the remaining memory or impact a person leaves behind when they die

exercising good judgement in a thoughtful and careful manner

Planning a written response on poetry from the Eduqas anthology

English

Exploring the Eduqas poetry anthology

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

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

a judgement made in a thoughtful and careful manner

Which poems in the Eduqas anthology explore the idea of legacy?

Which poem might you pair with 'Valentine' if you were writing about the reality of relationships?

Which of the following criteria makes for strong evidence? 

Why wouldn't we choose this quotation for evidence: "But most thro' midnight streets I hear/How the youthful Harlots curse/Blasts the new-born Infants tear"?

Your thesis changes as you write your response.

Your thesis forms the start of every paragraph - you recycle the same sentence.

Your thesis outlines what you will be illustrating or proving in your essay.

Your thesis is a great point of reference to keep returning to as you write.

Why can it be helpful to write your thesis statement before you start writing your full analytical response?

Which of the following poems from the Eduqas poetry anthology are about war?

Which of the following poems was written by Imtiaz Dharker?

Which of the following poems tells the story of a wife trying to help her husband recover from his physical and mental war wounds?

Which of the following poems has a non-human speaker?

Which poem is the following quotation from: "Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots,"

Complete the quotation from Blake's 'London': "And the {{ }} Soldiers sigh/ Runs in blood down Palace walls".

Planning a written response on poetry from the Eduqas anthology

Lesson outcome

Content guidance