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1. Whatsapp
2. Padlet
3. PowerPoint slides

BUT! face-to-face group discussion is the most effective way to keep everyone in the same pace.

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Visual work:
1. Brief introduction of Sylvia Plath

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJn0ZPd6mYo

2. Assessing Sylvia Plath’s Poetry, by Jessica Fernquist

https://prezi.com/4c-nnpnamhti/mushrooms-sylvia-plath/

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How the poem develops through time, and in relation with the multimodality.

1. handwriting - 1959

2. published in a poetry collection called "The Colossus and Other Poems" - 1960

3. printed pages/typescript drafts in newspaper - collected in British library.

4. digital pages online

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Much of her work was based on male dominated society, as women had found it hard to assert themselves

Mushrooms had a strong link to the personal life of Sylvia, relating to the mental decline in her, poems may have been her only voice that was heard

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Connections between Plath and her poems
- tough marriage life

- oppressed situation as being a female poet

The poet as the speaker

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THEORY
1. the 'multimodal nature' of poem makes various modes of media improving poetry teaching.
2. different potentials for engagement with a text
3. increase interest and motivation of students

PRACTICE
1. blending visual and print media
2. non-native speakers
3. the irreplaceable role of teacher

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Sylvia Plath (1932- 1963)

She belonged in Middle Class

She got married to Ted Hughes and got 2 kids

Characteristics of her work:
-Perfectionism

-Symbolism frequently used as a technique

-Her dad's death when she was 8 years old influenced her work

-Immigration and mental illness
> she was an immigrant herself
> she suffered from depression and was psychologically unstable

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Key theme:
Gradual female revolution

Techniques used:
Symbolism: Use of body parts (noses,toes)
Metaphors: mushroom caps
Imagery: stanza 19-20 "Diet on water"

Mood:
Sneaky
Painful
Sad
Witty