjectives shiny cacophony tangy ridged delicate
Adverbs Happily Loudly Deliciously Softly horribly
Present Participles Spying Listening Tingling Smoothing sniffing
Interesting Vermillion Screech Shocking Goose bumps aromas
vivid Neon glow murmur zing Electric wafting
Mood Magical Eerie Spicy Grooved pungent
WRITING FRAME
MY BEST HOLIDAY EVER
INTRODUCTION· Begin by using a description based on the five senses to describe this event.
Describe how old you were and who you were with.
Describe where and when it took place.
What feelings and thoughts do you have?
DESCRIPTIVE DETAILS
Describe what happened using the five senses
Describe your feelings
Explain why you felt this way
Explain how you reacted to this event and why it made you so happy.
REFLECTION
Looking back on the event how do you feel now?
Have you changed since then?· Did you learn anything from this experience?
Explain why you would like to do it again.
Five Senses Look Hear Taste Touch Smell
Adjectives shiny cacophony tangy ridged delicate
Adverbs Happily Loudly Deliciously Softly horribly
Present Participles Spying Listening Tingling Smoothing sniffing
Interesting Vermillion Screech Shocking Goose bumps aromas
vivid Neon glow murmur zing Electric wafting
Mood Magical Eerie Spicy Grooved pungent
September 4, 2007
Int 2 Old Woman Key quotes
Key quotes from stanzas 1 and 2 to show old woman’s suffering and dehumanisation. (How do you feel? What could be done? If you feel sorry for her then Iain Crichton Smith has created an excellent character through word choice and imagery).
“And she, being …”
“fed from a mashed plate”
“as an old mare might droop across a fence”
“dull pastures of its ignorance”
“Her husband held her upright…”
“She munched, half dead, blindly searching the spoon”
Key quotes from stanzas 3 and 4 to show poet’s reaction to old couple and his solution to their problem. (Do you agree with him? What about Euthanasia?)
“Outside the grass was raging…”
“imprisoned in my pity and shame”
“…having suffered time/should sit in such a place, in such a state”
“and wished to be away, yes to be far away”
“with athletes, heroes, Greek or roman men/who pushed their bitter spears into a vein”
Key quotes from stanzas 2 and 5 to show the burden the old man has to endure and his view of death and life. (Remember Calvinist view and consider what impact this has. Do you pity the husband? If you feel his prayers should be answered then the poet has created a convincing picture of his suffering and stoical approach. What is it about the angel that is important?)
“while he prayed/to God who is all-forgiving…”
“some angel somewhere who might land perhaps”
“’Pray God,’ he said, we ask you, God’ he said”
“The bowed back was quiet.”
What are the poem’s themes? (Think about what the main ideas are – write them down – these are the themes!)
That's all for now. More to follow
“And she, being …”
“fed from a mashed plate”
“as an old mare might droop across a fence”
“dull pastures of its ignorance”
“Her husband held her upright…”
“She munched, half dead, blindly searching the spoon”
Key quotes from stanzas 3 and 4 to show poet’s reaction to old couple and his solution to their problem. (Do you agree with him? What about Euthanasia?)
“Outside the grass was raging…”
“imprisoned in my pity and shame”
“…having suffered time/should sit in such a place, in such a state”
“and wished to be away, yes to be far away”
“with athletes, heroes, Greek or roman men/who pushed their bitter spears into a vein”
Key quotes from stanzas 2 and 5 to show the burden the old man has to endure and his view of death and life. (Remember Calvinist view and consider what impact this has. Do you pity the husband? If you feel his prayers should be answered then the poet has created a convincing picture of his suffering and stoical approach. What is it about the angel that is important?)
“while he prayed/to God who is all-forgiving…”
“some angel somewhere who might land perhaps”
“’Pray God,’ he said, we ask you, God’ he said”
“The bowed back was quiet.”
What are the poem’s themes? (Think about what the main ideas are – write them down – these are the themes!)
That's all for now. More to follow
September 3, 2007
Second Year - Book Review
You now have a book to read from the library - get reading! Write a short book review like the one you did in first year. More to follow on format in later posts. You have to submit book review by October 10th.
I would like to create a recommended reading book list. Post a comment naming your favourite book and say in LESS THAN 25 words why someone else should read it.
Happy Reading.
Just finished latest Anthony Horrowitz and would recommend it.
Anyone read Philip Pullman yet? What about Artemis Fowl books?
Looking forward to hearing from you.
I would like to create a recommended reading book list. Post a comment naming your favourite book and say in LESS THAN 25 words why someone else should read it.
