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ADVANCED
13 SEPTEMBER 2017
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The fallen heroes
Poem
IN 1854, during the Battle of Balaclava, 600 British soldiers on horseback made a frontal assault against a Russian artillery battery. It was a grave mistake made due to miscommunication. Even though the soldiers
The Charge of the Light Brigade (an extract) Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. ”Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns!” he said. Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.
realised that “someone had blundered” and that death was imminent, they rode on valiantly. The poem was written to commemorate the bravery of the British light cavalry.
NiE Activity 1 Critical thinking ● Identify
”Forward, the Light Brigade!” Was there a man dismayed? Not though the soldier knew Some one had blundered. Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die. Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.
● Organise
Creative thinking ● Connect
● Brainstorm
Problem solving ● Recreate
Communicating
● Present
● Oral ● Written
● Aural
Collaborating ● Listen
● Attain goal
● Contribute respectfully
Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell Personification happens when human qualities are given to non-living things or concepts. The idea of death and hell having jaws and a mouth that could devour someone makes the whole scene even more terrifying. In groups of four, scan The Star for pictures that could be used to personify five of the following ideas or concepts. (You can use other ideas or concepts if you wish.)
Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon in front of them Volleyed and thundered; Stormed at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well, Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell Rode the six hundred.
fire, warmth, wind, peace, winter, ocean riches, poverty, worry, car, darkness, salad Cut out the pictures and paste them on a sheet of A4 paper. When you are done, write a short sentence for each using personification.
EXAMPLE
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
NiE Activity 2 Critical thinking ● Identify
● Organise
Creative thinking ● Imagine ● Invent ● Brainstorm
Problem solving ● Recreate
● Present
Collaborating ● Listen ● Contribute respectfully
● Attain goal
Communicating ● Oral
● Written
● Non-verbal
● Aural
Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon in front of them Volleyed and thundered; Stormed at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well,
Imagine that the Light Brigade had managed to vanquish the enemy and was now riding home in victory. In groups of four, replace the missing words in the poem with your own words to describe the victory ride back. Use at least five words from The Star. Illustrate your page with pictures from The Star and take turns to present it in class. __________ to right of them, __________ to left of them, __________ in front of them __________ and __________; __________ at with __________ and __________, __________ they rode and __________
NiE Activity 3 Critical thinking ● Identify ● Reason
Problem solving
Creative thinking
● Organise
● Imagine
● Invent
● Recreate
Communicating ● Oral ● Non-verbal
● Written ● Aural
● Present
Collaborating ● Listen
● Attain goal
● Contribute respectfully
In groups of four, create a seven-word tagline for the soldiers in the Light Brigade. Use at least three words from The Star. Your tagline must reflect the courage and spirit of the soldiers. Then, using the tagline, create a group cheer for the Light Brigade and take turns performing it in class.