Looking for a narrative poem which will engage students in Years 7 to 10? 'Flannan Isle' is based on an incident in 1900 when three men mysteriously disappeared without trace from a lighthouse off the coast of Scotland.
Told from the point of view of one of the discoverers of the disappearance, this 'spooky' poem is open-ended, leaving it up to the reader to come up with a solution to the mystery. Great for generating discussion and teaching the skill of inferential reading.
Below you can download a lesson plan for 'Flannan Isle', teachers background notes and a copy of the poem itself.
thanks this really helped me and my studentes
Posted by: ghiser | July 19, 2009 at 11:59 PM
Thanks
It really showed me to teach with a new perspective and helped my students.
Posted by: Fatima Alvi | September 15, 2015 at 11:03 PM