Lyrical Ballads Comprehensive Guide
Resource for A Level English
Introduction to Lyrical Ballads
Workbook introducing students to Wordsworth and Coleridge's poetry. Designed to support learning alongside your own scheme.Provides:
- Notes on contexts (Style, Form/Genre and Romanticism)
- Detailed notes on the poems which are grouped thematically: Nature and the Sublime, Childhood and Memory, Imagination, Political and Social Commentary, and Women
- Sample essay plan and examination questions
- Internet research project
Comprehensive Guide to Lyrical Ballads
A jam-packed complete guide to the poems, designed to complement the Activities and Worksheets.Includes:
- Notes on the Romantic movement
- Notes on the historical context
- Biographies of Coleridge and Wordsworth
- Extensive notes on the poems
- Example WJEC examination questions
Activities and Worksheets for Lyrical Ballads
Designed to complement the Comprehensive Guide to Lyrical Ballads (by the same author).Contains:
- Activities and ready-to-use worksheets on every poem, both individually and as part of thematic groups.
- Examination-style questions and activities covering themes such as Old Age, Childhood, Maternal Love, Social Injustice and Inhumanity, the Power of Nature, the Imagination and the Supernatural, and Journeys
- Wide range of relevant websites given for students' own research
Listen to Lyrical Ballads on CD
A 2-CD set containing professional recordings of the whole of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, The Thorn, The Idiot Boy and Goody Blake & Harry Gill.- Provided as CDs to use in class and as mp3 files for students to download to their iPods
- Price includes site licence: make as many copies as you like for use by staff and students at your school
- Bring the ballads to life for your students!
Click here to listen to Part I of the Ancient Mariner
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