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56.1 k 99.8 k	'Poppies' by Jane Weir
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	A copy of the poem.

3,208.9 k	'Poppies' - a reading
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	Read by Jane Weir.

	An interview with Jane Weir
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	Jane Weir on where the inspiration for her poems comes from, her writing process, and how her work as a textile designer has influenced the way in which her poems are structured. Click on the picture to watch and download the interview.

224.8 k	Teaching ideas
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	A series of suggestions for exploring 'Poppies' with your students.

243.2 k	Just the words
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	A pre-reading activity in which students consider a selection of words from each stanza before exploring a 'collapsed' version of the whole poem.

98.8 k 193.0 k	The human cost of war
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	Reflect on the human cost of war by considering some statistics from recent conflicts. Available as a card matching activity or a PowerPoint presentation. Teaching notes are included.

1,999.4 k	Pictures into words
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	A bank of images taken from the poem, with a creative writing task.

99.3 k	Sensory, textural and emotive language
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	Individual and group-based tasks for exploring Weir's use of language in the poem.

110.1 k	Peer teaching
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	Students work in pairs to explore one aspect of the poem's structure, form and style, then pass their notes on and add to each other's ideas.

2.4 k	Cloze activity
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	An interactive 'clozed' version of the first stanza for use on interactive whiteboards or PCs.

88.1 k	Comparing 'Poppies' and 'At the Border'
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	An activity in which students create domino tiles to compare poems, taking 'At the Border' and 'Poppies' as an example.

89.1 k	Social and historical context
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	Background information on Jane Weir and the poem 'Poppies'. This information is also available as a web page in the 'Social and historical' section.

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