1. What do you think happened here?
Why do you think that?
2. To understand and be able to explain how the
poet effectively conveys the key ideas of the
poem through the use of a range of poetical
conventions.
Key Learning Questions
What is Sheers trying to tell us about Conflict in his poem?
How does he convey these messages?
Personal Learning and
Thinking Skills
1.Independent
Enquirers
2.Creative thinkers
3.Reflective learners
4.Team workers
5.Self managers
6.Effective participators
Homework:
CWK
28/9/11
6. How does this poem compare to the other poems in the cluster?
7. Author’s reasons for creating the poem
What do you think are the main reasons why Owen Sheers created his
poem? What messages do you think were the messages that he was
trying to get across?
