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Dear PUPILS & Parents {/ Guardians/ Fellow Citizens/Kind nannies/ Au Pairs/Childminders}, this has been e-mailed: Please do encourage your son to read through it. I hope you enjoy the extracts too. N.B.:It is on the website, under curriculum, if there is any glitch downloading the file.

Happy Christmas! Paul

1Paul’s Year Six Christmas Cracker: 2018

Dear Beloved Year Six,

Please try to work through these sheets before term.They will be used in our extension lessons and for interview discussions. I have chosen extracts which should interest and challenge you, and flex up your mental muscles for interviews and other comprehension-type exercises. Do discuss them with your family too. These sheets complement the materials given by Paul C, Catherine and Chris. Such materials help you as you face the possible exams and further interwiew exercises in January and beyond. The three poems at the end are pretty demanding and I am going to let you wrestle with them. I will give you a Crunchie if you can memorise ‘The Darkling Thrush’ : it is one of the greatest poems ever written. I have provided some stimulus material to help you grapple with it. Understanding, and wanting to understand a great poem can be much more useful than reading a mediocre novel!

We want you all to have a good holiday and although this looks like work, you know it isn’t really! It is a Christmas Gift to stimulate you when you are bored of TV silliness. X- factor, Strictly Come Dancing; Spiderman 8,Star Wars: The Sequel to the Prequel! and your presents!

Please download the electronic version of this booklet to your computer. It is on the St. Anthony’s website, under Curriculum, and has been sent to your family’s e-mail addresses.

Turn over for your first treat: a stocking, full of of simply execrable puns. Can you divide them into TYPES of pun? How many types can you spot or define? They are from the brillaint comedian Tim Vine.


Please continue the habit of looking up words you don’t know.

Execrable (/ˈɛksɪkrəb(ə)l/)

adjective: execrable

extremely bad or unpleasant.

"execrable cheap wine"…… synonyms: appalling, awful, dreadful, terrible, frightful, atrocious, very bad, lamentable;

Pun /pʌn/

noun

plural noun: puns


1.

a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.

"the Railway Society reception was an informal party of people of all stations (excuse the pun) in life"

synonyms: play on words, wordplay, double entendre, double meaning, innuendo, witticism, quip; bon mot, jeu de mots;

verb3rd person present: puns

1.

make a pun.

"Freeth adopted the nickname Free in punning allusion to his beliefs"


These are what are commonly thought of as his 10 Best Jokes !

Puns and jokes like this are a good test of your sense/grasp of the various meaning of words.

1. Exit signs? They're on the way out!

2. Black Beauty? Now there's a dark horse!

3. Velcro? What a rip-off!

4. Crime in multi-storey car parks. That is wrong on so many different levels.

5. Eric Bristow asked me why I put superglue on one of his darts. I said you just can't let it go can you?

6. I saw this advert in a window that said: “Television for sale, £1, volume stuck on full.” I thought, “I can’t turn that down.”

7. I've just been on a once-in-a-lifetime holiday. I'll tell you what, never again

8. Conjunctivitis.com – that’s a site for sore eyes.

9. So I said to a Scottsman 'did you have terrible spots as a kid?' He said 'ac ne'

10.Do you ever get that when you're half way through eating a horse and you think to yourself, 'I'm not as hungry as I thought I was'


Pun: a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.

Can you explain these jokes? Where you are not sure, check with a friend or member of your family: this is fun and painless way to test your comprehension and vocabulary.

I phoned the local gym and I asked if they could teach me how to do the splits. He said, "How flexible are you?" I said, "I can't make Tuesdays."

"He said 'I'm going to chop off the bottom of one of your trouser legs and put it in a library'. I thought 'That's a turn-up for the books.'"

"So I was getting into my car, and this bloke says to me "Can you give me a lift?" I said "Sure, you look great, the world's your oyster, go for it.'"

"You know, somebody actually complimented me on my driving today. They left a little note on the windscreen, it said 'Parking Fine.' So that was nice."

" I was stealing things in the supermarket today while balanced on the shoulders of vampires. I was charged with shoplifting on three counts.

I bought some Armageddon cheese today, and it said on the packet 'Best Before End...'

So I went to buy a watch, and the man in the shop said "Analogue." I said "No, just a watch."

I went to the doctor. I said to him "I'm frightened of lapels." He said, "You've got cholera."

