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

a passionate expression of grief or sorrow

Comparing Wordsworth and Brontë's views on nature

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'

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 words "lament" and "grief" suggest...

By attributing human characteristics to nature, ‘Shall earth no more inspire thee’ and 'Lines Written in Early Spring' {{}} nature.

The state of knowing everything is known as...

Brontë did not share the same Romantic sensibilities as Wordsworth.

Brontë was writing before Industrial Revolution happened.

Brontë was writing after the Industrial Revolution happened.

Which contextual fact may explain the arguably more pessimistic tone of Brontë's 'Shall earth no more inspire thee' in comparison to Wordsworth's 'Lines Written in Early Spring'?

The extra unstressed syllable on every other line of Brontë's 'Shall earth no more inspire thee' arguably suggests...

a focus on the importance of the individual

Both Wordsworth and Brontë arguably have Romantic sensibilities since they show...

The literary movement from the late 18th and early 19th century, focused on emotions and nature is called...

The speaker of Wordsworth's 'Lines Written in Early Spring' feels grief because...

The speaker of Brontë's 'Shall earth no more inspire thee' suggests that a return to nature will...

A largely consistent ABAB rhyme scheme with one half rhyme

A change in the rhythm of the final line of each stanza

An extra unstressed syllable in every other line

Largely ABAB rhyme scheme with final stanza AAAA

Match the poem with the structural choices

To show a deep respect for someone or something is called showing...

Match the spiritual quotation with the correct poem.

Comparing Wordsworth and Brontë's views on nature

Lesson outcome

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