Poetry "The Sentry" by Wilfred Owen

One of the most important exemplars of first World War "war poetry", this influential poem should be included in every High School English Language and Literature programme, including EFL. The work has also appeared in the Cambridge Literature syllabus, and is appropriate for MYP, IB Dip English A Lang&Lit and AP.

Our four-part series on this work for students, teachers and those interested in literature. Each part is stand-alone and can be taken separately, however we recommend Part A before Part B.

• A = Knowledge and Understanding of the work
• This session is appropriate for Advanced EFL and E2L students 
• The text is suitable for students G9 and above
• For teachers new to or considering this work
• For EFL and E2L language acquisition and development
• For EFL and E2L Advanced Reading Comprehension practice and development
• Especially useful for EFL and Chilean National Curriculum programmes
• E2L and E1L Literature and Lang&Lit
• GCSE, IGCSE, AS-Level, A-Level, IB MYP, IB Dip, AP
• One-hour Guided Discussion
• B = Response to and Analysis of the work
• This session is appropriate for E1L and English Literature students
• The text is suitable for students G9 and above
• For teachers new to or considering this work
• For E2L and E1L language acquisition and development
• For E2L and E1L Literature and Lang&Lit
• GCSE, IGCSE, AS-Level, A-Level, IB MYP, IB Dip, AP
• We recommend completing Part before taking Part B
• One-hour Guided Discusssion
• C1 = Assessment activities typical of external examinations
• For teachers new to or considering this work
• Analysis of tasks and expectations of examiners
• Tasks taken from or typical of GCSE, IGCSE, AS-Level, A-Level, IB MYP, IB Dip, AP
• One-hour Professional Conversation*
• C2 = Practice and feedback
• For students G9 and above
• Review of task attempts with feedback
• "Mock" assessment(s)
• One-hour individual and group sessions as requested
• D = Methodology and unit-planning
• For teachers new to or considering this work
• Strategies for using and teaching this work
• Guidance and suggestions for planning a teaching unit based on this work
• One-hour Professional Conversation*

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