So this bloke says to me, "Can I come in your house and talk about your carpets?" I thought "That's all I need, a Je-hoover's


witness"."You know, I'm not very good at magic - I can only do half of a trick. Yes - I'm a member of the Magic Semi-circle"You see I'm against hunting, in fact I'm a hunt saboteur. I go out the night before and shoot the fox.

You see my next door neighbour worships exhaust pipes, he's a catholic converter.

So I went to the dentist. He said "Say Aaah." I said "Why?" He said "My dog's died.'"

"So I got home, and the phone was ringing. I picked it up, and said 'Who's speaking please?' And a voice said 'You are.'"

"So I rang up a local building firm, I said 'I want a skip outside my house.' He said 'I'm not stopping you.'

I have spent the afternoon re-arranging the furniture in Dracula’s house… I was doing a bit of Fang-Shui

I want to tell you a bit about myself.. I’m a very quiet and secretive person, and that’s it really.

"So I was in my car, and I was driving along, and my boss rang up, and he said 'You've been promoted.' And I swerved. And then he rang up a second time and said "You've been promoted again.' And I swerved again. He rang up a third time and said 'You're managing director.' And I went into a tree. And a policeman came up and said 'What happened to you?' And I said 'I careered off the road.'

This policeman came up to me with a pencil and a piece of very thin paper. He said, "I want you to trace someone for me."

So this lorry full of tortoises collided with a van full of terrapins. It was a turtle disaster.

So I told my girlfriend I had a job in a bowling alley. She said "Tenpin?" I said, "No, it's a permanent job."

So I told my mum that I'd opened a theatre. She said, "Are you having me on?" I said, "Well I'll give you an audition, but I'm not promising you anything."

So this cowboy walks in to a German car showroom and he says "Audi!"


So I fancied a game of darts with my mate. He said, "Nearest the bull goes first" He went "Baah" and I went "Moo" He said "You're closest"So I met this bloke with a didgeridoo and he was playing Dancing Queen on it. I thought, that's aboriginal.

I visited the offices of the RSPCA today. It's tiny, you couldn't swing a cat in there.

A friend of mine always wanted to be run over by a steam train. When it happened, he was chuffed to bits!

So I went to the record shop and I said “What have you got by The Doors?” He said: “A bucket of sand and a fire blanket!”

I was in the army once and the Sergeant said to me: “What does surrender mean?” I said: “I give up!”


Practice Good Punmanship

The secret to writing good puns is using a puncil instead of a pen.

If your writing becomes infected by puns, go to the nearest writer’s clinic for a shot of punicillin.

You thought those jokes were bad: EXECRABLE: What about these???

How to torture your friends at Christmas!9

Paul’s Year Six Christmas Cracker: 2018

What does Santa suffer from if he gets stuck in a chimney? Claustrophobia!

Why does Santa have three gardens? So he can 'ho ho ho'!

Why did Santa's helper see the doctor? Because he had a low "elf" esteem!

What happened to the man who stole an Advent Calendar? He got 25 days!

What kind of motorbike does Santa ride? A Holly Davidson!

What do you call Santa's little helpers? Subordinate clauses!

What do you get if you cross Santa with a duck? A Christmas Quacker!

What is the best Christmas present in the world? A broken drum, you just can't beat it!

How did Scrooge win the football game? The ghost of Christmas passed!


Who delivers presents to baby sharks at Christmas? Santa Jaws

What says Oh Oh Oh? Santa walking backwards!

Who is Santa's favourite singer? Elf-is Presley!

What do Santa's little helpers learn at school? The elf-abet!

What did Santa say to the smoker? Please don't smoke, it's bad for my elf!

What do you get if Santa goes down the chimney when a fire is lit? Krisp Kringle!

What do reindeer hang on their Christmas trees? Horn-aments!

Why are Christmas trees so bad at sewing? They always drop their needles!

Did Rudolph go to school?


No. He was Elf-taught!

Why did the turkey join the band? Because it had the drumsticks!

What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire? Frostbite!

What do snowmen wear on their heads? Ice caps!

How do snowmen get around? They ride an icicle!

What song do you sing at a snowman's birthday party? Freeze a jolly good fellow!

How does Good King Wenceslas like his pizzas? One that's deep pan, crisp and even!

Who hides in the bakery at Christmas? A mince spy! What do you call a cat in the desert? Sandy Claws!


What does Santa do with fat elves? He sends them to an Elf Farm!

What did Adam say to his wife on the day before Christmas? It's Christmas, Eve!

