behaviour that is very cruel or violent and showing no feelings for others

regarding, representing, or treating (a person or group) as less than human

a plosive consonant is an abrupt sound made by closing the mouth then releasing a burst of breath

certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented

domination of a people or area by a foreign state or nation

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

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’

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'

Analysing ideas of uncertainty and intensity 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

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Arguably, the imagery of stars in Hardy's 'Drummer Hodge' links to ideas of __________.

In Hardy's 'Drummer Hodge', which of the following happened to Drummer Hodge's body?

Typically, which of the following do we associate with plosive consonants?

'Behaviour that is very cruel or violent and showing no feelings for others' is the definition of which of the following?

'Regarding, representing, or treating (a person or group) as less than human' is the definition of which word beginning with 'd'?

By creating the image of Drummer Hodge's body becoming part of the land in 'Drummer Hodge', Hardy is arguably referencing which of the following?

The poem depicts a soldier who is haunted by the war.

The poem depicts a soldier struggling with physical injuries after the war.

The poem depicts the unceremonial burial of a soldier during war.

Which of the following is an accurate summary of Hardy's 'Drummer Hodge'?

Which of the following is the context of Hardy's 'Drummer Hodge'?

'Certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented' is the definition of which of the following?

'The development of events outside a person's control, regarded as predetermined by a supernatural power' is the definition of which word beginning with 'f'?

Potentially, the use of regular rhyme might indicate which of the following?

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

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