a small detail that shows careful thought and helps you see more than one side of something

exercising good judgement in a thoughtful and careful manner

In essays refers to all parts of your writing linking clearly and working well together.

Planning a written response on the Eduqas poetry anthology

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'

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

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

Which of the following criteria makes for strong evidence?

Why wouldn't we choose this quotation for evidence: "I was a cottage maiden/Hardened by sun and air,/Contented with my cottage mates,/Not mindful I was fair."

Your thesis changes as you write your response.

Your thesis forms the start of every paragraph - you recycle the same sentence.

Your thesis outlines what you will be illustrating or proving in your essay.

Your thesis is a great point of reference to keep returning to as you write.

Why can it be helpful to write your thesis statement before you start writing your full analytical response?

All parts of the writing link clearly and work well together.

What does it mean for an essay to be cohesive?

It highlights subtle or nuanced links and deepens understanding.

It guarantees both poems have the same tone and style.

It simplifies writing by focusing on obvious similarities only.

Why might it be insightful to compare poems from different thematic clusters?

Which word beginning with 'n' can be described as: a small detail that shows careful thought and helps you see more than one side of something.

Which of the following poems from the Eduqas anthology was written by Eve L. Ewing?

Which of the following poems from the Eduqas anthology traces the thoughts and feelings of someone waiting for a call from a lover?

Which poem uses a third-person perspective?

Which poem is the following quotation from:  “How can the bird that is born for joy/Sit in a cage and sing.”

Which poem uses the metaphor of a "rope" to symbolise the binding and sometimes restrictive nature of maternal love?

Complete the quotation from the opening line of the poem 'Cousin Kate': "I was a cottage {{}}"

Starter Quiz

Which of the following poems from the Eduqas anthology was written by Eve L. Ewing?