the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect

the state of being strong and active; energy

resembling a ghost, especially in being very pale

not showing a serious or respectful attitude

a pause that occurs within a line of poetry, usually marked by some form of punctuation

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

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Exploring and responding to the Eduqas poetry anthology

Understanding 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'

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

In Owen's 'Disabled', how does the injured soldier feel in the aftermath of the war?

Which of the following punctuation mark does Owen's 'Disabled' end on?

'Not showing a serious or respectful attitude' is the definition of which of the following?

Complete the quotation from Owen's 'Disabled': “He’s lost his __________”.

'The state of being strong and active; energy' is the definition of which of the following?

Complete the quotation from Owen's 'Disabled': "And shivered in his {{ }} suit of grey".

The poem depicts a gas attack on soldiers.

The poem depicts soldiers waiting for an attack to happen.

The poem depicts an injured solider in the aftermath of war.

Which of the following is an accurate summary of Owen's 'Disabled'?

Wilfred Owen's poetry typically depicts which of the following?

'The state of feeling alone and without friends or help' 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 of the following?

Which of the following connotations does the phrase "threw away" suggest?

'The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect' is the definition of which word beginning with 'j'?

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

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