People and Politics in WH Auden's Poetry Unit of Work For NSW English Syllabus |
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| Author:
| McNamara, Shelley |
| ISBN: | 978-1-925624-02-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2017 |
| Publisher: | Qwiller
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | AUD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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This unit of work will assist students in the study of selected poem by W.H. Auden and related texts that explore representation, meaning and significance of people and politics, context and content. Poems include: 'O what is that sound which so thrills the ear', 'Spain', 'Epitaph on a Tyrant', 'In Memory of W.B. Yeats', 'September 1, 1939', 'The Unknown Citizen' and 'The Shield of Achilles'. Also explored is how the poems and related texts represent individual, shared or competing...
More DescriptionThis unit of work will assist students in the study of selected poem by W.H. Auden and related texts that explore representation, meaning and significance of people and politics, context and content. Poems include: 'O what is that sound which so thrills the ear', 'Spain', 'Epitaph on a Tyrant', 'In Memory of W.B. Yeats', 'September 1, 1939', 'The Unknown Citizen' and 'The Shield of Achilles'. Also explored is how the poems and related texts represent individual, shared or competing political perspectives, ideas, events or situations. Students will be guided through the process of writing an essay that compares selected poems and related texts.