a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disaster

prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority

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

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

to prevent something from being seen or expressed

Analysing ideas of oppression, heritage and place in Zephaniah's 'We Refugees'

English

Conceptualising and exploring the Edexcel Belonging anthology

Understanding how Clare presents nature in 'Sunday Dip'

Analysing how Clare presents nature in 'Sunday Dip'

Understanding the tone of Brontë's 'Mild the Mist Upon the Hill'

Analysing nostalgia and melancholia in Brontë's 'Mild the Mist Upon the Hill'

Comparing childhood in 'Sunday Dip' and 'Mild the Mist Upon the Hill'

Understanding how Wordsworth presents nature in 'To My Sister'

Analysing how Wordsworth presents nature in 'To My Sister'

Understanding how Landon presents childhood in 'Captain Cook (To My Brother)'

Analysing how Landon presents childhood in 'Captain Cook (To My Brother)'

Understanding how Bridges presents nature in 'Clear and Gentle Stream'

Analysing how Bridges presents nature and belonging in 'Clear and Gentle Stream'

Understanding how Hood presents the past and present in 'I Remember, I Remember'

Analysing how Hood presents the past and present in 'I Remember, I Remember'

Comparing ideas of nostalgia in the Edexcel Belonging anthology

Understanding how Blakemore presents multiculturalism in 'Peckham Rye Lane'

Analysing how Blakemore presents multiculturalism in 'Peckham Rye Lane'

Understanding how Nichols presents memories of home in 'Island Man'

Analysing how Nichols presents ideas of belonging and place in 'Island Man'

Understanding how Antrobus presents identity and heritage in 'Jamaican British'

Analysing ideas of conflict and acceptance in Antrobus' 'Jamaican British'

Exploring ideas of cultural belonging in the Edexcel Belonging anthology

Understanding the poem 'The Emigree'

Analysing the poem 'The Emigree'

Understanding how Hardi presents ideas of displacement in 'My Mother's Kitchen'

Analysing ideas of home, upheaval and heritage in Hardi's 'My Mother's Kitchen'

Understanding ideas of humanity and oppression in Zephaniah's 'We Refugees'

Comparing ideas of displacement and belonging in the Edexcel Belonging anthology

Building analytical paragraphs about Edexcel's Belonging poetry

Planning a written response on Edexcel’s Belonging anthology

Writing excellent model answers on Edexcel's Belonging anthology

In 'Edexcel Belonging Poetry', pupils compared the language, form and structure of a variety of poems connected by the themes of culture and identity. In 'Edexcel Belonging Poetry continued', pupils work on making more nuanced comparisons between poems.

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

In this unit, pupis explore 12 of the 15 poems from the 'Belonging' anthology. Pupils complete two lessons on 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 at key points in 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

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

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

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

'To prevent something from being seen or expressed' is the definition of which word beginning with 's'?

By using words such as "song" and "poetry" in 'We Refugees', Zephaniah suggests that oppressive regimes suppress which of the following things?

Arguably, through words such as "told" in 'We Refugees', Zephaniah implies that refugees experience continued {{}} once they have left their home.

In Zephaniah's 'We Refugees', the juxtaposition of "beautiful" and "floods" in successive lines to describe places implies which of the following?

In Zephaniah's 'We Refugees', the speaker suggests that their forest became a ...

If something is "ancient" that means it is ...

'Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority' is the definition of which word beginning with 'o'?

'The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect' is the definition of {{}}.

'A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster' is the definition of which word beginning with 'r'?

We normally associate music and poetry with ideas of ...

'The history, traditions, practices etc. of a particular country, society' is the definition of ...

Starter Quiz

If something is "ancient" that means it is ...