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Power and Conflict poetry: developing comparative essay writing skills

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An introduction to themes in the Power and Conflict poetry anthology

Understanding the connections between Romanticism and Shelley's 'Ozymandias'

Analysing the concept of power in Shelley's 'Ozymandias'

Understanding the poem 'London'

Analysing ideas of power and conflict in Blake's 'London'

Writing introductions and topic sentences for poetry comparison

Understanding the poem 'Extract from the Prelude'

Analysing the poem 'Extract from The Prelude'

Comparing Romantic poets' attitudes to nature

Understanding the poem 'My Last Duchess'

Analysing the poem 'My Last Duchess'

Comparing the presentation of power in 'My Last Duchess' and 'Ozymandias'

Understanding the poem 'Charge of the Light Brigade'

Analysing the poem 'Charge of the Light Brigade'

Understanding the poem 'Exposure'

Analysing the poem 'Exposure'

Understanding the poem 'Bayonet Charge'

Analysing the poem 'Bayonet Charge'

Comparing conflict in war poems from the Power and Conflict anthology

Understanding the poem 'Storm on the Island'

Analysing the poem 'Storm on the Island'

Understanding the poem 'Remains'

Analysing the Poem 'Remains'

Developing interpretations of ‘Remains’ with Simon Armitage

Understanding the poem 'Poppies'

Analysing the poem 'Poppies'

Understanding the poem 'War Photographer'

Analysing the poem 'War Photographer'

Comparing 'Poppies' and Duffy's 'War Photographer'

Understanding the Poem 'Kamikaze'

Analysing the Poem 'Kamikaze'

Comparing 'Power and Conflict' war poems

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 12 of the 15 poems from the 'Power and Conflict' anthology. Pupils complete two lessons about each poem: one on understanding and one on analysis. Pupils study the poems in three groups, and they pause after each group to compare how those poems present common themes.

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

Which of the below is a comparative conjunction designed to show comparison?

is a correlative conjunction designed to show a comparison

is a comparative conjunction designed to show comparison

is a discourse marker designed to signpost the argument

''Ozymandias assumed his work would be remembered for centuries to come. Thus, Ozymandias was ignorant of nature’s ability to outlast and erode all traces of his power''. The word 'thus'...

''Look on my works, ye Might, and Despair''

''mighty forms that do not live like living men''

Which of the below quotes contains an imperative?

correlative conjunctions to aid comparison

discourse marker to show progression of argument

deal with the two poems in separate paragraphs

weave ideas about both poems into one paragraph

When writing a comparative poetry response you should...

In 'Ozymandias', the tyrant Ramesses II's ''sneer of cold command''

suggests how he was cruel to his subjects who he had a duty to protect.

Whereas in 'London', Blake exposes corruption via religious institutions

who are complict in child labour ''every blackn'ing church appalls''.

Order the phrases to create a coherent segment of a comparative response.

explore similarities between two or more things

explore differences between two or more things

explore similarities and differences between two or more things

How many poems from the Power and Conflict anthology will you be expected to compare at a time?

The ''lone and level'' sands of 'Ozymandias' are comparable to the __________ of 'Extract from The Prelude'.

How do Shelley and Wordsworth use nature imagery in 'Ozymandias' and 'Extract from the Prelude'?

Match the technique to the appropriate quote.

give a young boy an existential epiphany,

Both 'Ozymandias' and 'Extract from The Prelude' show how nature is powerful enough to...

Power and Conflict poetry: developing comparative essay writing skills

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