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This Is Poetry (HL 2019) videos: D.H. Lawrence

Piano
Snake
Humming-Bird
What Have They Done to You?


PIANO

Play the video below. What do you feel as you listen to the music? Do your feelings change as the piece progresses? Try listening to the music with your eyes closed. What thoughts or memories does the piece inspire?



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SNAKE

This video is a short film about snakes. While you are watching the video, document your thoughts and feelings about these creatures. Do your feelings about snakes change as you watch and learn about them?



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HUMMING-BIRD

Watch the video below. Identify two ways in which its representation of this distant time is similar to Lawrence’s and two ways in which it is different.



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WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO YOU?

Watch the video carefully. Would you have preferred to live as a farmer in a rural village prior to the industrial evolution, or as a worker in a textile factory after that revolution had occurred? Write a paragraph explaining your answer.



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