1. Write down everything that this picture makes you think

2. Hawk Roosting L/O – to explore meaning, language and structure
Hawk: create a mind map
What are the behaviour habits of this bird of prey?
What connotations do they have?
Hughes – context
Hawk Roosting is from the poems of the 1960s and was considered controversial as the symbol of a hawk on top of the world was linked to fascism with the Nazi symbol being an eagle standing on top of the wreath. What is fascism?
A hawk is a bird of prey – it hunts and kills for food and survival.
Hughes was hugely influenced by nature.
The poem is a dramatic monologue? What effect does this have?
What person is the poem written in?
How many times is ‘I’ written in the poem? What does it suggest about the Hawk?
Complete the worksheet activities about the poem. (next slide)
Annotate the poem with your ideas.
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Hawk Roosting; 14 minutes
Watch and make notes
In a short analysis paragraph: How does Hughes present the violent and aggressive nature of the Hawk?

3. “My feet are locked” stresses the link between the hawk and the humans
Adjectives to describe the hawk: calm, proud, calculating, thoughtful, skilful, peaceful, dignified, graceful, omnipotent, aggressive, peaceful, self-assured, confident, determined, intelligent Highlight the positive and negative words to describe the hawk and annotate the poem with these where the quotes suggest this about the hawk. Explain the connotations of the quote as well.
Technique
Quote and effect
Personification
“My feet are locked” stresses the link between the hawk and the humans
Repetition
Violent words
Exclamation mark
Symbolism
Very short sentences