Analysing 'Cozy Apologia' by Rita Dove

English

Exploring the Eduqas poetry anthology

Understanding ideas of patriotism and optimism in Brooke's 'The Soldier'

Analysing Brooke's presentation of England and patriotism in 'The Soldier'

Considering the context of Sheers' 'Mametz Wood' and the futility of war

Analysing how Sheers presents the brutality and legacy of war in 'Mametz Wood'

Understanding how Armitage presents the effects of war in 'The Manhunt'

Analysing how Armitage presents the effects of war in 'The Manhunt'

Developing interpretations of ‘The Manhunt’ with Simon Armitage

Understanding how Hardy presents the consequences of war in 'A Wife in London'

Analysing Hardy's presentation of the consequences of war in 'A Wife in London'

Understanding the realities of war in Owen's 'Dulce et Decorum Est'

Analysing how Owen presents the realities of war in 'Dulce et Decorum Est'

Understanding the connections between Romanticism and Shelley's 'Ozymandias'

Analysing the concept of power in Shelley's 'Ozymandias'

Understanding ideas of power and corruption in Blake's 'London'

Analysing ideas of power and conflict in Blake's 'London'

Critical attitudes to powerful institutions in 'London' and 'Ozymandias'

Understanding ideas of community and resilience in Dharker's 'Living Space'

Analysing ideas of community and faith in Dharker's 'Living Space'

Understanding how Hughes presents the power of nature in 'Hawk Roosting'

Analysing how Hughes presents the power of nature in 'Hawk Roosting'

Understanding the presentation of love in Browning's 'Sonnet 43'

Analysing how Browning presents love in 'Sonnet 43'

Understanding how the woman is presented in Byron's 'She Walks in Beauty'

Analysing how Byron presents the woman in 'She Walks in Beauty'

Understanding ideas of time, family, and pessimism in Larkin's 'Afternoons'

Analysing ideas of time and loss of innocence in Larkin's 'Afternoons'

Understanding 'Cozy Apologia' by Rita Dove

Understanding 'Valentine' by Carol Ann Duffy

Analysing 'Valentine' by Carol Ann Duffy

Comparing how poets explore the experience of war in the Eduqas anthology

Comparing how poets explore relationships in the Eduqas anthology

Analysing model answers on poetry from the Eduqas anthology

Planning a written response on poetry from the Eduqas anthology

Writing excellent comparative essays on poetry from the Eduqas anthology

In 'Poetry anthology', pupils compared the language, form and structure of a variety of poems. In 'Poetry anthology continued', pupils work on making more nuanced comparisons between poems.

In 'A World at War: Poetry', pupils explore how poets presents the atrocities of World War One through their poetry. In 'Poetry anthology', pupils analyse how a variety of different wars have been presented through poetry.

In this unit, pupis explore 14 of the 18 poems from the Eduqas poetry anthology. Pupils complete two lessons about each poem: one on understanding and one on analysis.  Pupils study the poems in a thematically linked order so they can complete comparative and thematic lessons during the unit.

Poetry anthology: first study

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

What is the last word in the poem 'Cozy Apologia'?

Which word does Dove use to describe her and her husband's desks in 'Cozy Apologia'?

Which of the following are connotations of the word "astride" in 'Cozy Apologia'?

Which of the following words means 'the nearness or the closeness of something'?

She tells the story of sitting at her desk writing a poem.

She tells the story of a heroic knight preparing to defeat a common enemy.

She tells the story of the fast-approaching hurricane Floyd.

She tells the story of her childhood/teenage crushes.

She tells the story of two people working remotely, but together.

Starting with the first, put the stories Dove tells in 'Cozy Apologia' in order of when they appear in the poem.

It shows us the wealth the couple have acquired together over the years.

He is her biggest inspiration so she embraces the opportunity to write about him

She can't escape her husband's influence even though she wants to.

It shows her anxiety as she waits for hurricane Floyd to arrive.

What might be the significance of Dove opening 'Cozy Apologia' by describing the objects around the desk she is sitting at?

What does Dove compare her teenage relationships to in 'Cozy Apologia'?

What does Dove compare her and her husband's desks to in 'Cozy Apologia'?

What method does Dove use to compare the desks to birds' nests 'Cozy Apologia'?

What image of her husband does Dove evoke in the first stanza of the poem 'Cozy Apologia'?

How does Dove portray her relationship with her husband in 'Cozy Apologia'?

Analysing 'Cozy Apologia' by Rita Dove

Lesson outcome

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