Lesson 3 - November 5th, 2024 – Making sense of a poem from Israel and Palestine
STEP 1
Lead in to previous discussion.
How did you find the poem? Did you like it?
Do you think there is some connection between Karen Alcalay-Gut 's poem and the previous text we analysed?
STEP 2
The poem
Denotative analysis
Now take the text into consideration: Who is speaking?
Consider its function and say what kind of poem do you think it is?
Consider lay out and structure. What is the function of the different stanzas? How they make sense?
STEP 3
Consider the layers of language use
- level of sound
- level of semantics (words chosen, tenses, ...)
- level of syntax (sentence structure/punctuation)
- level of formality/informality (formal language, informal register/s)
- possible ideal listener/reader
What layer of meaning do you consider particularly important? Why?
STEP 4
Summarise the content of the poem and after considering the poem context tell your peers about the message of the poem.
How many characters does the text involve? Refer to the text and say if they are similar or different.
What is the idea of language it makes?
What idea of women and men does the poem suggest?
STEP 5
Do you think the song we analysed provides a similar or different message from the poem we discussed in the previous lesson?
How does the message open up to possible theme/s?
STEP 6
Listen to the song and say if you find some possible connections with the poem we just analysed.