YEAR 13 Monday 6th Feb 2017.

The Poll Tax riot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o98_hia8tA
Ken Loach and Orgreave:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO2hoGW2mLM
The Miners and the 84/85 Strike:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzwATFfA1Lo
The Battle of Orgreave:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2jH53e6_jQ

Today's session was an introduction to Tony Harrison and the session explored the historical context of the Thatcher moment. This was a time of incredible social division and students need to be aware of the conflict that inspired Harrison's V poem. Click on link below to access resources linked to TONY HARRISON. These resources will inform your reading.:
http://becuriouslit.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/year-12-27th-june-16.html

HOMEWORK: READ V and read Gray's ELEGY IN A COUNTRY CHURCHYARD. Students must be familiar with the similarities between this famous 18th Century poem and Harrison's 20th Century version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G76uhV4QIY4