What does the 'slow pulse' suggest?

His grandad is close to death/ creates a calming atmosphere surrounding the grandfather.

He's thinking about lots of things.

Why does the speaker place his feet 'gently' in the old stitches?

It symbolises the grandfather's wounds and he wants to tread carefully so as not to hurt him.

It symbolises how he needs to be gentle as he's feeling out of breath.

What do you think this quote suggests? 'I decide to do it free without a rope or net'

He is going find the journey of thinking about his grandfather difficult/risky.

He is going to tie himself up so he doesn't fall.

He is going to fall off the mountain.

He enjoys the thrill of mountaineering.

What is a lexical field?

A grouped set of words that link to the same topic.

What is the lexical field that can be found within these words? 'Rope/net/summit/screed'

A lexical field of mountaineering.

What might the grandfather's scar represent?

Troubling/difficult times in his life.

Where the grandson trod too hard up the mountain.

Why does the speaker start at the feet and climb to the head?

Representing that as he climbs higher, he remembers more personal memories (the eyes are the doorway to the soul).

The is more interested in shoes than his grandad's face.

Which quote best matches this point? The grandson loves and respects his grandfather.

'the slow pulse of his good heart'

'his finger is smooth and thick like warm ice'

'I decide to do it free without a rope or net'

Climbing My Grandfather

Authored by J Goodwin

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Reflects the breathlessness of the climb and the continuous journey.

The poet got bored and didn't use any punctuation.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

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'I decide to do it ---- without a ---- or net'

(a)

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

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Climbing My Grandfather

What is this poem about?

What type of poem is this?

What rhyme scheme does this poem follow?

What device is the mountain in the poem?

How many stanzas are in this poem?

What effect does the enjambment have in the poem?

'I decide to do it ---- without a ---- or net'

(a)

'the skin of his finger is smooth and -----, like ----/---'

(a)

'place my ---- gently in the old -------'

(a)

'the slow ----- of his ---- heart'

(a)

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Climbing My Grandfather

What is this poem about?

What type of poem is this?

What rhyme scheme does this poem follow?

What device is the mountain in the poem?

How many stanzas are in this poem?

What effect does the enjambment have in the poem?

'I decide to do it ---- without a ---- or net' (a)

'the skin of his finger is smooth and -----, like ----/---' (a)

'place my ---- gently in the old -------' (a)

'the slow ----- of his ---- heart' (a)

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'I decide to do it ---- without a ---- or net'

(a)

'the skin of his finger is smooth and -----, like ----/---'

(a)

'place my ---- gently in the old -------'

(a)

'the slow ----- of his ---- heart'

(a)