a place or experience which is extremely pleasant, beautiful, or peaceful

the quality or condition of being easy to understand or do

to be or go somewhere in very large numbers

an artistic movement from the late 18th and early 19th century, focused on emotions and nature

Understanding how Clare presents nature in 'Sunday Dip'

English

Conceptualising and exploring the Edexcel Belonging anthology

Analysing how Clare presents nature in 'Sunday Dip'

Understanding the tone of Brontë's 'Mild the Mist Upon the Hill'

Analysing nostalgia and melancholia in Brontë's 'Mild the Mist Upon the Hill'

Comparing childhood in 'Sunday Dip' and 'Mild the Mist Upon the Hill'

Understanding how Wordsworth presents nature in 'To My Sister'

Analysing how Wordsworth presents nature in 'To My Sister'

Understanding how Landon presents childhood in 'Captain Cook (To My Brother)'

Analysing how Landon presents childhood in 'Captain Cook (To My Brother)'

Understanding how Bridges presents nature in 'Clear and Gentle Stream'

Analysing how Bridges presents nature and belonging in 'Clear and Gentle Stream'

Understanding how Hood presents the past and present in 'I Remember, I Remember'

Analysing how Hood presents the past and present in 'I Remember, I Remember'

Comparing ideas of nostalgia in the Edexcel Belonging anthology

Understanding how Blakemore presents multiculturalism in 'Peckham Rye Lane'

Analysing how Blakemore presents multiculturalism in 'Peckham Rye Lane'

Understanding how Nichols presents memories of home in 'Island Man'

Analysing how Nichols presents ideas of belonging and place in 'Island Man'

Understanding how Antrobus presents identity and heritage in 'Jamaican British'

Analysing ideas of conflict and acceptance in Antrobus' 'Jamaican British'

Exploring ideas of cultural belonging in the Edexcel Belonging anthology

Understanding the poem 'The Emigree'

Analysing the poem 'The Emigree'

Understanding how Hardi presents ideas of displacement in 'My Mother's Kitchen'

Analysing ideas of home, upheaval and heritage in Hardi's 'My Mother's Kitchen'

Understanding ideas of humanity and oppression in Zephaniah's 'We Refugees'

Analysing ideas of oppression, heritage and place in Zephaniah's 'We Refugees'

Comparing ideas of displacement and belonging in the Edexcel Belonging anthology

Building analytical paragraphs about Edexcel's Belonging poetry

Planning a written response on Edexcel’s Belonging anthology

Writing excellent model answers on Edexcel's Belonging anthology

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

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

In this unit, pupis explore 12 of the 15 poems from the 'Belonging' anthology. Pupils complete two lessons on each poem: one on understanding and one on analysis. Pupils study the poems in a thematically linked order so they can complete comparative and thematic 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 poem is about boys sailing in a boat.

Which of the following is a summary of Clare's 'Sunday Dip'?

Clare's 'Sunday Dip' opens with the image of ...

'To be or go somewhere in very large numbers' is the definition of {{ }}.

'The quality or condition of being easy to understand or do' is the definition of {{ }}.

'A place or experience which is extremely pleasant, beautiful, or peaceful' is the definition of {{ }}.

Many poets writing in the 1800s were __________ poets.

The Romantic movement often wrote about nature as ...

Opening a poem with an image of light generally creates __________ tone.

Which of the following words creates a sense of peace and relaxation?

Which day of the week do we generally associate with rest?

Which of the following words are a synonym for 'happy'?

Understanding how Clare presents nature in 'Sunday Dip'

Lesson outcome

Content guidance