How many letters are in the Christmas alphabet? 25. There’s "no EL"!

What carol is heard in the desert? O camel ye faithful!

What do angry mice send to each other at Christmas? Cross Mouse Cards!

What athlete is warmest in winter?

A long jumper! What do you get if you eat Christmas decorations? Tinsilitis!

What's the most popular Christmas wine? 'I don't like Brussels sprouts!' What did the beaver say to the Christmas Tree? Nice gnawing you!


Why are Christmas Trees like bad knitters? They keep losing their needles!

What do you get if you cross a bell with a skunk? Jingle Smells!

What do you call a bunch of chess players bragging about their games in a hotel lobby?Chess nuts boasting in an open foyer!

What's green, covered in tinsel and goes ribbet ribbet? Mistle-toad!

Which famous playwright was terrified of Christmas? Noël Coward! What is the best Christmas present in the world? A broken drum – you just can’t beat it!

How do you know if Santa is really a werewolf? He has Santa claws!

What did the stamp say to the Christmas card? Stick with me and we'll go places!

Why did no one bid for Rudolph and Blitzen on eBay? Because they were two deer!


What does the Queen call her Christmas Broadcast? The One Show!

What did Father Christmas do when he went speed dating? He pulled a cracker!

Why don't you ever see Father Christmas in hospital? Because he has private elf care!

How did Mary and Joseph know that Jesus was 7lb 6oz when he was born? They had a weigh in a manger! Why is it getting harder to buy Advent calendars? Because their days are numbered!

What do ghosts eat at Christmas?Ghoulash

Why do birds fly south for the winter?Because it’s too far to walk

Why don’t ducks tell jokes when they’re flying?Because they’d quack up

What is Santa’s favourite pizza?One that’s deep-pan, crisp and even

What do you call someone that’s scared of Santa?Claustrophobic

What athlete is the warmest at Christmas?A long jumper


What’s E.T. short for?Because he’s only got little legs

What is the most popular King at Christmas?

A stocking

Why did the snowman come first at the Winter Olympics?

There was snow competition

What award goes to designers of doorknockers?Nobel prize

What kind of paper likes music?Wrapping paper

A Famous Christmas Moment


PRIVATE HEATH LETTER: North Mail, Friday January 9th 1915

Out of the dozens of Christmas Truce letters transcribed to date, this one stands out from all the rest. Partly, it's because Private Heath writes about the whole truce, from beginning to end. But also it's the beautiful way it is written. Was he a writer? Sadly, we know nothing about him other than his name and this letter. It was found and transcribed by Marian Robson. Please read this account carefully. Please pay careful attention to the words/phrases highlighted in yellow. Try to work out their meaning in context, then do the exercise which follows.

That Christmas Armistice

A Plum Pudding Policy Which Might Have Ended The War


Written in the trenches by Private Frederick W. Heath

The night closed in early - the ghostly shadows that haunt the trenches came to keep us company as we stood to arms. Under a pale moon, one could just see the grave-like rise of ground which marked the German trenches two hundred yards away. Fires in the English lines had died down, and only the squelch of the sodden boots in the slushy mud, the whispered orders of the officers and the NCOs, and the moan of the wind broke the silence of the night. The soldiers' Christmas Eve had come at last, and it was hardly the time or place to feel grateful for it.

Memory in her shrine kept us in a trance of saddened silence. Back somewhere in England, the fires were burning in cosy rooms; in fancy I heard laughter and the thousand melodies of reunion on Christmas Eve. With overcoat thick with wet mud, hands cracked and sore with the frost, I leaned against the side of the trench, and, looking through my loophole, fixed weary eyes on the German trenches. Thoughts surged madly in my mind; but they had no sequence, no cohesion. Mostly they were of home as I had known it through the years that had brought me to this. I asked myself why I was in the trenches in misery at all, when I might have been in England warm and prosperous. That involuntary question was quickly answered. For is there not a multitude of houses in England, and has not someone to keep them intact? I thought of a shattered cottage in -- , and felt glad that I was in the trenches. That cottage was once somebody's home.

Still looking and dreaming, my eyes caught a flare in the darkness. A light in the enemy's trenches was so rare at that hour that I passed a message down the line. I had hardly spoken when light after light sprang up along the German front. Then quite near our dug-outs, so near as to make me start and clutch my rifle, I heard a voice. There was no mistaking that voice with its guttural ring. With ears strained, I listened, and then, all down our line of trenches there came to our ears a greeting unique in war: "English soldier, English soldier, a merry Christmas, a merry Christmas!"

