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Three World War I Poems
In honor of the Armistice centenary, immerse yourself in a rich visual experience of World War I through an artful interpretation of three soldier’s poems, ranging from a rousing calls-to-arms, to a sobering realistic nature poem, to a...
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Suffrage, Work, Poetry: Women’s Voices in World War 1 and Scars Upon My Heart
Scars Upon My Heart: Women’s Voices from World War I by Professor Anne Varty ----- TeacherHub is an initiative created and co-funded by the Department of English at Royal Holloway, University of London for KS5 English Literature...
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Last Post by Carol Ann Duffy: Read by Vicky McClure | Remembering World War 1 | More 4
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In Times of Peace by John Agard: Read by Noel Clarke | Remembering World War 1 | More 4
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How To Kill by Keith Douglas: Read by Noel Clarke | Remembering World War 1 | More 4
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Testimony by Seamus Heaney: Read by Christopher Ecclestone | Remembering World War 1 | More 4
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The Soldier by Rupert Brooke: Read by Sophie Okonedo | Remembering World War 1 | More 4
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Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen: Read by Sean Bean | Remembering World War 1 | More 4
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Suicide in the Trenches by Siegfried Sassoon: Read by Stephen Graham | Remembering World War 1 | C4
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The Last Laugh by Wilfred Owen: Read by Sean Bean | Remembering World War 1 | More 4
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Arms and the Boy by Wilfred Owen: Read by Gemma Arterton | Remembering World War 1 | More 4
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Attack by Siegfried Sassoon: Read by Gemma Arterton | Remembering World War 1 | More 4
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The Dug Out by Siegfried Sassoon: Read by Sophie Okondeo | Remembering World War 1 | More 4
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Comparing experiences of war in poetry
Pupil outcome: I can explore reasons why poets write about war and begin to make connections between the poems in the Edexcel ‘Conflict’ anthology. Key learning points: - Poets have been writing about wars for hundreds of years. -...
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Considering the relationship between the poetry of WW1 and the context
Pupil outcome: I can explain how the experience of World War One might be reflected in the poetry of the time. Key learning points: - Men from every part of the British Empire fought in the war. - War poetry is not exclusively written by...
Poetry Foundation
Poem (I lived in the first century of world wars)
In this startling animation of Muriel Rukeyser’s “Poem (I lived in the first century of world wars),” two lives unfold in split screen, one during the tumultuous world events of 1968, the other 50 years later against a new landscape of...
Oxford Comma
What War Leaves Unsaid. A Reading, Summary, and Analysis of "my sweet old etcetera"
Most students know e.e. cummings for his distinct and unusual writing style. No where is that style on better display than in his great antiwar poem, "my sweet old etcetera."
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Omen of Death. Reading, Summary, and Analysis of The Owl by Edward Thomas
In English literature, an owl usually indicates that death and tragedy are close at hand.
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As the world descended into The Great War, a freshly enlisted Edward Thomas drew upon this literary tradition to create "The Owl." In...
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As the world descended into The Great War, a freshly enlisted Edward Thomas drew upon this literary tradition to create "The Owl." In...
TED Talks
TED: The power of unconventional thinking | David McWilliams
From World War I to the 2008 economic collapse and beyond, history shows that economists don't always see the future as clearly as they think they do, says economist David McWilliams. Using the words of W.B. Yeats, McWilliams makes the...
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The Old Lie: Reading, Summary, and Analysis of Owen's "Dulce et Decorum Est"
From the trenches of the Great War, Wilfred Owen composed some of the most haunting poetry of the 20th century. The war would eventually take hiss life, but not before he penned a warning for his and future generations about the...
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Comparing experiences in Owen's 'Exposure' and Satyamurti's 'War Photographer'
Pupil outcome: I can describe how poets use language, form and structure to express their different experiences of war. Key learning points: - Owen's authentic poem presents a first hand experience of war. - Often first hand experiences...
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Analysing model answers on poetry from the Eduqas anthology
Pupil outcome: I can recognise excellent writing practice in a model answer. Key learning points: - When comparing poems, you should choose a poem that matches the poem you have been given thematically. - Use comparative connectives like...
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Exploring the Eduqas poetry anthology
Pupil outcome: I can explore the key themes and connections between the poems in the Eduqas poetry anthology. Key learning points: - An anthology is a collection of artistic works that have a similar form or subject. - Reading poetry...
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Elizebeth Friedman
Elizebeth Friedman revolutionized American cryptology and played a crucial role in bringing down mobsters and spy rings in the 20th century.