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English: Skills & Insight – Close Reading of Unseen Poetry With Dr Jeremy Noel-Tod From University of East Anglia
March 4 @ 13:45 - 14:30
In this English session, Dr Jeremy Noel-Tod, Associate Professor in the School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing at UEA, will lead a skills and insight workshop on unseen poetry. The session will help students to respond to an unseen poem using a toolkit of strategies, explained and applied through live participatory exercises.
Jeremy will address the following three areas:
- Close reading the words of a poem.
- Talking about the sound, rhythm and shape of poetic form.
- Drawing critical conclusions about an unseen poem.
Lecturer Profile: Dr Jeremy Noel-Tod
Our events are designed so that a group of students can take part from a classroom or students and teachers can take part as individuals, either from school or from home. There is no charge to take part.
As a live, participative event, this session will not be recorded but slides and other resources will be shared after the event, where available.
Suitable for: Aged 16+ pre-university students studying, or with a possible interest in studying, English and related disciplines. Student groups as well as students and teachers joining individually are very welcome.
Preparation/Pre-Reading: Students may wish to consider the topic in advance and questions they have. Students can also think about questions about studying at university level.
The IT Setup: The event will be run on Zoom and participants will be able to join using laptops, tablets, and mobile devices. If you are joining as a school group, we recommend connecting with one device and projecting on to a whiteboard. You will be able to interact with the speaker via typed comments and questions and/or via a microphone. Full details will be sent to those who have registered (see below) prior to the event.
Booking a Place: This is free for schools and colleges. If you would like to take part in this event, please register your interest using the link to the registration form below: