Trooper Blugum A Holiday Wound Poetry Analysis Worksheets

This Poetry Analysis Workshop for close reading activity uses Trooper Blugum’s A HOLIDAY WOUND to help kids learn about poetry analysis. This epic Australian poem is the tale of a soldied wounded in WW1 - and the different tales he tells his mother and girlfriend versus his male friends. This poem teaches us a lot about the ideas of war at this time, as well as the roles of men and women.

Workshop takes 2-4 lessons. This poetry analysis booklet can be instantly printed for students. Perfect for snippets of analytical thinking and textual analysis practice between other units, or for a reliever or substitute teacher - everything needed is included.

Perfect for students in Upper High School - New Zealand Years 11-13, Australia Years 10-12, USA Years 10-12, and Britain Years 10-12 (Key Stage 4-5).

Included:

• A list of language techniques to look for
• An analysis grid
• A language features page to focus on two chosen language features
• 4 great extension tasks for students to choose from
• A sample marking schedule
• Teacher sample analysis notes

Included:

13 page poetry close reading workshop