One of the
poems we have studied in Room 14 is Polar Bear by James Kirkup. We got a very
clear and sad picture in our heads of the polar bear from the poem. Ms Derhamy
reckons that this poem is written about a real polar bear and was not written
from memory or imagination. We agreed with Ms Derhamy because we noticed that
the author describes the movement of the polar bear in specific detail – to the
extent that it is almost like a news report.
Task: MM and
DD watch the following two video clips of a polar bear in captivity and polar
bears in the wild. In groups of three carefully record what you observe in
detail. Use specific words. Write a short factual report for each video. You
will present these back to the class.
Polar Bear
Hugging the wall, down
there in his open pit,
he ambles absently,
fFitting his whole body
to the wide curve
of dingy cement.
Backwards and forwards
loping, his big head weaving,
pressing one matted flank
and then the other
to the sun-scorched cliff
of his lonely prison.
His coat is far
from white-rather
a drab cream, with
yellow or brownish stains.
He looks unhappy in the heat,
no wonder he never
turns to growl at
us, begging for attention.
James Kirkup
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