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Thursday 6 February 2014

Revising next to of course god america i (Patriotism/Strong Feelings)

1.  EE Cummings reading his poem:




2. Here is a link to a brilliant revision booklet (thank you Whitworth school) for this tricky poem.  Included are copies of "The Star Spangled Banner" and "My Country Tis' Of Thee" which the poem makes allusions to. 

3. Here is the powerpoint we used in class:



4. This is a video of 3 English teachers talking through this poem which is great!  For others just like this go to this youtube channel:

Teachers Talk About next to of course god america i


5.  Useful revision questions - click on the image to go to a larger version that can be zoomed in on.






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