GCSE Poetry -This be the Verse and all that....

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speakingwoman · 08/09/2018 21:22

Is anyone else trying to support their year10/11 with this?

Ds says poetry is just something written for gcse students to analyse. We are trying to inspire him.

All ideas welcome.

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Flaskfan · 08/09/2018 21:25

Get him to listen to John cooper Clarke. I'd get shot if i.actually did it with my kids, but seeing him.live (not currently-he was shit 6 months ago) made me wish we could show kids how entertaining poetry can be.

Flaskfan · 08/09/2018 21:31

I try and sell poetry to the 'whats's the point?' Crew on the basis that it's a puzzle that you're trying to solve. Doesn't help that Aqa pick some piss poor poems; 'letters from Yorkshire', yr 11 are looking at you.

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speakingwoman · 08/09/2018 21:55

So. Listen to John. Cooper Clark on YouTube?

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clary · 08/09/2018 22:01

is This be the Verse on the list? ace!

Agree it's a puzzle to solve, not something you will enjoy is the way to go if they are not a fan. Tho I recall reading Mother Any Distance to Ds2 aged about 11 and he really got it. Not sure if that's on the syllabus tho.

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speakingwoman · 08/09/2018 22:43

If only.....

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gleegeek · 08/09/2018 22:59

Get them to set it to music. It's no different to a song IMO and they all know thousands of lyrics so should be able to remember a load of poems!

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speakingwoman · 08/09/2018 23:11

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ShalomJackie · 09/09/2018 20:18

Yep my DS used to rap his anthology.

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