The Poetry Surprise
I was expecting it to be a disaster.
Bottom set Year 10 and Romantic Poetry did not seem likely to mix well. The early responses were not good.
"Why do we need to look at this? I'm not going to be a poet when I'm older."
or, more simply,
"This is bullshit"
Yet they are enjoying themselves. They like the puzzle of teasing out a poem's meanings. They enjoy picking out the different techniques. Some are even starting to appreciate the imagery.
It turns out these students aren't close-minded. I was close to making the mistake of deciding that they wouldn't "get" poetry before I'd given them a chance. I tried to come up with fun ways into the poems and they surprised me by actually giving it a go.
