After watching the filmed reading of the poem (accessible via the following URL: Out of the Blue, Film Interpretation) the students explored some of the language devices that made it such an affecting thing to watch and listen to.
Their task (as outlined below) is to write a paragraph that explores how one of the features they discovered strengthens the poem.
Here is an example of the kinds of features the boys found in their first reading of the poem:
February 16, 2013
this was really helpful