PPT-Scottish Set Text Norman MacCaig

The Scottish Set Texts Norman MacCaig Assisi Visiting Hour Aunt Julia Basking Shark Sounds of the day Memorial Our aim over the coming months is to study and understand each of these poems. 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:. 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. Maccaig. Basking shark. We are learning to:. Consolidate our knowledge of Memorial through the use of Active Literacy skills. . Task. You are going to design a poster that conveys the knowledge you have gained about Memorial this week. . 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. , a small island off the coast of Harris in the Outer Hebrides. . 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 . 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. , a small island off the coast of Harris in the Outer Hebrides. . 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.... 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. 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.