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

has subtle details that make it complex and interesting

18th and 19th century artistic and literary movement that celebrated nature, emotion and individuality

Romantic idea that we should feel awe towards nature - a mixture of both fear and respect

the history, traditions, practices, etc. of a particular country, society that continue to be important

Comparing belonging in 'I wandered lonely as a cloud' and '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’

Analysing ideas of belonging and heritage 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'

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

sentence about both poems/poets exploring overarching similarity

narrow down on the similarities in both poems in relation to big ideas

specific thesis - nuanced differences within that similarity

Place the elements of a comparative introduction in chronological order.

Is this statement true or false: Both Wordsworth and McKay suggest that a sense of belonging can be created by ourselves alone.

The image of something 'wafting' creates which of the following connotations?

The sublime is the Romantic idea that we should feel {{ }} towards nature - a mixture of both fear and respect.

'The history, traditions, practices, etc. of a particular country, society that continue to be important' is the definition of which word beginning with 'h'?

'Has subtle details that make it complex and interesting' is the definition of which word beginning with 'n'?

The speaker is lonely because their beloved has left them.

The speaker is critiquing powerful insitutions.

The speaker finds a sense of happiness in nature.

Which of the following is an accurate summary of Wordsworth's 'I wandered lonely as a cloud'?

The speaker is pleased to be finally home.

The speaker is disappointed to be finally home.

The speaker wishes they were in their home.

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

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

'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'?

a conflict of ideas, feelings, or actions

a disagreement of ideas, feelings, or actions

an agreement of ideas, feelings, or actions

Which of the following is the definition of harmony?

Which of the following are Romantic conventions?

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

Lesson outcome