not very obvious or easy to notice but important

a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response

encompassing or linking all that is within its scope, range

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

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'

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

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'

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

Match the keywords with their definitions.

"The sky is cloudy, yellowed by the smoke."

Which quotation from 'In a London Drawingroom' best shows the industrialisation of the city?

Complete the sentence: arguably, Seneviratne’s  'A Wider View' is more {{}} than 'In a London Drawingroom' since it shows there is a future for the city and its people.

As well as industrialisation, both 'In a London Drawingroom' and 'A Wider View' consider the...

a sentence about both poems/poets exploring overarching similarity

a sentence about the similarities in both poems in relation to big ideas

a sentence about a nuanced difference between the poems

Starting with the first, put the elements of a comparative introduction in the order you'd expect to to see them in a paragraph.

the production of goods which moves towards mass production

the production of goods which moves away from mass production

the production of goods which are made specifically to benefit the upper classes

it's about the industrialisation of the city

it's about the benefits of the Industrial Revolution on nature

it's a commentary on the lives of the middle classes

What is 'In a London Drawingroom' by George Eliot about?

it considers the bonds of identity and heritage

it considers the impacts of industrialisation

What is 'A Wider View' by Seni Seneviratne about?

A subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning or response is known as {{}}.

Is the statement true or false? The quotation "All hurry on & look upon the ground" can be found in the poem 'In a London Drawingroom'.

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