1. Introduction Checklist
The piece has included what both Shakespeare and WW1 poets are saying about war
The piece has included WHY they are saying that (complicated for WW1 poets)
There is some context about the authors – Shakespeare, Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon
and Jessie Pope (some might also have done Rupert Brooke for ‘The Soldier’) and WHY
they might have the opinions of war that they do.
There is some discussion of the key poems, briefly, and the big ideas/arguments about
war are explored.
The journey from Prince Hal in ‘Henry IV part I and II’ to marrying Princess Catherine at
the end discussed with how Shakespeare wants us to feel and what he says about war
and why/how Henry uses it.
Essential communication:
1. Title written properly!
‘Henry V’
‘Suicide in the Trenches’
‘Dulce et Decorum est’
‘The Soldier’
‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’
‘Who’s for the Game?’
2. Check your commas – if you can use a full stop, then there cannot be a comma!
3. Keep linking back to the question and key words (War/conflict/fighting/warfare)
4. Vary you analytical verbs eg. suggests, implies, portrays, reveals, shows, hints at …,
reflects… echoes..