Despair means the complete loss or absence of hope.

Colonial refers to a period of political control by a more powerful country over another country.

Activism means the policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change.

Sacrifice means to give up something valued for the sake of other considerations.

Understanding ideas of Empire and colonialism in Naidu’s ‘The Gift of India’

English

Considering the relationship between the poetry of WW1 and the context

Understanding patriotism in Rupert Brooke’s ‘The Soldier’

Analysing the presentation of patriotism in Rupert Brooke’s ‘The Soldier’

Writing about patriotism in Rupert Brooke’s ‘The Soldier’

Understanding the concept of remembrance in John McCrae’s ‘In Flanders Fields’

Analysing John McCrae’s call to arms in ‘In Flanders Fields’

Writing about John McCrae’s ‘In Flanders Fields’ as a call to arms

Analysing the humanity and fragility of soldiers in Naidu’s ‘The  Gift of India’

Comparing views in ‘The Soldier’, ‘In Flanders Fields’ and ‘The Gift of India’

Writing a comparative response on perspectives of war and sacrifice in WW1 poems

In 'Unseen Poetry', pupils need to consider the choices made by a poet, to explain how they convey meaning without having context or prior knowledge of the poem to draw on. In 'A World at War: Poetry, pupils have several opportunities to write their own poems in the style of the war poems studied, which pushes them to consider the craft of writing poetry more closely. 

In 'Myths and Legends Re-Told', pupils explore the way that poets use imagery and structural features, to inspire their own choices in narrative writing. In 'A World at War: Poetry', pupils practise adopting Wilfred Owen's style in their own poetry and also use a range of literary techniques encountered through the different poems, to produce a piece of descriptive writing.

In this unit, pupils explore how poets responded to the horrors of the First World War. They first explore Brooke's 'The Soldier', before looking at McCrae's 'In Flanders Fields' and Naidu's 'The Gift of India'. They finally write a comparative response on perspectives of war and sacrifice.

Comparing poetry from the First World War

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

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Which Empire was India a part of during WW1?

Roughly how many soldiers from India fought in WW1?

Which of the following did Sarojini Naidu want to achieve through her activism?

Which of the following are synonyms for the word grief?

In Naidu's 'The Gift of India', India is personified as a {{ }}.

Which of the following means 'a period of political control by a more powerful country over another country'?

The opening sentence of a paragraph that sets out the writer's intentions and the purpose of the paragraph is called a {{ }} sentence.

Which of the following can you analyse as part of structural analysis?

The {{ }} of a poem refers to the type of poem it is.

Which of the following is the definition of futile?

Which of the following words means 'evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret'?

Starter Quiz

The opening sentence of a paragraph that sets out the writer's intentions and the purpose of the paragraph is called a sentence.