Exploring Roald Amundsen's South Pole Expedition & Cecil Day Lewis' Poem Analysis
Today marks the 105th anniversary of Roald Amundsen's historic expedition to the South Pole, followed by a lesson on analyzing Cecil Day Lewis' poem "Walking Away" to understand themes of love and relationships. Dive into the world of exploration and poetry analysis on this significant day!
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DO NOW! WHAT IS SIGNIFICANT ABOUT TODAY?
DO NOW! TODAY MARKS THE 105TH ANNIVERSARY OF ROALD AMUNDSEN'S EXPEDITION TO THE SOUTH POLE. THE FIRST EXPEDITION TO REACH THE GEOGRAPHIC SOUTH POLE WAS LED BY THE NORWEGIAN EXPLORER ROALD AMUNDSEN. HE AND FOUR OTHERS ARRIVED AT THE POLE ON 14 DECEMBER 1911,[N 1]FIVE WEEKS AHEAD OF A BRITISH PARTY LED BY ROBERT FALCON SCOTT AS PART OF THE TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION.
Walking Away by Cecil Day Lewis Starter Mind map all the possibilities of the meaning of Walking Away
Walking Away by Cecil Day Lewis LESSON OBJECTIVES TO KNOW What the poem is about TO UNDERSTAND how the poem expresses love and relationships TO BE ABLE TO Analyse the poem s form, style, and language
WALKING AWAY Read the poem twice. Now answer these questions: 1. What incident is being remembered? 2. What impression do you form of the nature of the relationship being remembered?
LOOKING CLOSELY AT THE POEM Use these prompts to help you explore the poem & make clear annotations. Verse 1 Explore the descriptions that suggest change is in the air. What does the simile in lines 3 and 4 indicate about the nature of the relationship, and how the father feels about what s happening.
LOOKING CLOSELY AT THE POEM Verse 2 What does the image half fledged suggest? What does the description in lines 3 and 4 indicate about how the father imagines his son is also feeling? Verse 3 What previous images does the phrase eddying away connect to? What does the word eddying convey? Lines 3 and 4 of this verse are the start of the poet s attempt to express the main idea that he has written the poem what do you think the main idea is?
LOOKING CLOSELY AT THE POEM Verse 4 The writer says he had worse partings . What might it be about this particular parting that he finds so hard to deal with? Look closely at the two concluding lines. Explain what you think the poet is attempting to express about: The meaning and nature of selfhood Love between a parent and child. Think carefully about the use of the verb proved .
LOOKING CLOSELY AT THE POEM On your poem highlight and label examples of the following: A sentence that is interrupted by a new thought A sentence that shows uncertainty A sentence that suggests the writer is struggling to express something A verb that expresses a memory that won t go away, and continues to trouble the writer An adverb that suggests the writer can only express an idea in an approximate way. Remember to explore the effect!
RESPONDING TO THE POEM The poem clearly details the strength of a parent-child relationship. Think of a strong relationship you have (could be a parent/guardian/friend/pet) choose from the following: Write a poem in response about your own relationship. Create a playlist based around the relationship Draw a serious of photographs which show the strong bond you have.
