The document provides instructions for an online collaborative learning exercise involving the analysis and discussion of poems. Students are asked to read two poems, post comments and reviews on an online forum, and write a comparative essay exploring the poems' themes, meanings, and use of poetic conventions. They are encouraged to work collaboratively and provide feedback to each other on the forum site and through a VoiceThread application.

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2. September Homework - Assignment 1. Critique and Review of Poem. After reading the poem, comments and review to be posted into the forum facility. Do not go gentle into that good night Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good night. Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight, And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way, Do not go gentle into that good night. Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. And you, my father, there on that sad height, Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray. Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Dylan Thomas ........................................................................................................................ Poem 2. Review the poem and post your comments back onto the forum . CRABBÈD Age and Youth Cannot live together: Youth is full of pleasance, Age is full of care; Youth like summer morn, Age like winter weather; Youth like summer brave, Age like winter bare. Youth is full of sport, Age's breath is short; Youth is nimble, Age is lame; Youth is hot and bold, Age is weak and cold; Youth is wild, and Age is tame. Age, I do abhor thee; Youth, I do adore thee; O, my Love, my Love is young! Age, I do defy thee: O, sweet shepherd, hie thee! For methinks thou stay'st too long. Creating Online Homework Tasks Pupils reviewed Literature within Google Docs and then Posted comments to the online “Forum Site” via mobile phone or Ipod.

3. But no such roses see I in her cheeks; And in some perfumes there is more delight Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks. I love to hear her speak, yet well I know That music hath a far more pleasing sound. I grant I never saw a goddess go: My mistress when she walks treads on the ground. And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare As any she belied with false compare. …………………………………………………………… Love After Love by Derek Walcott The time will come When, with elation You will greet yourself arriving At your own door, in your own mirror And each will smile at the other's welcome, And say, sit here. Eat. You will love again the stranger who was your self. Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart To itself, to the stranger who has loved you All your life, whom you ignored For another, who knows you by heart. Take down the love letters from the bookshelf, The photographs, the desperate notes, Peel your own image from the mirror. Sit. Feast on your life. Tasks – To write a comparative essay exploring the two poems in both theme , meaning and writing style. Also include an analysis and effective use of established poetry conventions for both poems. Note : This a Literature Essay, part of the 6 piece coursework folder for Current Year 11 WJCE submission. Tasks this week – Compile A3 Diagrams around both the poems , exploring their structure, meaning and use of poetry conventions. Share and feedback to the class as paired work AT1. This will be both a written task and speaking exercise, which will and can be used for Speaking Coursework. Friday - Web2 Application (ICT) - Using the Department Website, we will be posting comments and feedback onto the forum as we explore the poems , you will be encouraged to work in a collaborative manner sharing learning practice in a consultative forum. You will need to be registered and must take time this week to become familiar with the Site. See me if unsure. If you need to create an alternative email account please do so before Friday, it only takes minutes. On Friday you will need your passwords and email addresses you used in the registration process to be part of the online learning in the class. Next week we will begin writing a draft response to the essay, in your work books. The title is at the top of this page. Your response will be approximately 2 pages in length. Literature Essay – Comparing two poems, one pre 1914, one post 1914. WJCE Year 11 Class Task- Focus Group. Google Doc Lesson, with instructions and directives to write a comparative essay , using an online Forum to add work and encourage online collaboration and shared learning practice.

4. WEB2 Online Collaborative Learning Exercise. 8th November 2010. PD. ………………………………………………………………………………… Read the Poem and answer the questions that follow .Please add all your answers using the insert Caption facility. Add your name Write about the poem and its effect on you. You may wish to include some or all of these points • the poem’s content – what it is about; • the ideas the poet may have wanted us to think about; • the mood or atmosphere of the poem; • how it is written – words or phrases you find interesting, the way the poem is structured or organised, and so on; • your response to the poem. [10] Amy Lowell - A London Thoroughfare. 2 A.M. They have watered the street, It shines in the glare of lamps, (imagery) Cold, white lamps, And lies Like a slow-moving river, Barred with silver and black. Cabs go down it, One, And then another. Between them I hear the shuffling of feet. Tramps doze on the window-ledges, Night-walkers pass along the sidewalks. The city is squalid and sinister, With the silver-barred street in the midst, Slow-moving, A river leading nowhere. Opposite my window, The moon cuts, Clear and round, Through the plum-coloured night. She cannot light the city; It is too bright. It has white lamps, And glitters coldly. I stand in the window and watch the moon. She is thin and lustreless, But I love her. I know the moon, And this is an alien city. ……………………………………………………………………………………. On the Departnent Website please write your own personal response to this poem. 1 paragraph to be added to the forum-Homework Folder- Look for Web2 – 8th November …………………………………………end. In this exercise pupils had the opportunity to share learning experiences by adding text box comments and review statements around the Google Doc. These can be reviewed at this link. The online real time chat facility was also used.

5. WEB2 LESSON YEAR 11. 19TH NOVEMBER. VOICE THREAD. (LESSON 2.) READ THE POEM BELOW AND THEN ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS BY ADDING TEXT RESPONSES AROUND THE POEM. Write about the poem and its effect on you. You may wish to include some or all of these points: • the poem’s content – what it is about; • the ideas the poet may have wanted us to think about; • the mood or atmosphere of the poem; • how it is written – words or phrases you find interesting, the way the poem is structured or organised, and so on; • your response to the poem. [10] ……………………………………………………………………………….. To touch the cup with eager lips and taste, not drain it; To woo and tempt and count a bliss, and not attain it; To fondle and caress a joy, yet hold it lightly; To watch the sunset in the west without regretting; To hail its advent in the east, the night forgetting; To smother care in happiness, and grief in laughter; To hold the present close, not questioning the hereafter; To have enough to share, to know the joy of giving; To thrill with all the sweets of life - that's living. Instructions to Pupils Log onto the computer – then follow this link http://voicethread.com/share/1493793/ You will need to register your email address and create a password. Please make a note of this for future projects and work. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. Listen to the onscreen instructions. Then respond to the poem by answering the questions. Please answer this as you would under exam conditions. Don’t forget to press save when complete. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… If for some reason we can’t access the Voice Thread, follow the link below and complete the exercise as a Google Doc Exercise, using the Insert facility to post your answers. ………………………………………………………………………………………………. In this exercise pupils had the opportunity to share learning experiences by adding text box comments and review statements around the Google Doc. These can be reviewed at this link. The online real time chat facility was also used. A VoiceThread application was also added to the task.