Robert Frost

The road not taken

Read “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost on Genius

Landscape with the fall of Icarus

Landscape with the fall of Icarus



Read “Landscape With the Fall of Icarus” by William Carlos Williams on Genius

* Landscape with the fall of Icarus  annotated

* A guide to Imagism
 

* Read “Musée des Beaux Arts” by W. H. Auden on Genius

Ekphrastic poetry. Find 12 paintings that were an inspiration to write poems

Ekphrastic Poetry. Paintings that inspired poets

Read more publications at Calaméo

Carol Ann Duffy

Read “Havisham” by Carol Ann Duffy on Genius

* Miss Havisham the poem, some more poems
* Miss Havisham Dickens and Duffy
* Miss Havisham BBC Bitesize 


* bbc education guide analysis
* Some poems 

* War photographer annotated 
* War photographer education guide 

* Mrs Midas education guide

* Anne Hathaway  education guide

Seamus Heaney

* Seamus Heany the Irish poet. A video
* Listen to Seamus Heaney reading Blackberry picking
* Reading of Death of a naturalist  
   Notes on Death of a naturalist

Poetry

"Poems are a form of texting" Carol Ann Duffy, the poet laureate, believes the fun and creativity of mobile texting will turn today's children into exciting poets of tomorrow. 

Read the article and think why you agree or disagree with her.


* An approach to reading poetry

Ideas worth spreading: Ted talks

Ziauddin Yousafzai, My gaughter Malala

Choose the language subtitles, you can also read the transcript for later study

The History of English

Watch the video: The History of English in 10 Ten Minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3r9bOkYW9s
 
Answer the questions.
What are the origins of the following words:
• names of four days of the week - ………….......………..............................………………….
• to give -……………………………………………..............................................................………..
• judge -…………………………………………………….....................................................………….
• cow -………………………………………………...........................................................................
• beef -…………………………………………………………....................................................……….
• alligator -……………………………………………………......................................................……..
• a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush -……………......…………………………………..
• acid -………………………………………........................................................................…………
• tonsil -…………………..............................................................……………………………………..
• yoga -……………….......................................................……………………………………………….
• zombie -…………………......................................................................…………………………..
• snuffbumble -………............................................................……………………………………..
• moose -…………………………............................................................…………………………….
• bottom line -………………………....................................................……………………………….
• to download -……….....................................................………….…………………………………
• BTW -……………………………………….....................................................................…………..
• FYI -………………………………………..........................................................................…………