literature, popular in the late 18th and early 19th century that explored emotion and nature.

to cause someone to be remembered for a long time.

a piece of work in which the characters or events represent moral ideas.

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

English

An introduction to themes in the Power and Conflict poetry anthology

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

Power and Conflict poetry: developing comparative essay writing skills

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

speaking to a relative of a Egyptian Pharaoh 

three: the speaker, the traveller and Ozymandias

How many voices are there in 'Ozymandias'?

In 'Ozymandias', what state is the statue in the desert in?

What big idea from Romantic literature does the poem 'Ozymandias' emphasise?

What does Shelley show through the semantic field of decay in 'Ozymandias'?

Shelley exposes the irony of Ozymandias' arrogance

Match the quote to the idea that Shelley may have been exploring in the poem 'Ozymandias'.

the belief that one is more important than others

two words that mean the same thing but are spelt differently

when several words in a row start with the same sound

when a group of words link via their meaning

Match each group of words to the semantic field being used

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

Lesson outcome

Content guidance