a collection of artistic works that have a similar form or subject

something that joins or connects two or more things

a universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature

Exploring the Eduqas poetry anthology

English

Understanding ideas of patriotism and optimism in Brooke's 'The Soldier'

Analysing Brooke's presentation of England and patriotism in 'The Soldier'

Considering the context of Sheers' 'Mametz Wood' and the futility of war

Analysing how Sheers presents the brutality and legacy of war in 'Mametz Wood'

Understanding how Armitage presents the effects of war in 'The Manhunt'

Analysing how Armitage presents the effects of war in 'The Manhunt'

Developing interpretations of ‘The Manhunt’ with Simon Armitage

Understanding how Hardy presents the consequences of war in 'A Wife in London'

Analysing Hardy's presentation of the consequences of war in 'A Wife in London'

Understanding the realities of war in Owen's 'Dulce et Decorum Est'

Analysing how Owen presents the realities of war in 'Dulce et Decorum Est'

Understanding the connections between Romanticism and Shelley's 'Ozymandias'

Analysing the concept of power in Shelley's 'Ozymandias'

Understanding ideas of power and corruption in Blake's 'London'

Analysing ideas of power and conflict in Blake's 'London'

Critical attitudes to powerful institutions in 'London' and 'Ozymandias'

Understanding ideas of community and resilience in Dharker's 'Living Space'

Analysing ideas of community and faith in Dharker's 'Living Space'

Understanding how Hughes presents the power of nature in 'Hawk Roosting'

Analysing how Hughes presents the power of nature in 'Hawk Roosting'

Understanding the presentation of love in Browning's 'Sonnet 43'

Analysing how Browning presents love in 'Sonnet 43'

Understanding how the woman is presented in Byron's 'She Walks in Beauty'

Analysing how Byron presents the woman in 'She Walks in Beauty'

Understanding ideas of time, family, and pessimism in Larkin's 'Afternoons'

Analysing ideas of time and loss of innocence in Larkin's 'Afternoons'

Understanding 'Cozy Apologia' by Rita Dove

Analysing 'Cozy Apologia' by Rita Dove

Understanding 'Valentine' by Carol Ann Duffy

Analysing 'Valentine' by Carol Ann Duffy

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

Comparing how poets explore relationships in the Eduqas anthology

Analysing model answers on poetry from the Eduqas anthology

Planning a written response on poetry from the Eduqas anthology

Writing excellent comparative essays on poetry from the Eduqas anthology

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

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

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

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

a recurring object that represents an idea

a universal idea explored through the text

a language device that uses comparison to describe

The Eduqas poetry anthology contains texts dating back to...

The Eduqas poetry anthology covers four main themes: war, power, relationships and...

It can help us to see how writing has improved over the centuries.

It can help us to understand our own writing better.

It shows us how the world we inhabit today has been shaped by history.

It can show us how much moral and social progress the world has made.

Why can reading texts from multiple centuries be useful and valuable?

Which of the following responses might a person have to this quotation from 'Ozymandias': “Look upon my Works ye Mighty, and despair!”

a kind of text that is shorter than one page in length

a type of text that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language

a text that has multiple narrators and/or perspectives

a form of text that has no fixed structure

The person whose perspective the poem is written from is called the...

Poems can often make use of rhyme. The organisation of these rhymes is called...

It is written with a specific reader in mind.

Why do you think poetry sometimes makes use of rhythmic qualities?

 A verse in a poem is otherwise known as a...

a collection of poems all from the same time period

a selection of texts that share a similar subject or form

a collection of texts that have not been read before

a selection of texts from the last 100 years

Starter Quiz

What is a poem?