Paper One Practice
Instructions:
Today will be our Paper One practice – as Friday is obviously cancelled. I thought I would mix it up
with the textual choice and choose something a bit different, but still connected to the Common
Module. I have selected a contemporary poet called Kate Tempest who has several albums on
Spotify and has most certainly challenged the traditions of poetry. She is a spoken word performer
and has performed her poems on Australia’s show ‘Q&A’ as well as Glastonbury Music Festival in
England. The Poetry Book Society hailed her as the Next Generation’s Poet.
You are to watch the video clip that accompanies her famous poem: ‘People’s Faces’. You can also
find the lyrics online if you need them.
Kate Tempest: People’s Faces
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSMffdtyOwI
1. View and listen to the clip. You can access its lyrics online via Google. 5 Mins
2. Brainstorm the experiences explored by the poet in the spoken word piece. You are to
present your thoughts in a graphic organiser such as a mind-map in your workbooks. E.g.
unity, failure of the establishment, connections, hope, oppression, class structures 8 Mins
3. You are to construct an answer that addresses the question below. You should include 3
pieces of evidence from the poem to support your thesis statement. Use your experience
from other Paper One practice lessons to help you develop an effective/well-sustained
thesis that engages with all facets of the given question. Remember what is required of you
when a question says, ‘To what extent…’
Time-Management Guideline:
5 Mins to develop thesis statement
6-8 Mins to gather evidence from the poem
8 Mins to write your response
QUESTION:
To what extent does Kate Tempest’s spoken word performance, ‘People’s Faces’, convey ideas
about connection? (4 Marks)
4. Submit your response either on paper or online via Canvas. I have created a special drop box
if you choose this option. Responses are due tomorrow so I can mark them for you.
Extension Task: Craft of Writing
Option A:
Select a line from Kate Tempest’s poem and use it as the opening sentence of your own imaginative
response. Your imaginative response needs to explore the idea of connection.
Dancing in the rumbling dark
Give me your beautiful, crumbling heart
My head's ringing from the love of the stars
We got our heads down and our hackles up
I'm listening to every little whisper in the distance singing hymns
I stare out at my city on another difficult day
OR
Option B:
Turn Kate Tempest’s poem into an imaginative story about a person who finds solace and hope in the
faces of people she sees on her daily commute to work. Your piece should explore the idea of
connection. Use the following line to open your imaginative response:
There is so much peace to be found in people's faces…
Requirements:
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Submit on paper before Friday. I will then mark it over the weekend and give you feedback.
400-600 words in length.
It should explore the idea of connection.
Use figurative language devices.
Create sensory imagery.
Orientation/climax/resolution
Hi girls,
I apologise for my absence today.
I thought we should use today’s lesson to do our Paper One practice – as obviously this Friday is
cancelled. Please open the attachment to access the instructions for today. You will see how I have
written the timeframe in red – to help you develop your time-management. You will see how I have
attached an extension task using the same text, which is not compulsory but I great way to develop
your imaginative writing skills. I think this text would be a fantastic stimulus to springboard your own
ideas.
You should have submitted on paper or online the imaginative response that was assigned last week.
If you are submitting on paper, then please give to the replacement teacher. I will also return your
‘Translucent Jade’ paragraphs on Tuesday.
Any questions feel free to email me,
Ms Watson