Friendly invitation


Following that salute boomed the invitation from those harsh voices: "Come out, English soldier; come out here to us." For some little time we were cautious, and did not even answer. Officers, fearing treachery, ordered the men to be silent. But up and down our line one heard the men answering that Christmas greeting from the enemy. How could we resist wishing each other a Merry Christmas, even though we might be at each other's throats immediately afterwards? So we kept up a running conversation with the Germans, all the while our hands ready on our rifles. Blood and peace, enmity and fraternity - war's most amazing paradox. The night wore on to dawn - a night made easier by songs from the German trenches, the pipings of piccolos and from our broad lines laughter and Christmas carols. Not a shot was fired, except for down on our right, where the French artillery were at work.

Came the dawn, pencilling the sky with grey and pink. Under the early light we saw our foes moving recklessly about on top of their trenches. Here, indeed, was courage; no seeking the security of the shelter but a brazen invitation to us to shoot and kill with deadly certainty. But did we shoot? Not likely! We stood up ourselves and called benisons on the Germans. Then came the invitation to fall out of the trenches and meet half way.

Still cautious we hung back. Not so the others. They ran forward in little groups, with hands held up above their heads, asking us to do the same. Not for long could such an appeal be resisted - beside, was not the courage up to now all on one side? Jumping up onto the parapet, a few of us advanced to meet the on-coming Germans. Out went the hands and tightened in the grip of friendship. Christmas had made the bitterest foes friends.

The Gift of Gifts

Here was no desire to kill, but just the wish of a few simple soldiers (and no one is quite so simple as a soldier) that on Christmas Day, at any rate, the force of fire should cease. We gave each other cigarettes and exchanged


all manner of things. We wrote our names and addresses on the field service postcards, and exchanged them for German ones. We cut the buttons off our coats and took in exchange the Imperial Arms of Germany. But the gift of gifts was Christmas pudding. The sight of it made the Germans' eyes grow wide with hungry wonder, and at the first bite of it they were our friends for ever. Given a sufficient quantity of Christmas puddings, every German in the trenches before ours would have surrendered.

And so we stayed together for a while and talked, even though all the time there was a strained feeling of suspicion which rather spoilt this Christmas armistice. We could not help remembering that we were enemies, even though we had shaken hands. We dare not advance too near their trenches lest we saw too much, nor could the Germans come beyond the barbed wire which lay before ours. After we had chatted, we turned back to our respective trenches for breakfast.

All through the day no shot was fired, and all we did was talk to each other and make confessions which, perhaps, were truer at that curious moment than in the normal times of war. How far this unofficial truce extended along the lines I do not know, but I do know that what I have written here applies to the -- on our side and the 158th German Brigade, composed of Westphalians.

As I finish this short and scrappy description of a strangely human event, we are pouring rapid fire into the German trenches, and they are returning the compliment just as fiercely. Screeching through the air above us are the shattering shells of rival batteries of artillery. So we are back once more to the ordeal of fire.


squelch sodden trance of saddened silence in fancy no cohesion prosperous. multitude involuntary guttural ring. boomed fearing treachery, enmity and fraternity war's most amazing paradox the pipings of piccolos recklessly brazen invitation benisons the parapet, Imperial Arms armistice. our respective trenches confessions German Brigade, composed of Westphalians. rapid fire batteries of artillery.


Fill in the missing part of the grids. I have done quite a lot for you; fill these in USING the electronic copies! The boxes will expand with your typing or picture pasting!

Tricky Word/phrase?

Give Definition! Give helpful image to define the word/idea/phrase.

Write out 2 alternative sentences showing you know what the word/phrase means!

squelch

sodden adjective:. saturated with liquid, especially water; soaked through." "the sodden ground"

antonyms: dry, arid •


trance of saddened silence

in fancysuperficial or transient feeling of liking or attraction.

"this was no passing fancy, but a feeling he would live by"

the faculty of imagination.

"he is prone to flights of fancy"

‘He was able to indulge his fancy to own a Porsche’

no cohesion There was no cohesion in the May Cabinet: it fell apart under pressure.

prosperous. successful in material This area is full of prosperous


terms; flourishing financially.

"prosperous middle-class professionals"

middle-class professionals

involuntary adjective: involuntary

1.done without will or conscious control.

antonyms: voluntary, deliberate

2. done against someone's will.

