COD 2021 - D440

Webinar - Walking Owen Sheers' Skirred Hills

Literature teachers and literature lovers

1 sessions, start: 05-May

Course detail

Year: 2021
Level: Distance
Language: English
Status: Postponed
Lugar: Distance
Facilitator/s: Ms. Flavia Daniela Pittella
Print course
ESSARP Schools
Free of charge
Exams Schools
ARS 1800.00
Non affiliate
ARS 1800.00

Sessions

Sessions Dates Start Finish
1 05 May 2021 05:30 pm 07:00 pm

Facilitator/s

Flavia Daniela Pittella

Ms. Flavia Pittella graduated from the University of La Plata as a Teacher of English Language and Literature. She is also Lic. in Ciencias Sociales, FLACSO, with special mention in Reading, Writing and Education. She has participated in international academic conferences and has published articles in different magazines. She holds several Postgraduate courses in literature and language teaching. For the past 20 years, she has taught ESL classrooms and ESL examinations for the IGCSE/AS Language and Literature. She has been a Reading group facilitator for over nine years. She is a cultural journalist at Radio Mitre and several other media. She has published "40 libros que adoro y no podes dejar de leer". Planeta, 2014. She writes regularly for Infobae Cultura. She is the director of “El tercer lugar: espacio cultural”.
Literature teachers and literature lovers
Owen Sheers’ Skirred Hills is an invitation to reflect on different aspects of life which will definitely capture our students’ attention given the style, tone, and vocabulary used. Therefore, this book of poems -and this author in general- become an attainable and enriching goal when thinking about A/AS level literature exams. It is the main objective of this course to discuss and explore the different possibilities in which we can engage students in the classroom and while thoroughly prepare them to meet the expectations of the A/AS literature exams. By approaching several poems from the collection we will explore ways in which our students can have access to deeper readings and analysis to succeed in their writings.
Owen Sheers: a brief introduction to the poet and his work
Themes that can be triggered by the poetry in Skirred Hills and that will most probably be part of the questions asked in the exams:
-separation and divorce
-the geographical divides of borders
-the separation of the dead and the living
-the movement from childhood to adulthood
workshop (Zoom)
A selection of poems from:
Sheers, Owen:Skirred Hills, Serene Books (Bridgend, Wales), 2005
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