Mary Moon extended response - basic plan

This is the plan we put together in class:

Mary Moon and the Stars

Introduction - title, author, summary, description of Mary.

Sympathy - 2 PEE paragraphs about why you'd feel sympathy for Mary

Admiration - 2 PEE paragraphs about why you'd admire Mary.

Conclusion - Give your views on Mary and whether you find her more sympathetic or admirable.

Higher essay plan

This is the plan we put together today.

Task: Choose a poem which depicts a particular stage of life, such as childhood, adolescence, middle age, old age.

Discuss how effectively the poet evokes the essence of this stage of life.

Techniques: Answers to questions on poetry should address relevantly the central concern(s)/theme(s) of the text(s) and be supported by reference to appropriate poetic techniques such as: imagery, verse form, structure, mood, tone, sound, rhythm, rhyme, characterisation, contrast, setting, symbolism, word choice . . .

Plan:

Introduction

Discuss how you are drawn in to the atmosphere and setting of the poem in stanza one and two - finish with a link to the question at the end of each paragraph (2 paragraphs)

Discuss how the change in the mood of the poem is introduced - perhaps Brady and Hindley first, then moving on to the changes of stanza 3. Link back to the question at the end.

Discuss the fulfillment of these changes and the poet's view of growing up that is expressed in the 4th stanza.

Conclusion