This student book is a study of TS Eliot’s poetry. It has been designed to fulfill the requirements of the NSW Stage 6 English Year 12 Module B: Critical Study of Literature.

Throughout this book, students have the opportunity to engage in an enjoyable and detailed study of TS Eliot’s poetry that will improve their critical knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the poems as literary texts.

In order to develop their own interpretation of the TS Eliot’s poetry, students will engage in a variety of activities that require them to respond in both critical and creative ways. These activities will improve their understanding of the content of the poems, the ideas and issues the poems encourage audiences to think about, the language used, and the way the poems have been structured.

Students will also learn how to support their judgements about the poems with evidence, along with developing their understanding of scholarly perspectives gathered from further independent research. The poems covered in this student book include:

1. ‘Preludes’

2. ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’

3. ‘Rhapsody on a Windy Night’

4. ‘The Hollow Men’

5. ‘Journey of the Magi’

This student book is a highly valuable resource for students and teachers of the NSW Stage 6 English Year 12 Advanced Module B: Critical Study of Literature. It includes:

• Engaging classroom activities to develop skills in analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of texts

• Texts regarded as quality literature

• Texts that represent a variety of cultural, social, and gender perspectives

Authors: Emily Bosco and Anthony Bosco

Format: A4 paperback, 102 pages

ISBN: 978 1 925771 17 6