PPT-Aunt Julia – Norman MacCaig

We are learning to We are learning to annotate the text and identify the use of poetic techniques Last poem folks Context of the poem Norman MacCaigs Aunt Julia lived on Scalpay a small island off the coast of Harris in the Outer Hebrides . th. Floor. (1968). Norman . MacCaig. Hotel Room, 12th Floor. . by Norman . MacCaig. This . morning I watched from here. a helicopter skirting like a damaged insect. the Empire State building, that . MacCaig. We are learning to:. We are learning to: annotate the text and identify the use of poetic techniques. . Last poem folks! . . Context of the poem. Norman MacCaig's Aunt Julia lived on . Scalpay. 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. MacCaig. Poetry. Our tasks today…. To find out who Norman MacCaig is. Step 1:. Using the laptops, and in pairs,you are going to create a short presentation explaining who Norman MacCaig is. Step 2:. ADRIENNE . RICH. Aunt Jennifer's Tigers by Adrienne . Rich. Aunt Jennifer's tigers prance across . a screen. ,. Bright topaz . denizens. of a world of green. . They do not fear the men beneath the tree; . 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. Higher. 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.... 10 MARKS. REMEMBER: FOLLOW THE PATTERN. C. (2) . COMMONALITY. (FROM OUR COLOURED SHEET). H. (2) . HOME PASSAGE . (THE ONE YOU ARE GIVEN). O. (2) . OTHER EXAMPLE . FROM ELSEWHERE. MacCaig. We are learning to:. We are learning to: annotate the text and identify the use of poetic techniques. . Two more to go! . . Context of the poem. Norman MacCaig's Aunt Julia lived on . Scalpay. (1968). Norman . MacCaig. Hotel Room, 12th Floor. . by Norman . MacCaig. This . morning I watched from here. a helicopter skirting like a damaged insect. the Empire State building, that . jumbo size dentist’s drill, and landing. 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. 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 . - 1941) The Dead (1914) Lily, the caretaker's daughter, was literally run off her feet. Hardly had she brought one gentleman into the little pantry behind the office on the ground floor and helped hi