describe the key points or ideas from a text succinctly and accurately

the primary argument or central idea presented in a piece of academic writing

a sentence that introduces the main idea or theme of a paragraph, guiding its content

information or objects that are firmly and deeply fixed within something else

words or phrases that express a lack of certainty when presenting ideas

Analysing how poets present relationships that change over time

English

Understanding 'Winter Swans' by Owen Sheers

Analysing 'Winter Swans' by Owen Sheers

Understanding the poem ‘Neutral Tones’ by Thomas Hardy

Analysing the poem ‘Neutral Tones’ by Thomas Hardy

Understanding the poem 'When We Two Parted' by Lord Byron

Analysing the poem  ‘When We Two Parted’ by Lord Byron

Identifying how poets convey heartbreak in natural settings

Analysing how poets convey heartbreak in natural settings

Understanding the poem ‘Sonnet 29’ by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Analysing the poem 'Sonnet 29' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Understanding the poem ‘Love’s Philosophy’ by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Analysing the poem 'Love's Philosophy' by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Understanding the poem ‘Letters from Yorkshire’ by Maura Dooley

Analysing the poem ‘Letters from Yorkshire’ by Maura Dooley

Identifying how poets reflect desire in natural settings

Analysing how poets reflect desire in natural settings

Understanding the poem ‘Eden Rock’ by Charles Causley

Analysing the poem 'Eden Rock' by Charles Causley

Understanding the poem 'Climbing My Grandfather' by Andrew Waterhouse

Analysing the poem 'Climbing My Grandfather' by Andrew Waterhouse

Understanding the poem 'Before You Were Mine' by Carol Ann Duffy

Analysing the poem 'Before You Were Mine' by Carol Ann Duffy

Identifying how poets reminisce and remember loved ones

Analysing how poets reminisce and remember loved ones

Understanding the poem ‘Mother, any distance’ by Simon Armitage

Analysing the poem 'Mother, any distance' by Simon Armitage

Developing interpretations of ‘Mother, any distance’ with Simon Armitage

Understanding the poem ‘Walking Away’ by Cecil Day-Lewis

Analysing the poem ‘Walking Away’ by Cecil Day-Lewis

Understanding the poem 'Follower' by Seamus Heaney

Analysing the poem 'Follower' by Seamus Heaney

Identifying how poets present relationships that change over time

In 'AQA Love and Relationships Poetry', pupils compared the language, form and structure of a variety of poems connected by the themes of love and relationships. In 'AQA Love and Relationships Poetry continued', pupils work on making more nuanced comparisons between poems.

In 'Single Poet Study: Maya Angelou', pupils explore how Angelou uses her poetry to present strong relationships to people and place. In 'AQA Love and Relationships Poetry', pupils analyse how a variety of different relationships have been presented across time.

In this unit, pupis explore 12 of the 15 poems from the 'Love and Relationships' anthology. Pupils complete two lessons about each poem: one on understanding and one on analysis. Pupils study the poems in four groups, and they pause after each group to compare how those poems present common themes.

Poetry anthology: first study

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

When identifying your overall argument for a comparative poetry essay it's important that you're led by.... 

A successful comparative topic sentence will...

When including the wider context of a poem in an essay be sure that you...

In which part of an analytical essay would you present your overarching argument? 

To show the relationship between two texts you can use comparative {{}}. 

Aim to use {{}} language for personal interpretation in analytical writing.

The purpose of a thesis statement in an essay is....

provide evidence and explore methods and context

summarise the main point of your paragraph

bring your essay to a close and summarise main points

Match the sections of an essay to their function.

The quote "expert" shows that the speaker admires his father.

The speaker admires his father. We can see this in the quote "expert".

By describing his father as an "expert" farmer, we see the speaker's admiration.

Which sentence embeds a quotation correctly?

The writer clearly shows his grief and sadness.

The writer perhaps shows his grief and sadness.

The writer may be presenting his sense of grief.

Which example sentence uses tentative language?

When comparing two poems your __________ needs to be comparative.

Starter Quiz

The purpose of a thesis statement in an essay is....