Dulce et Decorum Est

1. Dulce et Decorum Est Wilfred Owen

2. Word Association • In pairs, with only one of you facing the screen, recite the words on the next slide and make a note of your partner’s response. This response should be instant and instinctive.

3. Words – Set 1 • Fight • Reality • Battle • Death • Glory • War

4. Now Swap Seats • It is now your partner’s turn to suggest the words.

5. Words – Set 2 • Fight • Conflict • Hero • Honour • Futility (or pointlessness) • War

6. Report to Class • Did any of the responses surprise you? Why? • Were any words easier to respond to than others? Why?

7. Sequencing 1 • You should now have a copy of a stanza from the poem in front of you. • It is out of sequence. • It is up to you to decide on the best order for these lines.

8. Sequencing 2 • You should now have a copy of the entire poem in front of you. • It is out of sequence. • It is up to you to decide on the best order for these lines.

9. Stanza 1 • If you have the facilities, you now need to grapple with stanza 1. • This involves: • Opening ‘Word’, ‘New’ and ‘Dulce’. • Choosing words from the drop-down menus. • Typing text into greyed gaps.

10. Annotation • When you have completed your ‘grappling’ you need to: • Print out your finished copy. • Annotate the copy, explaining your choices and additions.

11. Chains • Take a printed copy of the entire poem • Or open a copy in ‘Word’. • You need to prepare a colour-coded version of the poem for displaying in the classroom.

12. Chains • Use the following colour codes to highlight any words that you believe are linked to the relevant abstract noun. • Heroism • Death • Futility • Reality

13. Writing Task • Choose one of these titles and write a paragraph explaining what you think the poem tells us about it: • Heroism • Death • Futility • Reality

14. Writing Task • You have 15 minutes • Use proof from the poem to support your ideas • Heroism • Death • Futility • Reality