a feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group or in a particular place

happiness and satisfaction, often because you have everything you need

to support something or keep it going; to nourish

the history, traditions, practices, etc. of a particular country or society

a feeling of not being satisfied with your situation or with the way you are being treated

Analysing ideas of belonging and heritage in McKay’s ‘I shall return’

English

Understanding the poem 'War Photographer'

Analysing the poem 'War Photographer'

Understanding ideas of dehumanisation and apathy in Ghose’s ‘Decomposition’

Analysing ideas of dehumanisation and apathy in Ghose’s ‘Decomposition’

Comparing ideas of art in Duffy's 'War Photographer' and Ghose's 'Decomposition'

Understanding ideas of belonging in McKay’s ‘I Shall Return’

Understanding ideas of belonging in Wordsworth's 'I wandered lonely as a cloud'

Analysing ideas of belonging in Wordsworth's 'I wandered lonely as a cloud'

Comparing belonging in 'I wandered lonely as a cloud' and 'I Shall Return'

Planning an extended written response on the Eduqas 2025 poetry anthology

Writing an extended written response on the Eduqas 2025 poetry anthology

In 'AQA Power and Conflict Poetry' continued, pupils used a range of reading skills to aid the supported decoding of challenging poems. In 'Unseen Poetry', pupils use these reading skills to decode texts with independence. 

In 'AQA Power and Conflict Poetry', pupils compared the language, form and structure of a variety of poems connected by the themes of power and conflict. In 'AQA Power and Conflict Poetry continued', pupils work on making more nuanced comparisons between poems.

In this unit, pupis read and analyse four poems from the Eduqas poetry anthology. Pupils complete two lessons about each poem: one on understanding and one on analysis. At the end of the unit, pupils analyse themes from across the anthology and practise crafting a sophisticated comparative essay.

Poetry anthology: continued study

Which of the following is the final word of McKay's 'I Shall Return'?

Is the following statement true or false: 'McKay's use of a regular rhyme in 'I Shall Return' could indicate how the speaker feels contented in their home.'

How free the speaker feels when they are in their home.

How angry the speaker feels to be away from their home.

How the speaker connects his home with ideas of love.

The use of the sonnet form in McKay's 'I Shall Return' might reflect which of the following?

'A feeling of not being satisfied with your situation or with the way you are being treated' is the definition of which of the following?

Is the following statement true or false: 'McKay's use of euphony in 'I Shall Return' creates ideas of discontentment.'

Complete the following quotation from McKay's 'I Shall Return': “dear {{ }} tunes / That stir the hidden depths of native life”

The speaker finds joy amongst the daffodils.

The speaker desires to return to their home.

The speaker is promising to return to their lover.

Which of the following is an accurate summary of McKay's 'I Shall Return'?

'A feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group or in a particular place' is the definition of which word beginning with 'b'?

It is a poem written in the form of a speech or narrative by an imagined person.

It has no set number of lines nor pattern to the rhyme or rhythm.

It is a fourteen line poem with a regular rhyme scheme.

Which of the following is true of the sonnet form?

Which of the following is the definition of contentment?

Feeling hopeful and confident about the future is the definition of which of the following?

He often addressed social and racial inequalities in his work.

He often celebrated rural life in his work.

He often celebrated industry and progress in this work.

Which of the following is true of McKay's writing?

Analysing ideas of belonging and heritage in McKay’s ‘I shall return’

Lesson outcome