Dulce et Decorum Est Wilfred Owen Word Association

Dulce et Decorum Est Wilfred Owen

Word Association w In pairs, with only one of you facing the screen, recite the words on the next slide and make a note of your partner’s response. This response should be instant and instinctive.

Words – Set 1 w Fight w Reality w Battle w Death w Glory w War

Now Swap Seats w It is now your partner’s turn to suggest the words.

Words – Set 2 w Fight w Conflict w Hero w Honour w Futility (or pointlessness) w War

Report to Class w Did any of the responses surprise you? Why? w Were any words easier to respond to than others? Why?

Sequencing 1 w You should now have a copy of a stanza from the poem in front of you. w It is out of sequence. w It is up to you to decide on the best order for these lines.

Sequencing 2 w You should now have a copy of the entire poem in front of you. w It is out of sequence. w It is up to you to decide on the best order for these lines.

Stanza 1 w If you have the facilities, you now need to grapple with stanza 1. w This involves: – Opening ‘Word’, ‘New’ and ‘Dulce’. – Choosing words from the drop-down menus. – Typing text into greyed gaps.

Annotation w When you have completed your ‘grappling’ you need to: – Print out your finished copy. – Annotate the copy, explaining your choices and additions.

Chains w Take a printed copy of the entire poem w Or open a copy in ‘Word’. w You need to prepare a colour-coded version of the poem for displaying in the classroom.

Chains w Use the following colour codes to highlight any words that you believe are linked to the relevant abstract noun. – – Heroism Death Futility Reality

Writing Task w Choose one of these titles and write a paragraph explaining what you think the poem tells us about it: – Heroism – Death – Futility – Reality

Writing Task w You have 15 minutes w Use proof from the poem to support your ideas – – Heroism Death Futility Reality