The 1950s and 1960s, is an era recorded in history as one of immense social, economic, religious, moral, political and artistic change.
Let's explore what the Beat Generation is! In pairs, answer the following questions in your English workbooks - DO NOT copy and paste into a word document!
In a nutshell, what was the Beat Movement?
When did the Beat Generation originate?
Once the beat poets had arrived in San Francisco what did they do? What did they write?
This unit will take us into the heart of the Beats, not only by looking at their works but by looking at their influences (notably Walt Whitman and William Carlos Williams) and those they influenced (Bob Dylan for one).
Look at Walt Whitman’s A Song of the Rolling Earth.
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Using a key Highlight all poetic devices that you can find.