Birdsong

Section 1
Reactions
Settings - Opening
Characters and characterisation
Settings - Theme
Reminders
The Hazel Tree
Partner texts
Extension (Lit Soc,
Lunchtime Lit) and KS5
support
Streetcar Visit
Birdsong
Section 1
L/O 1: Reactions
To share initial thoughts post-reading,
and to understand the aspects of
narrative that direct our study.
What were your initial
responses to the novel?
Red Hat - your initial responses to
the novel-these must be purely emotional;
no justification or explanation!

Yellow hat-what are the positive aspects
of studying this novel?

Black hat thinking-what are the possible
limitations or down-sides of the novel?

Aspects of Narrative
Ian
Removes
String
Vests
Cos
Polly
Demands
Them
Ideology
Representation
Setting
Voice
Characterisation
Point of View
Destination
Time and Sequence
Birdsong
Section 1
L/O 2: Settings Opening
To identify, analyse and evaluate
elements of the introductory setting
that create foreboding
Initial description : Pairs and threes
(pp3-4: the first 5 paragraphs)
1. What impression of Amiens is created in 1910? What
atmosphere is suggested? How does this reveal a way of life
and landscape that is now gone?
2. What do we feel about Azaires house? How does Faulks
create foreboding?
3. Which details anticipate motifs of WW1, and to what effect?
4. Examine the effect of the opening 5 paras from the perspective
of POINT OF VIEW?
How is the opening ironic?
Pick out key quotations and analyse the significance
By the end of the task each pair will feedback their ideas-the rest of the
room will need to take at least 2 key points from each pair and be ready
to explain which they thought was most important.
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