The Language of Shell-Shock: Reading and Writing about World War I Poetry
Author
Bonikowski, Wyatt
Description
A winner of the John S. Knight Assignment Sequence Prize, this sequence originates from English 185, Writing about Literature: Shell-Shock, Culture-Shock-World War I and English Literature. The five-week sequence of three essays focuses on the ways in which language attempts to communicate experience and on the specifics of poetic language. Materials for preparatory writing and in-class activities include handouts that focus on comparison and contrast, revision, close reading, and language and style. 21 page pdf
Date Issued
2002
Type
learning object