Happy Reading.
Just finished latest Anthony Horrowitz and would recommend it.
Anyone read Philip Pullman yet? What about Artemis Fowl books?
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Second Year - Sharks!
Are they Killers?
How many different Sharks are ready to gobble you up?
Where do they live?
What do they eat?
How do they breed?
What makes them dangerous?
Are they ALL dangerous?
How many different Sharks are ready to gobble you up?
Where do they live?
What do they eat?
How do they breed?
What makes them dangerous?
Are they ALL dangerous?
First Year - The Lake (1)
We are studying a narrative poem called "The Lake" by Roger McGough.
More to follow ...
More to follow ...
Fourth Year - Gun Control (1)
“Guns prevent crime rather than causing it” National Rifle Association. Discuss to what extent you agree or disagree with the statement.
Above is the question for your discursive essay. Find out what you can about guns and gun crime in the UK. Try the newsround site or the main BBC site.
The film we are watching to provide background is called "Bowling for Columbine" and is by the film maker Michael Moore.
The links to websites we will be using are in the box beside this one called Fourth Year Gun Control!
Above is the question for your discursive essay. Find out what you can about guns and gun crime in the UK. Try the newsround site or the main BBC site.
The film we are watching to provide background is called "Bowling for Columbine" and is by the film maker Michael Moore.
The links to websites we will be using are in the box beside this one called Fourth Year Gun Control!
Int 2 Old Woman Improved essays
Here are the two "improved" mini essays. These are by no means perfect but they are a step in the right direction.
Remember you have to think about the following:
Context – makes a point and shows understanding
Evidence – relevant quotation that keeps to line of thought and argument
Analysis and Evaluation – clear explanations of techniques and how they work, detail given
Personal Response – clearly gives opinion and relates to wider experience.
Iain Crichton Smith deftly portrays the old woman’s suffering and dehumanisation in the first two stanzas of the poem through imagery and word choice. He shows how close she is to a long slow drawn out death. He builds up a vivid picture of the old woman and continually adds details to arouse the reader’s sympathy for her plight. The opening line of the poem introduces the old woman and her plight and emphasises her importance:
“And she, being…”
This quotation has echoes of a biblical verse and the tone suggests the old woman is important unlike the title of the poem which suggests a universal woman who is of no importance as there is no definitive article. Beginning with the word "And" suggess the poet is in the middle of a visit or description of the old woman. We discover that she is very frail and unable to feed herself unaided as she has to be:
“fed from a mashed plate”.
This shows she cannot feed herself and depends on her husband for food. She is simply kept alive and the word “fed” suggests she is like an animal, feeding is something done to her and she has no control over what she eats. The comparison with an animal is continued throughout the poem and contributes to the dehumanisation of the old woman. A plate cannot be “mashed” so this emphasises the fact that her food must be sloppy. “Mashed” has connotations of animal bran and adds to the details implying she is less than human and just exists like a helpless animal. I feel horror and pity at her condition and begin to wish there was some way to alleviate her suffering as it reminds me of geriatric wards in hospitals.
As the poet builds up his picture of the old woman he compares her to a:
“an old mare" that "might droop across a fence”.
This simile compares her to an old useless suffering female horse waiting to be put down. This is the first hint that the poet believes euthanasia might be an option. The word “droop” creates a picture of someone unable to sit unaided and flopping over with no energy. He continues the simile describing the old woman’s mental state:
“dull pastures of its ignorance”
which shows that her “ignorance” means her mind has gone. The word “its” makes her less than human and continues her gradual slide from humanity to a more bestial state. “Dull pastures” suggest her outlook is boring, mundane and unchanging like the fields the horse would look at. This makes me pity the old woman as I realise she cannot feed herself, sit upright and has no mind. The poet emphasises the fact she cannot support herself when he explains her husband has to hold her “upright” and this refers back to the idea suggested by the word “droop”. His final description at this point in stanza two creates a shocking picture in the reader’s mind:
“She munched, half dead, searching the spoon”
The poet uses onomatopoeia with the word “munched” to suggest she eats noisily and it makes the reader think of the way an animal eats. “Half dead” reminds the reader that is very near death and her helpless state is summed up with the description of her “blindly searching the spoon”. We realise she cannot see and the alliteration of the letter s draws attention to the mindless way she feeds like a small baby. By this point in the poem I wish there was something I could do to help the old woman and the countless old people suffering in a similar way.
