a situation in which something is not known or certain

Analysing ideas of uncertainty and intensity in Kay's 'Dusting the Phone'

English

Exploring and responding to the Eduqas poetry anthology

Understanding ideas of war and isolation in Owen's ‘Disabled’

Analysing ideas of war and isolation in Owen's ‘Disabled’

Understanding the Poem 'Kamikaze'

Analysing the Poem 'Kamikaze'

Comparing ideas of identity and isolation in ‘Disabled and ‘Kamikaze’

Understanding the poem 'Remains'

Analysing the Poem 'Remains'

Developing interpretations of ‘Remains’ with Simon Armitage

Understanding ideas of war in Hardy’s ‘Drummer Hodge’

Analysing ideas of war and inevitability in Hardy’s ‘Drummer Hodge’

Comparing ideas of war in Hardy’s ‘Drummer Hodge’ and Armitage’s ‘Remains’

Understanding the poem ‘Sonnet 29’ by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Analysing the poem 'Sonnet 29' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Understanding the poem 'Cousin Kate' by Christina Rossetti

Analysing the poem 'Cousin Kate' by Christina Rossetti

Understanding ideas of love and obsession in Kay's 'Dusting the Phone'

Comparing ideas of love in ‘Sonnet 29’, ‘Cousin Kate’ and ‘Dusting the Phone’

Understanding ideas of youth and nature in Blake’s ‘The Schoolboy’

Analysing ideas of youth and nature in Blake’s ‘The Schoolboy’

Understanding ideas of youth and nostalgia in Heaney’s ‘Blackberry Picking’

Analysing ideas of youth and nostalgia in Heaney’s ‘Blackberry Picking’

Comparing ideas of youth and nature in ‘The Schoolboy’ and ‘Blackberry Picking’

Understanding the poem 'Catrin' by Gillian Clarke

Analysing the poem 'Catrin' by Gillian Clarke

Understanding ideas of love and relationships in Ewing’s ‘Origin Story’

Analysing ideas of love and relationships in Ewing’s ‘Origin Story’

Comparing ideas of love and identity in ‘Catrin’ and  ‘Origin Story’

Analysing extended responses to the Eduqas poetry anthology

Planning a written response on the Eduqas poetry anthology

Writing a written response on the Eduqas poetry anthology

Reviewing a written response on the Eduqas poetry anthology

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

In this unit, pupis explore 11 of the 15 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

Arguably, the use of personification in Kay's 'Dusting the Phone' might suggest which of the following?

Arguably, the irregularity in Kay's 'Dusting the Phone' might represent which of the following?

'The quality of being felt strongly' is the definition of which of the following?

'A pause that occurs within a line of poetry, usually marked by some form of punctuation' is the definition of which word beginning with 'c'?

'Not using reason or clear thinking' is the definition of which of the following?

Is this statement true or false: The use of continual metaphors in Kay's 'Dusting the Phone' suggests ideas of uncertainty.

The speaker is waiting for their beloved to call.

The speaker doesn't want their beloved to call.

The speaker is trying to call their beloved.

Which of the following is an accurate summary of Kay's 'Dusting the Phone'?

'Giving human feelings and actions to objects or ideas' is the definition of {{ }}.

'A word or a phrase used to describe something as if it were something else' is the definition of which of the following?

'The act of doing or saying something again' is the definition of which word beginning with 'r'?

'A situation in which something is not known' is the definition of which of the following?

If something sustains you then it does which of the following?

Analysing ideas of uncertainty and intensity in Kay's 'Dusting the Phone'

Lesson outcome