Mrs Tilschers Class by Carol Ann Duffey-A summary

Mrs Tilschers Class-A summary
Subject matter
• The poet is remembering a year in primary school when she was in the class of a teacher called Mrs Tilscher.
• She remembers a particular lesson (Geography) and a typical breaktime.
• She preferred school to home because of the magic of enthralling books, sugar paper and coloured shapes which helped her to forget her fears of Brady and Hindley (the Moors Murderers who killed a number of children in the 1960s).
• She describes details of other lessons and playtimes, especially one day when a rough boy told her the facts of life.
• At the end of the school year, when asked about how you were born, Mrs Tilscher didn't let on, but there is a sense of growing excitement with the coming thunderstorm
Language
Re-read the poem and examine the language carefully. What effects is the poet hoping to produce?
• She includes details to set the scene and help us imagine the classroom - chalky Pyramids (on...