She gave an involuntary shudder.

multitude

guttural ring. Adjective

guttural (of a speech sound) produced in the throat; harsh-sounding.

synonyms: throaty, husky, gruff, gravelly, growly, growling, croaky, croaking, harsh, harsh-sounding, rough, rasping,

He heard guttural shouts in a foreign language.


boomed verb

past tense: boomed;

make a loud, deep, resonant sound.synonyms:

reverberate, resound, resonate; More

Thunder boomed in the sky.

fearing treachery,


enmity and fraternity

war's most amazing paradox.

the pipings of piccolos

recklessly He drove so recklessly, it was lucky nobody was killed.

brazen invitation It was odd that Boris Johnson should such make a brazen invitation to Mr Corybn.


benisons noun literarynoun: benison; plural noun: benisons

a blessing.

He enjoyed the rewards and benisons of a good school!

the parapet,

Imperial Arms


armistice. An armistice is a situation in a war where the warring parties agree to stop fighting. It is not necessarily the end of a war, since it might be just a cessation of hostilities while an attempt is made to negotiate a lasting peace.

It is derived from the Latin arma, meaning weapons and statium, meaning a stopping.

our respective trenches


confessions

German Brigade,

composed of Westphalians.

rapid fire

batteries of artillery.


Please read these three poems really carefully and be ready to discuss them in our extension lessons when we come back in January. Look at the You-Tube links too.

Snowflakes

Out of the bosom of the Air. Out of the cloud-folds of her garments shaken, Over the woodlands brown and bare, Over the harvest-fields forsaken, Silent and soft and slow Descends the snow.

Even as our cloudy fancies take Suddenly shape in some divine expression, Even as the troubled heart doth make In the white countenance confession, The troubled sky reveals The grief it feels

This is the poem of the air, Slowly in silent syllables recorded; This is the secret of despair, Long in its cloudy bosom hoarded, Now whispered and revealed To wood and field.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlLiJDsBDBA


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlLiJDsBDBA

The Darkling Thrush

I leant upon a coppice gate When Frost was spectre-grey, And Winter's dregs made desolate The weakening eye of day. The tangled bine-stems scored the sky Like strings of broken lyres, And all mankind that haunted nigh Had sought their household fires.

The land's sharp features seemed to be The Century's corpse outleant, His crypt the cloudy canopy, The wind his death-lament. The ancient pulse of germ and birth Was shrunken hard and dry, And every spirit upon earth Seemed fervourless as I.

At once a voice arose among The bleak twigs overhead In a full-hearted evensong Of joy illimited; An aged thrush, frail, gaunt, and small, In blast-beruffled plume, Had chosen thus to fling his soul Upon the growing gloom.

So little cause for carolings Of such ecstatic sound Was written on terrestrial things Afar or nigh around, That I could think there trembled through His happy good-night air Some blessed Hope, whereof he knew And I was unaware.

Thomas Hardy 1840–1928 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BQDH2W4aq0


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BQDH2W4aq0

Think about these difficult lines; think about the words in the table.

a coppice (gate) noun

An area of woodland in which the trees or shrubs are periodically cut back to ground level to stimulate growth and provide firewood or timber:

‘coppices of oak were cultivated’

spectre-(grey), spectre(ˈspɛktə) or spectern1. (Alternative Belief Systems) a ghost; phantom; apparition

2. a mental image of something unpleasant or menacing: the spectre of redundancy.

[C17: from Latin spectrum, from specere to look at]dregs plural noun

The remnants of a liquid left in a container, together with any sediment:

‘coffee dregs’

The most worthless part or parts of something: ‘the dregs of society’

desolate (Of a place) uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak emptiness:

‘a desolate Pennine moor’

Feeling or showing great unhappiness or loneliness: ‘I suddenly felt desolate and bereft’

(The tangled) bine-

noun

A long, flexible stem of a climbing plant, especially the hop.

lyres, noun

A stringed instrument like a small U-shaped harp with strings fixed to a crossbar, used especially in ancient Greece. Modern instruments of this type are found mainly in East Africa.


