The School-Bell: A Poem of Empowerment and Resilience
The poem portrays a young girl facing challenges symbolized by war imagery, yet she triumphs with resilience and determination. Despite being in the firing line, she rejects victimhood and asserts her right to a normal life. The girl's defiance against violence and her peers' solidarity reflect themes of empowerment and the pursuit of education amidst adversity.
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Week 6, Lesson 3 Youth and the future A Century Later Imtiaz Dharker To be able to identify a writer s message or theme To know how writers use structure to convey ideas To analyse how writers use language Support Challenge Task or question to complete
Sort the following words into two groups. Give your groups a title what made you choose this title? swarm front line surrounded temple Surrendered Bullet schoolgirls fine skin cheek still rounded target battle buzzing firing-line poppies orchard field missile girl paint her fingernails poppies
Sort the following words into two groups. What made you choose these titles? What do you think the poem will be about? Battle/conflict/violence Innocence/youth target firing-line battle bullet missile poppies Bullet buzzing swarm front line temple orchard surrounded Surrendered girl paint her fingernails schoolgirls cheek still rounded fine skin Poppies field Nature What do you think the message is? Or, what do you think the poem is about?
Key techniques Semantic field A group of words linked together through meaning. E.g.battle, nature Juxtaposition Two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect. E.g.Haute cuisine vs bunny chows
The school-bell is a call to battle, every step to class, a step into the firing-line. Here is the target, fine skin at the temple, cheek still rounded from being fifteen. Surrendered, surrounded, she takes the bullet in the head and walks on. The missile cuts a pathway in her mind, to an orchard in full bloom, a field humming under the sun, its lap open and full of poppies. This girl has won the right to be ordinary, wear bangles to a wedding, paint her fingernails, go to school. Bullet, she says, you are stupid. You have failed. You cannot kill a book or the buzzing in it. A murmur, a swarm. Behind her, one by one, the schoolgirls are standing up to take their places on the front line.
The school-bell is a call to battle, every step to class, a step into the firing-line. Here is the target, fine skin at the temple, cheek still rounded from being fifteen. Surrendered, surrounded, she takes the bullet in the head The poem describes the way that girls were prevented from learning and how they were being targeted by extremists. and walks on. The missile cuts a pathway in her mind, to an orchard in full bloom, a field humming under the sun, its lap open and full of poppies. It tells of their loss of innocence, but their perseverance and the growing unity between communities striving for education for all. Also, she highlights the power of education over all. This girl has won the right to be ordinary, wear bangles to a wedding, paint her fingernails, go to school. Bullet, she says, you are stupid. You have failed. You cannot kill a book or the buzzing in it. A murmur, a swarm. Behind her, one by one, the schoolgirls are standing up to take their places on the front line.
The school-bell is a call to battle, every step to class, a step into the firing-line. Here is the target, fine skin at the temple, cheek still rounded from being fifteen. Quatrain 4 line stanza forms/lines of school, regular structure Couplet she is surrounded like the line suggests/ outnumbered, innocent Surrendered, surrounded, she takes the bullet in the head and walks on. The missile cuts a pathway in her mind, to an orchard in full bloom, a field humming under the sun, its lap open and full of poppies. This girl has won the right to be ordinary, Breaking the pattern breaking the conformity/the norm indicates change wear bangles to a wedding, paint her fingernails, go to school. Bullet, she says, you are stupid. You have failed. You cannot kill a book or the buzzing in it. Tercet 3 line stanza show the imbalance Shows group starting to form growing numbers A murmur, a swarm. Behind her, one by one, the schoolgirls are standing up to take their places on the front line.
Imtiaz Dharker and her poem A Century Later Strength Innocence Violence experienced Stretch yourself how does Dharker use structural techniques? Enjambment Couplets/quatrains
The school-bell is a call to battle, every step to class, a step into the firing-line. Here is the target, fine skin at the temple, cheek still rounded from being fifteen. Strength of intelligence and mind Surrendered, surrounded, she takes the bullet in the head and walks on. The missile cuts a pathway in her mind, to an orchard in full bloom, a field humming under the sun, its lap open and full of poppies. Singles her out all this around her and she s different This girl has won the right to be ordinary, Speech she s given a voice speaks out protest metaphor. Declarative her confidence wear bangles to a wedding, paint her fingernails, go to school. Bullet, she says, you are stupid. You have failed. You cannot kill a book or the buzzing in it. consonance m sounds creates a buzz noise gathering of people and protest A murmur, a swarm. Behind her, one by one, the schoolgirls are standing up to take their places on the front line. Tercet growing strength in numbers she s no longer alone with them caesura gradually happening
Imtiaz Dharker and her poem A Century Ago Strength Innocence Violence experienced This girl has won the right to be ordinary, Singles her out all this around her and she s different Bullet, she says, you are stupid. You have failed Speech she s given a voice speaks out protest metaphor. Declarative her confidence Stretch yourself how does Dharker use structural techniques? Enjambment Couplets/quatrains A murmur, a swarm consonance m sounds creates a buzz noise gathering of people and protest
The school-bell is a call to battle, every step to class, a step into the firing-line. Here is the target, fine skin at the temple, cheek still rounded from being fifteen. Copy 3 highlighted words or phrases which show innocence Annotate them/analyse them underneath Surrendered, surrounded, she takes the bullet in the head and walks on. The missile cuts a pathway in her mind, to an orchard in full bloom, a field humming under the sun, its lap open and full of poppies. Techniques you could look for Enjambment Semantic field of nature Symbolism of poppies Tricolon Quatrain This girl has won the right to be ordinary, wear bangles to a wedding, paint her fingernails, go to school. Bullet, she says, you are stupid. You have failed. You cannot kill a book or the buzzing in it. A murmur, a swarm. Behind her, one by one, the schoolgirls are standing up to take their places on the front line.
The school-bell is a call to battle, every step to class, a step into the firing-line. Here is the target, fine skin at the temple, cheek still rounded from being fifteen. Identify three words or phrases which show violence Annotate them/analyse them underneath Surrendered, surrounded, she takes the bullet in the head and walks on. The missile cuts a pathway in her mind, to an orchard in full bloom, a field humming under the sun, its lap open and full of poppies. Techniques you could look for Powerful verbs Enjambment Alliteration Metaphor This girl has won the right to be ordinary, wear bangles to a wedding, paint her fingernails, go to school. Bullet, she says, you are stupid. You have failed. You cannot kill a book or the buzzing in it. A murmur, a swarm. Behind her, one by one, the schoolgirls are standing up to take their places on the front line.
By this point, you should have: 1. Sorted words into group and titled them 2. Suggested your initial thoughts for the message 3. Analysed quotes which show innocence 4. Created a list of ways violence is presented and analysed them Complete the exit ticket
