Comparing how poets explore the experience of war in the Eduqas anthology

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In 'Poetry anthology', pupils compared the language, form and structure of a variety of poems. In 'Poetry anthology continued', pupils work on making more nuanced comparisons between poems.

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

In this unit, pupis explore 14 of the 18 poems from the Eduqas poetry 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 and thematic lessons during the unit.

Poetry anthology: first study

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

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

 the state of being less powerful than someone or something else

Match the keywords with their definitions.

Which of the following poets is most patriotic in his writing?

a brief summary of what each poem is about

identification of the poets' methods and why they have been used

When planning a comparative poetry essay, which of the following does not need to be included in the supporting detail?

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

You can consider the different {{}} of poems as part of your comparison.

In Brooke's poem 'The Soldier' he presents going to war as... 

In 'Dulce et Decorum Est' Owen presents war as...

In 'Mametz Wood' Sheers presents the war as.... 

Which poem would contrast best with 'Mametz Wood' because of its differing presentation of war?

showing the state of being less powerful than someone or something else

showing an obvious difference between two things

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision recommended

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