when something supports something else or makes it more effective

if one thing contrasts with another, it is very different from it

the reason or purpose behind a decision or action

a central argument or main idea that a writer develops and supports in their work

Planning a written response on Edexcel conflict poetry

English

In 'Edexcel Conflict Poetry', pupils compared the language, form and structure of a variety of poems connected by the themes of power and conflict. In 'Edexcel Conflict Poetry continued', pupils work on making more nuanced comparisons between poems.

In 'A World at War: Poetry', pupils explore how poets present the atrocities of World War One through their poetry. In 'Edexcel Conflict Poetry', pupils analyse how a variety of different wars have been presented through poetry.

Poetry anthology: first study

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Match the keywords with their definitions.

key language, form, structure or contextual detail

Match the key elements of a multiple paragraph outline with their function.

If considering the idea of injustice, which poems from the Edexcel Conflict poetry anthology could you choose to compare with 'No Problem'?

have a sharp focus on the writer's purpose.

It is useful to consider the similarities between poems and then consider on any subtle {{}} between them.

What key ideas does the poem 'Half-caste' by John Agard explore?

Which other poem in the Edexcel Conflict poetry anthology would compare well with 'Half-caste' as it explores the effects of racial conflict?

Starting with the first, put the following sections of a multiple paragraph outline in chronological order.

to outline the arguments of each paragraph

to summarise the argument in each paragraph

to give a conclusive summary of the writer's message

showing something supports something else.

showing an obvious difference between two things.

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Planning a written response on Edexcel conflict poetry

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.