Access to English: Social Studies

Literary texts

  • British postcard from the First World War British postcard from the First World War The Soldier (Rupert Brooke)
  • Dulce et Decorum Est (Wilfred Owen)
  • Shooting an Elephant (George Orwell)
  • A Matter of Timing (Bernardine Evaristo)

Literature is an important resource for understanding social studies. Though social and historical articles can provide context and analysis, it is stories – both real and fictional – that can best convey personal insight and experience.

We have provided several such stories as well as a number of poems throughout the book. They act as windows into the worlds we are describing.

Rupert Brooke - "The Soldier"

Poetry Lecture and Analysis by Dr. Andrew Barker.

Wilfred Owen - "Dulce et Decorum Est"

Poetry Lecture and Analysis by Dr. Andrew Barker.

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