9.4 Poem: He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven by W.B. Yeats
Learning Intentions In this section you will … ✓ Carry out research on an Irish poet. ✓ Create a visual presentation of a poem.
COMMUNICATION Before Reading
Research W.B. Yeats (1865 – 1939) is one of Ireland’s best-known and most celebrated poets. 1. Go online and find out three facts about his life. You might like to look at the National Library of Ireland website, or even make a trip to the library: www.nli.ie Based in Dublin, it has a permanent exhibition about W.B. Yeats.
MANAGING MYSELF LITERACY
2. Report back to your teacher, and as a class, come up with a short summary of Yeats’s life.
BEING CREATIVE 48 MANAGING INFORMATION AND THINKING
WORKING WITH OTHERS NUMERACY STAYING WELL
Reading
1. Listen to your teacher reading this poem, twice. 2. The second time you listen, take notes on what you hear. 3. Turn to a partner and tell them your first impression of the poem.
