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Sort these images into three categories and explain how you sorted them. WALT: explore the theme of CONTROL in Les Grands Seigneurs by Dorothy Molloy. power. What is ‘ control ’? If you control someone, what are you doing?. influence. manipulation. coercion . force. rule. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Sort these images into three categories and explain how
you sorted them.
WALT: explore the theme of CONTROL in Les Grands Seigneurs by Dorothy Molloy
What is ‘control’?
If you control someone, what are
you doing?
power
influence
manipulation
coercion
force
rule
?
Les Grands Seigneurs by Dorothy Molloy
If someone were to describe you using these images, how would you feel about it?
What words would you use to describe such a
person?
Strong?
Tall?
Impressive?
Ancient?
Proud?
Reliable?
Heroic?
Protective?
Masculine?
?
Les Grands Seigneurs by Dorothy Molloy
If someone were to describe you using these images, how would you feel about it?
What words would you use to describe such a
person?
Attractive?
Bright?
Loud?
Arrogant?
Impressive?
Egotistical?
Obvious?
Distinctive?
Feminine?
?
Les Grands Seigneurs by Dorothy Molloy
If someone were to describe you using these images, how would you feel about it?
What words would you use to describe such a
person?
‘Show off’?
Friendly?
Playful?
Intelligent?
Family-
orientated?
Supportive?
Inquisitive?
Obedient?
Free?
Les Grands Seigneurs by Dorothy Molloy
Men were my buttresses, my castellated towers… The peacocks and
the cockatoos, the nightingales, the strutting pink flamingos.
Men were my dolphins, my performing seals; my sailing-ships… the rocking-horses… monkey-men.
• How does she feel about MEN?
• How do we feel about HER?
• How is CONTROL shown in these verses?
Les Grands Seigneurs by Dorothy Molloy
Les Grands Seigneurs by Dorothy Molloy
Molloy uses SEMANTIC FIELDS (or groups of language) to show how the character controls men
Strength
Animals
Birds
Portrayal of Men • romantic• • attractive•
dependable
attractive
patronising
Extension: What other attributes of men can you
find in the poem?
Task: Find at least one quote from the poem to suggest each feature
Les Grands Seigneurs by Dorothy Molloy
Les Grands Seigneurs by Dorothy Molloy
Molloy uses SEMANTIC FIELDS (or groups of language) to show how the character controls men
Hard: Strength
Medium: Animals
Easy: BirdsGROUP TASK: Work in threes. Each person chooses a different semantic field. Answer the question below for your chosen field. Help each other to achieve a complete answer.
Qu: How does Molloy uses semantic fields to show CONTROL of men?
Les Grands Seigneurs by Dorothy Molloy
Qu: How does Molloy uses semantic
fields to show CONTROL of men?
Les Grands Seigneurs by Dorothy Molloy
WALT: explore the theme of CONTROL in Les Grands Seigneurs by Dorothy Molloy
PLENARY:
What do you understand now by the term ‘control’?
Answers on an exit card!
1. What semantic fields are used? Why does she use them? What do they suggest?
2. The only meaningful words to be repeated in the poem are men and played. Why do you think these words are repeated?
3. What can you comment on, regarding the structure? How does language change the focus of the poem in the last two stanzas?
4. There is another shift of focus in the final stanza. Which word signals that shift? Why is it used?
5. Why is “(yes, overnight)” placed in brackets? What is the effect of this?
6. How does the language of the poem alter in the final stanza? What is the writer implying about male attitudes here? What is the writer implying about women’s roles here?
Extension Questions
Les Grands Seigneurs by Dorothy Molloy