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'Poppies' by Jane Weir
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'Poppies' by Jane Weir

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'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.
 
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Teaching ideas

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A series of suggestions for exploring 'Poppies' with your students.
 
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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.
 
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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.
 
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Pictures into words

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A bank of images taken from the poem, with a creative writing task.
 
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Sensory, textural and emotive language

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Individual and group-based tasks for exploring Weir's use of language in the poem.
 
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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.
 
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Cloze activity

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