(Beruffled) plume, A long, soft feather or arrangement of feathers used by a bird for display or worn by a person for ornament:

ecstatic (sound) Adjective

Feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement: ‘ecstatic fans filled the stadium’

Involving an experience of mystic self-transcendence: ‘an ecstatic vision of God’

terrestrial things Archaic: Relating to the earth as opposed to heaven .

trembled (through) verb [no object]

Shake involuntarily, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty:

‘Isobel was trembling with excitement’

Hardy’s poetry, like his fiction, is characterized by a pervasive fatalism. In the words of biographer Claire Tomalin, the poems illuminate “the contradictions always present in Hardy, between the vulnerable, doomstruck man and the serene inhabitant of the natural world.


pervasive adjective

(Especially of an unwelcome influence or physical effect)

spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people:

‘ageism is pervasive and entrenched in our society’fatalism noun

The belief that all events are predetermined and therefore inevitable:

‘fatalism can breed indifference to the human costs of war’ vulnerable, adjective

Exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally:

‘we were in a vulnerable position’

‘small fish are vulnerable to predators’

Doomstruck ?????? You do some work!

serene (inhabitant)

adjective

adjective: serene; comparative adjective: serener; superlative adjective: serenest

calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil.

"her eyes were closed and she looked very serene"

synonyms: calm, composed, collected, {cool, calm, and collected}, as cool as a cucumber, tranquil, peaceful, at peace, pacific, untroubled, relaxed, at ease, poised, self-possessed, unperturbed, imperturbable, undisturbed, unruffled, unworried, unexcitable, placid, equable, even-tempered

inhabitant noun: inhabitant; plural noun: inhabitants


a person or animal that lives in or occupies a place.

synonyms: resident, occupant, occupier, dweller, settler;

Find a picture which goes with the definition and paste it in to the table below.

a coppice (gate)

spectre-(grey),

dregs

desolate

((The tangled) bine-

lyres,


(Beruffled) plume,

ecstatic (sound)

terrestrial things

trembled through

Now look at how a website presents the poem!


The Darkling Thrush

I leant upon a coppice gate

When Frost was spectre-gray,

And Winter’s dregs made desolate

The weakening eye of day.

The tangled bine-stems scored the sky

Like strings of broken lyres,

And all mankind that haunted nigh

Had sought their household fires.

The land’s sharp features seemed to be

The Century’s corpse outleant,

His crypt the cloudy canopy,

The wind his death-lament.

The ancient pulse of germ and birth

Was shrunken hard and dry,


http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EoRlh_SzQSs/Tyo9y7MASII/AAAAAAAAGLM/UMl2mfJTLIY/s1600/P1010085-2009.JPG

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8XMtzyK8fVQ/TyuOKtb6H_I/AAAAAAAAGLY/IwswHxkpH8s/s1600/P2020043.JPG

And every spirit upon earth

Seemed fervourless as I.

At once a voice arose among

The bleak twigs overhead

In a full-hearted evensong

Of joy illimited ;

An aged thrush, frail, gaunt, and small,

In blast-beruffled plume,

Had chosen thus to fling his soul

Upon the growing gloom.

So little cause for carolings

Of such ecstatic sound

Was written on terrestrial things

Afar or nigh around,

That I could think there trembled through

His happy good-night air

Some blessed Hope, whereof he knew

And I was unaware.


http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mJBj1dx1yvM/TyzUV6n9GHI/AAAAAAAAGLw/yKmYN5lGB4M/s1600/songthrushimages.jpg

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Little Tree

little silent Christmas tree you are so little you are more like a flower who found you in the green forest and were you very sorry to come away? see i will comfort you because you smell so sweetly i will kiss your cool bark and hug you safe and tight just as your mother would, only don't be afraid look the spangles that sleep all the year in a dark box dreaming of being taken out and allowed to shine, the balls the chains red and gold the fluffy threads, put up your little arms and i'll give them all to you to hold every finger shall have its ring and there won't be a single place dark or unhappy then when you're quite dressed you'll stand in the window for everyone to see and how they'll stare! oh but you'll be very proud and my little sister and i will take hands and looking up at our beautiful tree we'll dance and sing "Noel Noel"

e e cummings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKOkBmCA3T8


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKOkBmCA3T8

Write a description of these two paintings and your response to them: spend 20 minutes writing.


Look at these pictures and cartoons and think about the questions?

What do you think these cartoons are trying to say about Brexit and the two leaders?


What do you think this cartoon is saying about Russia?

What do you think these are intended to show us about the supposed characters two presidents?


Can you explain this cartoon?

Should we have a monarchy in the 21 Century?


What events do these pictures recall from 2018 ?

Why are they significant?


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