Iain Crichton Smith has painted a picture of a helpless old woman who is incapable of sitting up or feeding herself without help. To make matters worse she is blind and has lost her mind. The reader fervently wishes for an end to her suffering and feels horror at the long protracted death she is enduring. She is not alive she is “half dead”
Here is the improved version of Mini Essay 2 ...
The poet’s passionate personal feelings and reactions to the old couple are very clearly expressed as are his views on death. This is shown through his effective use of language and imagery. He forcefully expresses his views on the old woman’s suffering and shows how alienated he is from his island upbringing and Calvinist religion when he suggests a solution. The focus switches from the old couple’s plight to the poet’s personal feelings at the start of stanza three as he sits and watches the old couple from a distance:
“Outside the grass was raging”
The poet is the one who is outside watching and this quotation is an effective example of personification (paathetic fallacy) used to ascribe the poet’s emotions to the grass. The reader realises that it is the poet who is “raging” and this word is a very forceful word to use and shows he is angry and distressed by what he has witnessed. The word “outside” has connotations of his role as an outsider in his community and highlights how helpless he feels and his inability to act. I think this is an excellent word to choose as it shows how strongly the poet is reacting to the old woman’s plight. We see that he is trapped by his island upbringing and faith and feels unable to act:
“imprisoned in my pity and shame”
The word “imprisoned” suggests he has no choice and is trapped and unable to act. He is not really in prison but metaphorically he feels trapped by his upbringing and Calvinism. The word “pity” shows he feels sorry for the old lady and “shame” tells us he feels ashamed that they have to suffer. This concept of unfairness is carried on in the next lines when he states the old couple should not have to suffer:
“having suffered time
should sit in such a place in such a state”
He believes they have endured much and should not have to continue with this. The alliteration on the letter “s” draws attention to his anger at their suffering and the repetition of the word “such”. It is like he is banging his fist on a desk and demanding that “such” a thing should not happen. I agree with him and feel that his own emotions are clearly understandable.
The poet wants to leave the present time and travel back to a better time where he imagines things were much better:
“and wished to away, yes, to be far away”
The word “wished” shows he is longing to get away and the repetition of “away” draws attention to the fact that it is very important to him. The structure of this line mirrors the structure of the line above and the repetition is designed to demand attention and enable he reader to link the two ideas and lines.
The central idea of the poem is contained within two lines that show the poet would rather live in a time of Classical heroes than his own restrictive island community:
“with athletes, heroes, Greek or Roman men/
who pushed their bitter spears into a vein”
He has previously hinted at Euthanasia with his comparisons to an old mare but here he directly states that it would be better to deliberately take life than suffer indignity and loss of esteem. The spears would be “bitter” as it would be difficult to end a life and there may be regret but it would be preferable to the suffering of the old woman. He is not advocating suicide but a merciful death through euthanasia. This is a very controversial suggestion as it directly opposes his Calvinist beliefs that state that you must suffer even when suffering may not lead to God’s salvation. I think this is a very harsh belief but I am not convinced Euthanasia is the answer as the old woman could not choose as she has lost her mind. However I always remember my grandmother saying we should shoot her if she became senile. Of course we could not do that and had to watch her gradual descent into madness and a total loss of dignity.
Crichton Smith’s anger at the old people’s suffering and longing for an alternative solution is clearly shown when he reminds us of the old woman’s plight:
“…with such decay”
He points out that the ancient Greeks and Romans, like himself would not accept this. The repetition of “such” echoes “such a state” and highlights the fact the old woman is in a state of decay. It makes the reader imagine her rotting and mouldering away and brings our attention back to her suffering and away from the poet.
Iain Crichton Smith has clearly expressed his strongly held views on the state of the old woman and suggested euthanasia as a solution to her problems.He does not believe she should have to endure a slow lingering death. By returning to her condition at the end of stanza four he brings the reader’s attention back to the old couple and away from himself. However he has left the reader with a moral dilemma as you cannot help but want to alleviate the old woman’s suffering but is euthanasia an option?
Remember you have to think about the following:
Context – makes a point and shows understanding
Evidence – relevant quotation that keeps to line of thought and argument
Analysis and Evaluation – clear explanations of techniques and how they work, detail given
Personal Response – clearly gives opinion and relates to wider experience.
