characterised by a delicate, otherworldly, or heavenly quality

vivid descriptions invoking the five senses

a verb tense which shows that one thing happened before another thing

subtly different aspects or details, often with underlying complexity

Analysing the poem 'Eden Rock' by Charles Causley

English

Understanding 'Winter Swans' by Owen Sheers

Analysing 'Winter Swans' by Owen Sheers

Understanding the poem ‘Neutral Tones’ by Thomas Hardy

Analysing the poem ‘Neutral Tones’ by Thomas Hardy

Understanding the poem 'When We Two Parted' by Lord Byron

Analysing the poem  ‘When We Two Parted’ by Lord Byron

Identifying how poets convey heartbreak in natural settings

Analysing how poets convey heartbreak in natural settings

Understanding the poem ‘Sonnet 29’ by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Analysing the poem 'Sonnet 29' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Understanding the poem ‘Love’s Philosophy’ by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Analysing the poem 'Love's Philosophy' by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Understanding the poem ‘Letters from Yorkshire’ by Maura Dooley

Analysing the poem ‘Letters from Yorkshire’ by Maura Dooley

Identifying how poets reflect desire in natural settings

Analysing how poets reflect desire in natural settings

Understanding the poem ‘Eden Rock’ by Charles Causley

Understanding the poem 'Climbing My Grandfather' by Andrew Waterhouse

Analysing the poem 'Climbing My Grandfather' by Andrew Waterhouse

Understanding the poem 'Before You Were Mine' by Carol Ann Duffy

Analysing the poem 'Before You Were Mine' by Carol Ann Duffy

Identifying how poets reminisce and remember loved ones

Analysing how poets reminisce and remember loved ones

Understanding the poem ‘Mother, any distance’ by Simon Armitage

Analysing the poem 'Mother, any distance' by Simon Armitage

Developing interpretations of ‘Mother, any distance’ with Simon Armitage

Understanding the poem ‘Walking Away’ by Cecil Day-Lewis

Analysing the poem ‘Walking Away’ by Cecil Day-Lewis

Understanding the poem 'Follower' by Seamus Heaney

Analysing the poem 'Follower' by Seamus Heaney

Identifying how poets present relationships that change over time

Analysing how poets present relationships that change over time

In 'AQA Love and Relationships Poetry', pupils compared the language, form and structure of a variety of poems connected by the themes of love and relationships. In 'AQA Love and Relationships Poetry continued', pupils work on making more nuanced comparisons between poems.

In 'Single Poet Study: Maya Angelou', pupils explore how Angelou uses her poetry to present strong relationships to people and place. In 'AQA Love and Relationships Poetry', pupils analyse how a variety of different relationships have been presented across time.

In this unit, pupis explore 12 of the 15 poems from the 'Love and Relationships' anthology. Pupils complete two lessons about each poem: one on understanding and one on analysis. Pupils study the poems in four 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

If we say that something is "ethereal" we mean that it is __________.

They will have finished the project by tomorrow. 

Which of the following sentences uses the pluperfect tense?

Which of the following are credible connotations of the word Eden? 

In Greek mythology, the strip of water dividing the world of the living from the underworld is called the...

In 'Eden Rock', the parents are beckoning to the speaker.  How might you interpret the verb 'beckons'?

Which of the following best explains how, in 'Eden Rock', the speaker's mother is presented as angelic?

Which is the best synonym for the word 'uncanny'?

Which of the following is the best definition of the verb 'to reunite'? 

offered a controversial interpretation of a text

made a statement that relates only slightly to the topic

What does it mean to say you have made a valid point?

the reader summarises the main details of a text

the reader explores multiple layers of meaning 

the reader argues forcefully against the writer's message

the reader focuses on the social and historical context of the text

A complex response to literature is one where __________. 

Which of the following words belongs in the following sentence:  Causley's relationship with his parents is described evocatively but not precisely. This creates __________ in the poem. 

Which of the following is the best synonym for the word 'symbolise'? 

Analysing the poem 'Eden Rock' by Charles Causley

Lesson outcome

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