- I thought it was about sharks.
- The poem sets on the beach.
- I thought the poem was about the author's pet shark.
- My feelings towards this poem were light and positive.
Vocabulary work: Unfamiliar words.
Circle or highlight any words in the poem you are unfamiliar with
1. Fossick
- To search for gold or gemstones over abandoned workings; To make a thorough search in an unfinished place
2. Moored
- To fasten a boat by attaching it to a cable or rope to the shore or to an anchor.
3. Keel
- (of a boat or ship) turn over on its side
- (of a person or a thing) fall over; collapse
3. Alveolus
- the bony socket of a tooth.
 A picture from the slide; Introduction & Nomenclature Of Dental Anatomy by Dr Abhishek Solaki and Dr Parvind Gumber |
4. Matai
- a coniferous New Zealand tree which yields pale timber
Making Connections: Association between what you have read and your own prior knowledge
Three types of connections: Texts to Texts; Texts to Self; Texts to World
For Example in stanza 7:
Suddenly, you're eleventh teeth old
and you have grown, like Lazarus,
younger beneath moonlight
Here, Harvey is referencing a Dr Who episode where the character goes into a machine and comes out younger. The original Lazarus is from a story in the Bible where Jesus raises him from the dead.
This example is Text to World connection that Harvey has made, what is your interpretation in stanza 7?
- I interpreted stanza 7 as being something from a Greek mythology story. I thought Lazarus was a God of Youthfulness because of the last line.
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