Iain Crichton Smith deftly portrays the old woman’s suffering and dehumanisation in the first two stanzas of the poem through imagery and word choice. He shows how close she is to a long slow drawn out death. He builds up a vivid picture of the old woman and continually adds details to arouse the reader’s sympathy for her plight. The opening line of the poem introduces the old woman and her plight and emphasises her importance:
“And she, being…”
This quotation has echoes of a biblical verse and the tone suggests the old woman is important unlike the title of the poem which suggests a universal woman who is of no importance as there is no definitive article. Beginning with the word "And" suggess the poet is in the middle of a visit or description of the old woman. We discover that she is very frail and unable to feed herself unaided as she has to be:
“fed from a mashed plate”.
This shows she cannot feed herself and depends on her husband for food. She is simply kept alive and the word “fed” suggests she is like an animal, feeding is something done to her and she has no control over what she eats. The comparison with an animal is continued throughout the poem and contributes to the dehumanisation of the old woman. A plate cannot be “mashed” so this emphasises the fact that her food must be sloppy. “Mashed” has connotations of animal bran and adds to the details implying she is less than human and just exists like a helpless animal. I feel horror and pity at her condition and begin to wish there was some way to alleviate her suffering as it reminds me of geriatric wards in hospitals.
As the poet builds up his picture of the old woman he compares her to a:
“an old mare" that "might droop across a fence”.
This simile compares her to an old useless suffering female horse waiting to be put down. This is the first hint that the poet believes euthanasia might be an option. The word “droop” creates a picture of someone unable to sit unaided and flopping over with no energy. He continues the simile describing the old woman’s mental state:
“dull pastures of its ignorance”
which shows that her “ignorance” means her mind has gone. The word “its” makes her less than human and continues her gradual slide from humanity to a more bestial state. “Dull pastures” suggest her outlook is boring, mundane and unchanging like the fields the horse would look at. This makes me pity the old woman as I realise she cannot feed herself, sit upright and has no mind. The poet emphasises the fact she cannot support herself when he explains her husband has to hold her “upright” and this refers back to the idea suggested by the word “droop”. His final description at this point in stanza two creates a shocking picture in the reader’s mind:
“She munched, half dead, searching the spoon”
The poet uses onomatopoeia with the word “munched” to suggest she eats noisily and it makes the reader think of the way an animal eats. “Half dead” reminds the reader that is very near death and her helpless state is summed up with the description of her “blindly searching the spoon”. We realise she cannot see and the alliteration of the letter s draws attention to the mindless way she feeds like a small baby. By this point in the poem I wish there was something I could do to help the old woman and the countless old people suffering in a similar way.
Iain Crichton Smith has painted a picture of a helpless old woman who is incapable of sitting up or feeding herself without help. To make matters worse she is blind and has lost her mind. The reader fervently wishes for an end to her suffering and feels horror at the long protracted death she is enduring. She is not alive she is “half dead”
Here is the improved version of Mini Essay 2 ...
The poet’s passionate personal feelings and reactions to the old couple are very clearly expressed as are his views on death. This is shown through his effective use of language and imagery. He forcefully expresses his views on the old woman’s suffering and shows how alienated he is from his island upbringing and Calvinist religion when he suggests a solution. The focus switches from the old couple’s plight to the poet’s personal feelings at the start of stanza three as he sits and watches the old couple from a distance:
“Outside the grass was raging”
The poet is the one who is outside watching and this quotation is an effective example of personification (paathetic fallacy) used to ascribe the poet’s emotions to the grass. The reader realises that it is the poet who is “raging” and this word is a very forceful word to use and shows he is angry and distressed by what he has witnessed. The word “outside” has connotations of his role as an outsider in his community and highlights how helpless he feels and his inability to act. I think this is an excellent word to choose as it shows how strongly the poet is reacting to the old woman’s plight. We see that he is trapped by his island upbringing and faith and feels unable to act:
“imprisoned in my pity and shame”
The word “imprisoned” suggests he has no choice and is trapped and unable to act. He is not really in prison but metaphorically he feels trapped by his upbringing and Calvinism. The word “pity” shows he feels sorry for the old lady and “shame” tells us he feels ashamed that they have to suffer. This concept of unfairness is carried on in the next lines when he states the old couple should not have to suffer:
“having suffered time
should sit in such a place in such a state”
He believes they have endured much and should not have to continue with this. The alliteration on the letter “s” draws attention to his anger at their suffering and the repetition of the word “such”. It is like he is banging his fist on a desk and demanding that “such” a thing should not happen. I agree with him and feel that his own emotions are clearly understandable.
The poet wants to leave the present time and travel back to a better time where he imagines things were much better:
“and wished to away, yes, to be far away”
The word “wished” shows he is longing to get away and the repetition of “away” draws attention to the fact that it is very important to him. The structure of this line mirrors the structure of the line above and the repetition is designed to demand attention and enable he reader to link the two ideas and lines.
