extreme admiration, love, or reverence for something or someone

a poetry movement from the late 18th and early 19th century, focused on emotions and nature

the mixed feelings of awe and terror in response to a phenomenon

Understanding how Brontë presents nature in 'Shall earth no more inspire thee'

English

Exploring connections and ideas across the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology

Understanding connections between identity and artefacts in khan's 'pot'

Analysing ideas of identity and cultural repatriation in khan's 'pot'

Understanding heritage and marginalisation in Parker's 'The Jewellery Maker'

Analysing ideas of marginalisation in Parker's 'The Jewellery Maker'

Exploring ideas of voice and identity in Berry's 'Homing'

Analysing ideas of voice and identity in Berry's 'Homing'

Comparing ideas of identity in 'pot', 'The Jewellery Maker' and 'Homing'

Understanding how Shelley critiques powerful institutions in 'England in 1819'

Analysing how Shelley presents ideas of suffering in 'England in 1819'

Understanding ideas of youth and education in Dharker's 'A Century Later'

Analysing the concepts of strength and resistance in Dharker's 'A Century Later'

Comparing ideas of temporality in 'England in 1819' and 'A Century Later'

Understanding ideas of identity and heritage in Mundair's 'Name Journeys'

Analysing ideas of identity and heritage in Mundair's 'Name Journeys'

Understanding Berry's 'On an Afternoon Train from Purley to Victoria, 1955'

Analysing Berry's 'On an Afternoon Train from Purley to Victoria, 1955'

Understanding ideas of power imbalance in Femi's 'Thirteen'

Analysing ideas of prejudice and perception in Femi's 'Thirteen'

Comparing liminality, physicality and voice in AQA Worlds and Lives poetry

Understanding mankind and nature in Wordsworth's 'Lines Written in Early Spring'

Analysing mankind and nature in Wordsworth's 'Lines Written in Early Spring'

Analysing how Brontë presents nature in 'Shall earth no more inspire thee'

Comparing Wordsworth and Brontë's views on nature

Understanding how Eliot presents London in 'In a London Drawingroom'

Analysing oppression and pessimism in Eliot's 'In a London Drawingroom'

Understanding ideas of time, identity and place in Seneviratne's 'A Wider View'

Analysing ideas of time, identity and place in Seneviratne’s 'A Wider View'

Comparing ideas of place in 'In a London Drawingroom' and 'A Wider View'

Planning a written response on the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology

Writing a comparative response on the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology

In 'AQA World and Lives Poetry', pupils analyse how themes of identity and belonging are presented over a variety of poetry spanning different eras. In 'AQA World and Lives Poetry continued', pupils critically analyse the the remaining poems in the cluster, exploring these themes in a more nuanced way.

In 'Single Poet Study: Maya Angelou', pupils explored how Angelou used language, form and structure to describe strong bonds to people and place. In 'AQA World and Lives Poetry', pupils analyse poems from a range of cultures and traditions, exploring how themes of identity and belonging are presented..

In this unit, pupis explore 12 of the 15 poems from the 'World and Lives' 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 lessons at key points in the unit.

Poetry anthology: first study

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

the speaker is trying to convince the listener to step away from nature

the speaker is trying to convince the listener to return to nature

the speaker is trying to convince the listener to return to the factories

Which of the following is an accurate summary of Brontë's 'Shall earth no more inspire thee?'

Brontë's sister wrote that she found nature {{ }}.

To have deep respect for someone or something is called {{ }}.

Which of the following is relevant context for Brontë's 'Shall earth no more inspire thee?'

Extreme admiration, love, or reverence for something or someone is called {{ }}.

The speaker has an omnipotent, godlike presence.

The speaker is an unsettling, almost creepy presence.

The speaker feels indifferent to the listener.

In 'Shall earth no more inspire me', what are the two most likely connotations of the speaker saying "I've watched thee every hour"?

Someone who feels lonely probably feels...

an alternative version of the poem that explores different meanings

the writer's intentions and key themes within the poem

the background information that may have influenced the poet

What do we mean when we refer to the context of a poem?

What does calling someone your "comrade" suggest?

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