Jessie Pope

Further reading task on 'Scars Upon my Heart'

Please leave your comments here on two poems from pages 65-83. Make sure that you have read previous comments from your peers and try to make comparisons with your own chosen poems. This will help develop the skill of cross-referencing and will be very useful for revision purposes.

Half-term Reading Discussion

To avoid the other post on 'Scars Upon My Heart' becoming too long and confusing, please leave your discussion of two poems from your half-term reading here. The learning will be greater if a variety of poems are commented upon, so please check what other peeople have written first and respond to their comments too. Remember this should be a discussion and not just separate individual posts.

'Scars Upon My Heart'

Please develop a discussion here on poetry from 'Scars Upon My Heart'. You may want to start by commenting on the poetry of Jessie Pope and her attitude towards war.

'All Quiet on the Western Front'

Start a discussion here on this text and how it links to other aspects of your wider reading.

Pat Barker's 'Regeneration'

Start a discussion on Pat Barker's first novel in the trilogy here.