Try and break it down so that you are looking at just one poem each day to begin with. I would start with 'Glasgow 5th of March'- Try the following today:
1) Read the poem and the notes and pick out anything you don't understand. There is no point trying to push on until you understand the poem inside out.
2) If there is any part you don't understand, focus on what the notes say about it. It is sometimes useful to put the notes into your own words or try and explain that part of the poem to one of your friends or family.
3) Once you understand the poem as a whole I would pick out 6 or 7 key quotations (words or phrases you think tell you something interesting about the poem or story).
4) Write these important quotes out on individual posters to stick up around your revision area and they will slowly seep into you mind.
5)Test yourself by getting somebody at home to hold up the qoutes one by one and tell them everything you can about these lines ie. techniques, why the line is so effective etc.
6)Only once you are confident you know the poem well should you tackle an essay question. The SQA website has lots of good past papers with useful essay questions. Alternatively you can use the questions from class or at the end of each texts notes.- http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/controller?p_service=Content.show&p_applic=CCC&pContentID=38940&searchQtext=Loading...
7) Once you feel confident with 'Glasgow 5th of March' try repeating the process with 'In the snack bar' and then 'at the bar'/'Landlady'/'Lamb to the Slaughter'. 'King Billy' notes will be up soon as well.
Don't panic! It takes time and effort to become confident with all the literature- You have all the resources appearing online and enough to get started. Take it one step at a time and get people to help you as suggested above. You have the ability and all the resources at your fingertips. Good Luck! Mr Crawford
1) Read the poem and the notes and pick out anything you don't understand. There is no point trying to push on until you understand the poem inside out.
2) If there is any part you don't understand, focus on what the notes say about it. It is sometimes useful to put the notes into your own words or try and explain that part of the poem to one of your friends or family.
3) Once you understand the poem as a whole I would pick out 6 or 7 key quotations (words or phrases you think tell you something interesting about the poem or story).
4) Write these important quotes out on individual posters to stick up around your revision area and they will slowly seep into you mind.
5)Test yourself by getting somebody at home to hold up the qoutes one by one and tell them everything you can about these lines ie. techniques, why the line is so effective etc.
6)Only once you are confident you know the poem well should you tackle an essay question. The SQA website has lots of good past papers with useful essay questions. Alternatively you can use the questions from class or at the end of each texts notes.- http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/controller?p_service=Content.show&p_applic=CCC&pContentID=38940&searchQtext=Loading...
7) Once you feel confident with 'Glasgow 5th of March' try repeating the process with 'In the snack bar' and then 'at the bar'/'Landlady'/'Lamb to the Slaughter'. 'King Billy' notes will be up soon as well.
Don't panic! It takes time and effort to become confident with all the literature- You have all the resources appearing online and enough to get started. Take it one step at a time and get people to help you as suggested above. You have the ability and all the resources at your fingertips. Good Luck! Mr Crawford
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