"Spring Offensive" and "Exposure": Presntations

Your next task will be to create a chroma key presentation on either "Spring Offensive" or "Exposure" by Wilfred Owen. To get started, choose a poem in your group then, using the techniques outlined in the video below, annotate your copy of the poem to gain a greater understanding of what it is about:



When you are confident in your understanding of the poem, prepare a PowerPoint and script for your presentation addressing the question: How do the soldiers react to the extreme sitatuons in the poem?
You should include the following:

• What is the poem about (its story)
• Analysis of at least three quotations covering the whole poem (including poetic devices)
• Explanation of the poet's feelings and intentions

Download a template for your background presentation below (and remember to save it to your documents):
PowerPoint Template

World War I Fact File

Each group should leave a comment on this post which gives a brief summary of everything they have found out about life in the trenches during the First World War. You can then use this as a handy online revision guide if there is ever anything you need to find out.

Homework due Monday 12th September

Welcome to GCSE English!

Your first homework is to compete your character's diary entry for the first week of May, 1914. Remember to include details of the values and lifestyle which we discussed in the lesson. Your writing should be at least 1-2 sides of A4.

Any questions, post them as comments here.