Homework for the holidays:


The Sea Eats the Land at Home
Watching for Dolphins
Coming
Cetacean

Homework one :
Choose one of the following questions, and write a 1.5+ paper.
Resubmissions possible.
Due Wednesday 13 November, 2019

How does the poet memorably convey the experience of watching a natural event ?
How does the poet memorably convey the experience of watching for dolphins ?
How does the poet memorably convey the experience of watching whales ?
How does the poet memorably convey the experience of a flood ?
How does the poet memorably convey the experience of recognising the arrival of Spring?

Eg :
Introduction (reuse key words from question and explain the intents of your paper

Paragraph one : the setting and the atmosphere / poetic techniques

paragraph two : the speaker’s experience of the event (what does he pay attention to /seem to appreciate ? /poetic techniques

paragraph three : what have we learned about the speaker (character/emotions/ outlook on life)

conclusion : what do you feel the poet has acheived with his poem ?

Homework two :
Write a poem based on the theme of TRUTH.
Good luck ! Bring rough draft to class on Monday 4 November !

Homework 3: https://pontoigcse.blogspot.com/2019/09/make-revision-poster.html

Make a Revision Poster

Create a one page A4 revision sheet on your chosen topic/theme.

Due Wednesday 13 November
Value: 20 (easy if it is well done) points.

Topic/Theme


1. John Knowles
2. Gene
3. Phineas
4. Elwin Leper Lepellier:
5. Brinkley Hadley
Cliff Quakenbush 
7. Chet Douglass
Mr. Ludsbury
9. Dr. Stanpole
10. Games and Sports
11. Truth and Falsehoods
12. Coming of Age novels
13. Map of the School
14. References to WW2


I will photocopy your poster, and so keep it neat, clear and informative!

Some suggestions to get you started:

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