"Hunger Camp at Jaslo"

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Lesson objectives

To analyze Szymborska’s poem “Hunger Camp at Jaslo”.

To consider language usage and message in the poem 

To construct a thesis statement and introduction for an unseen extract analysis. 

Seating plan DP1 Lang & Lit  HL

board

Window

Door

Lowie

Roos 

Huub 

Tashifa 

Charlotte

Andriy

Anouk

Catherine 

Samuel 

Merel 

Sikander

Yves 

Cecilia 

Zoe 

Quirine 

Lisa 

Constance 

Anaella

Seating plan DP1 Literature HL

board

Window

Door

Megan Erik 

Cleo

Hugo 

Lena

Ella

Kate

Aamu

Zoe

Mia 

Damien 

Rik

Anna

Coen

Robin 

Andrea

Alyanna

Dheeshitha 

Emilia

Kim 

Elsje

Shamatmika

Neysa

Alastrina 

Seating plan DP1 Literature HL

board

Window

Door

Megan Erik 

Cleo

Hugo 

Lena

Ella

Kate

Aamu

Zoe

Mia 

Damien 

Rik

Anna

Coen

Robin 

Andrea

Alyanna

Dheeshitha 

Emilia

Kim 

Elsje

Shamatmika

Neysa

Alastrina 

Your name

Your mother tongue 

(strongest language that

you speak, write and read) 

Fill out the paper 

Do not use contractions in formal essay = don't, isn't etc 

Quote much more 

Embed your quotes 

Link using formal linking words and phrases 

Construct a introduction on paper 1 lines 

General notes on the essays 

First consider the title. What are the connotations of the words used? 

What might this poem be about?

Read the poem on your own.

Approaching the poem

Look back through the poem and, in your exercise book, write your answers to these questions: 

Look up and write the definiton for this vocabulary & figure of speech: All flesh is grass, ration, sickle, spit, icon

1. What is this poem about? How do you know?
   
2. Who is the speaker? Who are they speaking to?
   
3. Thinking about the context of this poem, what is the importance of “the writer” here?
   
4. Which words are part of the semantic field of 'nature'? 
5. Why do the "life-giving wings" brush the lips of the dead? 

Approaching the poem

Annotate your poem using the topic/insightful idea (on the left margin) and the stylistic techniques used on the right margin. 
Be ready to discuss your choices.

Approaching the poem

...

historical fact versus individual experience

now versus then 

Possibilities 

Posterity 

Nature 

false witness 

...

Survival

impossibility of conveying the horror of the experience

Silence 

Witness 

Some topics and ideas 

Posterity = the people who will exist in the future (Cambridge dictionary) 

Lesson objectives

To construct a thesis statement and introduction for an unseen extract analysis. 

To construct an introduction for an guided textual analysis essay 

To understand the content of a conclusion 

To construct a body paragraph

To explore translation of poetry 

Seating plan DP1 Lang & Lit  HL

board

Window

Door

Lowie

Roos 

Huub 

Tashifa 

Charlotte

Andriy

Anouk

Catherine 

Samuel 

Merel 

Sikander

Yves 

Cecilia 

Zoe 

Quirine 

Lisa 

Constance 

Anaella

How are stylistic devices used in this poem to convey the central theme explored in this work? 

Highlight the important words in this guiding question. 

Guiding question 

How is imagery used in this poem to explore the concept of the struggle to convey horrific experiences through writing? 

Highlight the important words in this guiding question. 

Guiding question 

How is imagery used in this poem to explore the concept of the struggle to convey horrific experiences through writing? 

Consider your insightful ideas, which are the 

annotations to the left of the stanzas. Circle the insightful ideas and topics that you feel are linked to these highlighted key words.  

Guiding question 

How are stylistic devices used in this poem to convey the central theme explored in this work? 

Consider your insightful ideas, which are the 

annotations to the left of the stanzas. Circle the insightful ideas and topics that you feel are linked to these highlighted key words.  

Guiding question 

Your thesis statement

General statement 

Specific statement(s)

Thesis statement

Thesis statement 

Specific statement(s)

General statement

INTRODUCTION

CONCLUSION

INTRODUCTION unseen 

The name of the extract/poem is stated

The author or originating source is given

The text type is clearly identified without elaboration

where the text appeared is stated (if known)

When it was produced is stated (if known) 

The content is discussed: what does the text actually say (briefly)

The intended audience/reader is stated (if definable) 

The purpose(s) is stated

The social, cultural and temporal context is addressed (if available)

The thesis: what you find most important about the text (without elaboration) (main idea/main theme)& plan of development is stated (what parts of this main idea/main theme will you focus on?) 

Homework for Wednesday 27th September Literature 

Embedding quotations:

Read from page 48 (from Use of Evidence) to page 58. Read the examples of how to embed quotes. Do not complete the practice models (you may if you feel you need practise) 

Conclusion 

A literary essay should analyze and evaluate a work of literature or an aspect of a work of literature. A strong conclusion will restate the thesis statement and broaden the scope of the essay in four to six sentences. You should also have an effective last sentence in the essay so you can wrap it up on a high note.

Rephrase your thesis statement

Rephrase your thesis statement. Avoid repeating your thesis statement as it appears in your introduction. Change the language and word choice in the original thesis statement so that it reflects the analysis that you have shown in your literary essay.

Another option is to revise your thesis statement to be more clear, making  edits to it. Go back to your introduction and read your thesis statement again. Then, keep your thesis statement in mind as you read over your body paragraphs. Consider whether your thesis statement still feels relevant to your essay, or if it could be revised. 

Rephrase but do not repeat

Start with your revised/ rephrased thesis statement. The middle section of your conclusion should be three to five sentences long. It should broaden the scope of your essay. 

• Important themes or ideas 
• summarize your most important findings 
• No new information in your conclusion 

Answer the question 'so what?'

Think about why someone would care about what you are addressing in your essay and why the focus of your essay is important. Answering the question “so what?” can help you generate interesting things to finish your essay within the conclusion. Possible final sentences: 

• Finish with a powerful image or detail from the text
• End with a simple sentence straightforward sentence
• Set your findings in a larger context

Write one body paragraph 

• Write at the top of your paper your thesis statement
  
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• Write one body paragraph that links to this thesis statement and the first sentence is a topic sentence (the main claim of this paragraph).
  
• Embed quotes to support all of your ideas. 
  
• Link at the end to your thesis statement and how it supports your main claim. 
  

A global issue is a statement of a larger world connection we find in a text and incorporates the following three properties:

 

It has significance on a wide/large scale.

It is transnational.

Its impact is felt in everyday local contexts.

Read Handout: “Selecting a Global Issue”

Defining a Global Issue

Cultural Identity and Community

Beliefs, Values and Education

Politics, Power, and Justice

Art, Creativity, and the Imagination

Science, Technology, and the Environment

Looking at these categories, which one do you think this poem may fit under?

Find a more narrow statement under this heading.

Global Issues: larger Categories the Fields of Inquiry

• Considering this poem and the Global Issue you chose, write a paragraph explaining how this Global Issue is demonstrated in this poem.
  
• Write an additional paragraph, discuss another text you have read (a song that you have listened to, or a TV show or film you have watched) that has this Global Issue as well. Briefly explain what aspect of the text you see relating to this Issue.
• write your paragraphs in your exercise book and submit a photo of your work on ManageBac.

Writing (two paragraphs) 

With the global issue you decided on, prepare a one minute presentation (one slide) of how this poem is an example of this issue.  

Make sure you discuss literary aspects or techniques and how they helped you recognize this issue in your response.

Submit your response to the Drop Box on ManageBac.

Presentation slide