Gerard M. Hopkins

"See...and Believe" : An Illumination of The History of Love.

Submitted by Daughter1616 on Thu, 2011-10-27 00:12

We illuminated an excerpt for the History of Love. We explored the relationship between Leo and the younger Alma at the end of his life. In our text Leo exploring what is real and what he is imagining. He is coming to term with the fact that most of the things he he sees are imaginary. Our text all discusses how Alma adores Leo and for her he would do anything.

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"See...and Believe" : An Illumination of The History of Love.

Submitted by Daughter1616 on Thu, 2011-10-27 00:12

We illuminated an excerpt for the History of Love. We explored the relationship between Leo and the younger Alma at the end of his life. In our text Leo exploring what is real and what he is imagining. He is coming to term with the fact that most of the things he he sees are imaginary. Our text all discusses how Alma adores Leo and for her he would do anything.

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The Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins A Class Discussion Per B May 18, 2011

Submitted by scotese on Sun, 2011-07-24 07:01

 We begin with a Renaissance poet, Robert Herrick (another priest) - whose "Delight in Disorder" looks at the same idea as "Pied Beauty," (which we then read next), but from a physical - rather than a spiritual view.  After "Pied Beauty" we read an discuss "Spring and Fall - To a Young Child" (Margaret, why are you grieving).  This is perhaps Hopkins' most famous poem - and we talk about that realization a child has, that they are after-all mortal.

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The Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins - A Class Discussion May 18, 2011

Submitted by scotese on Fri, 2011-05-20 05:37

 We begin with a Renaissance poet, Robert Herrick (another priest) - whose "Delight in Disorder" looks at the same idea as "Pied Beauty," (which we then read next), but from a physical - rather than a spiritual view.  After "Pied Beauty" we read an discuss "Spring and Fall - To a Young Child" (Margaret, why are you grieving).  This is perhaps Hopkins' most famous poem - and we talk about that realization a child has, that they are after-all mortal.

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An Illuminated Text of "Spring and Fall To a Young Child" by Gerard Manley Hopkins

Submitted by litlover93 on Fri, 2010-06-11 09:09

 This poem was one of my favorite poems of the year. In this illustration you are taken through the motions of a young child filled with innocence grieving over a change in season. It touches my heart to the see the change that takes place as I mature into a young adult and to see that such small things do not sadden me anymore.

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Introspection: An Illuminated Text of Hopkins's Spring and Fall

Submitted by hockeyrules20 on Wed, 2010-06-09 16:01

This illuminated text uses a poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins. I so far haven't seen one yet, so I believe that this one is original. It is an illuminated text on Spring and Fall to a Young Child by Gerard Manley Hopkins. That poem seemed like a letter, or a direct conversation, because of the starting word. So I made the entire illuminated text seem like a flowing letter. "Margaret," in the middle, emphasizes to whom this is talking to.

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Gerard Manley Hopkins - A Class Discussion May 13, 2010

Submitted by scotese on Thu, 2010-05-13 08:44

I was so excited to have this discussion, as last year we didn't have time to get to Hopkins.  We begin with a Robert Herrick poem, "Delight in Disorder," which then in turn leads to "Pied Beauty." We then read and discuss "Spring and Fall - To a Young Child," and "The Caged Skylark."  We end our discussion with two modern poems that are tied thematically to Hopkins's poetry.  There is a handout with these poems that can be found by clicking here.

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Gerard Manley Hopkins: 3 Poems and 3 accompanying poems

Submitted by scotese on Wed, 2010-05-12 06:11
Teaching Level: 
High School

 There are a total of six poems here - and they go along with a class discussion that I had about the poems with my students.  There is another collection of Hopkins poems on this website as well.  The poems start with "Delight in Disorder" a poem by Robert Herrick that leads to Hopkins "Pied Beauty."  Then there are the poems "Spring and Fall" (along with an illustration by a 6 year old Joe Scotese, and "The Caged Skylark."  Finally there are two modern poems to accompany the last two Hopkins poems.

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Gerard Manley Hopkins - handout of 4 poems

Submitted by Lisa_D on Thu, 2009-12-03 21:48
Teaching Level: 
High School

This handout contains four poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins, each with a facing column space for note-taking.  It can be used to accompany a lecture, class discussion or group work.  (Students accumulate several of these handouts, on various poets, over the course of the year and keep them as study tools.)  The poems that are covered are "God's Grandeur,"  "The Caged Skylark," "Pied Beauty," "To a Young Child."&nbsp

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An Illuminated Text : "The Windhover" by Gerard Manley Hopkins

Submitted by Lisa_D on Mon, 2009-10-12 18:09

This poem is full of life and movement and is unconventional in its use of grammar and certain words.  Gerard Manley Hopkins compares life to the explosive beauty of a bird in flight as it fights the wind.  This is a Quicktime version. [What an exceptional Illuminated Text of an exceptional poem - the music, the animation, all perfectly meld together - to give the viewer an enlightened view of Hopkins's poem.]

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Gerard Manley Hopkins: An Illuminated Text of "God's Grandeur"

Submitted by Lisa_D on Fri, 2009-10-09 17:08

Since I am keen to introduce illuminated texts into my classroom, I decided to work on a few myself in order to learn the process.  I chose this poem because I think it is stunning and because of the distinctly different mood between the first and second parts. (Note: music and some animations have since been updated)

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The Skylark Uncaged: A Class Discussion of the poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins

Submitted by scotese on Thu, 2008-07-31 10:14

This is one of my favorite discussions that takes place all year.  We begin with a poem by the Elizabethan, Robert Herrick -- "Delight in Disorder," the sensuality of which is then compared to the spirituality of Hopkins' "Pied Beauty."  I read "Spring & Fall, to a Young Child," and we talk about the implications that his words have for all of us.  We end by reading "The Caged Skylard."  This is our 5th encounter with skylarks -- and in many ways the most difficult poem that my students have read all year.  I try to show t

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