Jackie Kay : plan for class on Friday 16 September
Class on Friday 16 September
In turn, each group will give a short presentation teaching us about their poems from Severe Gale 8.
Each presentation should begin with a reading.
Presentation order.
1. 8h10-8h20/25
Summer Storm, Capolona (p47)
2. 8h25-8h40
In the Seventh Year (p50)
3. 8h40-9h
Whilst Leila Sleeps (p65)
4. 9h05-9h25
The collection of 3 dramatic monologues on AIDS.
In preparation for the Jackie Kay written paper scheduled for Friday 23 September.
2 hour exam (8h-10h, arrive early/start early !).
Open book - you can bring your photocopied poems, class notes, and your copy of Darling.
You can hand write or type your paper.
You will have a choice of three questions.
Themes which can be of interest?
Exploration of gender
Exploration of identity
Racism
Adoption
Feelings of not belonging/belonging
Black Atlantic
The Natural World
Memory
Family / Family relationship
Music
Voices
Choices
Love
Melancholy
Hope
Acceptance
ADVICE
Remember, trust your instincts but avoid retelling the story behind each poem. Get to the point. Link quotes/ideas/images across poems.
Imagine her poems as a puzzle - with each puzzle piece representing an image, idea or quotation.
Your essay question is the picture you have to reconstitue with those puzzle pieces.
A great starting place? OIB past papers !
Advice on how to write a good OIB paper.
More advice on how to write an OIB paper.
Literary terms for Poetry and Prose
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