The central idea of the poem is contained within two lines that show the poet would rather live in a time of Classical heroes than his own restrictive island community:
“with athletes, heroes, Greek or Roman men/
who pushed their bitter spears into a vein”
He has previously hinted at Euthanasia with his comparisons to an old mare but here he directly states that it would be better to deliberately take life than suffer indignity and loss of esteem. The spears would be “bitter” as it would be difficult to end a life and there may be regret but it would be preferable to the suffering of the old woman. He is not advocating suicide but a merciful death through euthanasia. This is a very controversial suggestion as it directly opposes his Calvinist beliefs that state that you must suffer even when suffering may not lead to God’s salvation. I think this is a very harsh belief but I am not convinced Euthanasia is the answer as the old woman could not choose as she has lost her mind. However I always remember my grandmother saying we should shoot her if she became senile. Of course we could not do that and had to watch her gradual descent into madness and a total loss of dignity.
Crichton Smith’s anger at the old people’s suffering and longing for an alternative solution is clearly shown when he reminds us of the old woman’s plight:
“…with such decay”
He points out that the ancient Greeks and Romans, like himself would not accept this. The repetition of “such” echoes “such a state” and highlights the fact the old woman is in a state of decay. It makes the reader imagine her rotting and mouldering away and brings our attention back to her suffering and away from the poet.
Iain Crichton Smith has clearly expressed his strongly held views on the state of the old woman and suggested euthanasia as a solution to her problems.He does not believe she should have to endure a slow lingering death. By returning to her condition at the end of stanza four he brings the reader’s attention back to the old couple and away from himself. However he has left the reader with a moral dilemma as you cannot help but want to alleviate the old woman’s suffering but is euthanasia an option?
Int 2 Old Woman (1)
"Old Woman" Iain Crichton Smith.
So far we have:
• Analysed the description of the old woman in stanzas one and two and written Mini Essay 1
• Analysed the poet's feelings and reactions to old couple and written Mini Essay 2
• Analysed the old man and the burden he has to suffer in stanzas two and five
• We are thinking about the line of thought – showing our argument and linking it to the main question
• Looked at how to improve your essays by adding more analysis and personal response
• We are now ready to complete the table and then write Mini Essay 3
I will create a link to a website with the poem on it and other links with additional information about the poet and Calvinism. They will be in the box beside this one.
So far we have:
• Analysed the description of the old woman in stanzas one and two and written Mini Essay 1
• Analysed the poet's feelings and reactions to old couple and written Mini Essay 2
• Analysed the old man and the burden he has to suffer in stanzas two and five
• We are thinking about the line of thought – showing our argument and linking it to the main question
• Looked at how to improve your essays by adding more analysis and personal response
• We are now ready to complete the table and then write Mini Essay 3
I will create a link to a website with the poem on it and other links with additional information about the poet and Calvinism. They will be in the box beside this one.
Welcome to Mrs Nicol's Blog
Hi, I'm Mrs Nicol and I work in the Fabulous English Department at Lourdes Secondary School. I would like to welcome you to this bog. This blog is to allow my classes to show off their best work and have somewhere they can get some help and advice if they need it.
I hope to be able to put up help sheets, information relating to class work, links to useful sites and mp3 files. The mp3 files will be of poems we are studying and there might be pod casts so you can put them onto your mp3 players, listen and learn! Any helpful suggestions as to what you would like to see (and hear) would be welcome.
I would like to thank Ms Barrowman from All Saints Secondary for showing me the blog her classes have used. Follow the link to All Saints in the Links section.
There is another great place where you can see other people's work, ask for help in many subjects, listen to radio, music and check out what is happening beyond the English department. Where is this place? The Mothership. Follow the Link to the Mothership and take off on an out of this world experience.
I hope to be able to put up help sheets, information relating to class work, links to useful sites and mp3 files. The mp3 files will be of poems we are studying and there might be pod casts so you can put them onto your mp3 players, listen and learn! Any helpful suggestions as to what you would like to see (and hear) would be welcome.
I would like to thank Ms Barrowman from All Saints Secondary for showing me the blog her classes have used. Follow the link to All Saints in the Links section.
There is another great place where you can see other people's work, ask for help in many subjects, listen to radio, music and check out what is happening beyond the English department. Where is this place? The Mothership. Follow the Link to the Mothership and take off on an out of this world experience.
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