Getting to Know... Das Buch der Lieder

Suitable for:
  • AQA AS & A Level

Ready-to-use research tasks, worksheets, background information and practice exam questions ensure a thorough understanding of Heinrich Heine’s wonderfully evocative and lyrical 19th century poetry. Students will know the poetry and be well prepared for the AS or A Level writing exams.

The special before-, during- and after-reading structure is ideal for the perfect balance between independent and class work:

  • Before: Introduces valuable context such as Romanticism, youth in the 19th century, the poet Heinrich Heine and more.
  • During: Guides students through work itself by looking at specific passages, as well as literary analysis.
  • After: Includes genre, central themes and advice on essay writing. Also provided are exam-style essay questions split by level for students to apply what they have learnt.

What do teachers say about this resource? (9679)

I really liked this resource. I feel it approaches the poetry of Heine very knowledgeably and thoroughly. I think it is a great preparation for teaching this set text.

I absolutely loved the Before section. Some of my favourite Heine poems are mentioned, in particular,, die schlesische Weber” and ,,die Lorelei” and I thought they were extremely well done. I also liked the fact that almost every piece of text had an exercise of some description accompanying it in the style of one of the examination questions from the reading paper. I thought this was very clever. The translations exercises are also very useful practice.

The exam style questions prepare the students very well for both the essay paper and for the reading paper. The background section is also useful, as being able to supply background information in the essay questions is very beneficial to student knowledge and when used properly can lead to high marks in the essay.

C Parker, Teacher of German & Peer Reviewer