PPT-Basking shark By Norman MacCaig

Learning intentions I can develop my knowledge of MacCaig poetry I can explore the use of poetic devices Success criteria I must annotate the poem I should explain key quotations from the poem. By Jared. Basking Sharks have a big mouth for catching more fish . and. a pointed nose. The basking sharks are the second largest fish in the world. They grow up to 33 feet long. . Look Like. Where they live. Sounds of the Day. When . a clatter came,. it was horses crossing the ford.. When the air creaked, it was. a lapwing seeing us off the premises. of its private marsh. A snuffling puff. ten yards from the boat was the tide blocking and. By: Tanner Allison and Ben Sobey. Description. The basking shark is the second largest fish in the world, with a maximum recorded size of 12.2 m. This . filter feeder . is named after its . strange . Analysis 1. The Encounter. lines 1-6. Technique. Line reference. Quotation. comment. Word choice. 1. ‘stub’. 1 and 2. ‘to stub/to have’. Unusual sentence structure.. I. nfinitive “to have” at the beginning suggests an unstoppable force. . Sounds of the Day. Learning Intention: . We are learning how to read the poem for UNDERSTANDING. So that I can . Understand the basic points of the poem before I study the poet's techniques. Success Criteria: I can. Memorial. Remember to visit:. http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/zrphvcw. Learning Intention. We are learning to: annotate the text and identify the use of poetic techniques. . Context. In an interview MacCaig stated: ‘We look at an object with all the previous experiences which lie behind us of what a tree is or what a mountain is and since everybody’s experience is necessarily different from everybody else’s, in a sense we are not looking at the same mountain.’ . When . a clatter came,. it was horses crossing the ford.. When the air creaked, it was. a lapwing seeing us off the premises. of its private marsh. A snuffling puff. ten yards from the boat was the tide blocking and. When . a clatter came,. it was horses crossing the ford.. When the air creaked, it was. a lapwing seeing us off the premises. of its private marsh. A snuffling puff. ten yards from the boat was the tide blocking and. Memorial. Remember to visit:. http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/zrphvcw. Learning Intention. We are learning to: annotate the text and identify the use of poetic techniques. . Context. This poem is an elegy, a poem or song that is a lament for the dead, for a beloved person in MacCaig’s life. That person is probably MacCaig’s sister, Frances, who died in 1968 as this poem was published in 1971. Norman . MacCaig. divided his time mainly between Edinburgh, . where he lived and worked, and the north-west Highlands, where . he had relations and friends. . This poem depicts the startling encounter he had with a basking . Learning Intention:. I can show my analysis of a poem through annotation of the text . Poet’s Main Idea. This poem depicts the startling encounter . MacCaig. had with a Basking Sea.. Basking sharks are one of the largest species of the shark family, in fact they are the second largest species of any fish, reaching sizes in excess of ten metres and weighing several tonnes. . Learning Intention: . We are learning how to read the poem for UNDERSTANDING. So that I can . Understand the basic points of the poem before I study the poet's techniques. Success Criteria: I can.... In your groups. What do you know about Gaelic?. Where do you hear Gaelic being spoken now? Do you?. What is the significance of that?. Context. Background. Norman . MacCaig's. Aunt Julia lived on . Scalpay. Poetry of . norman. . maccaig. Poet’s Main Idea. This poem is about a strange and unsettling encounter that . MacCaig. has with a Basking Shark . A Basking Shark is a very large shark - reaching sizes in excess of ten metres and weighing several tonnes. .