to reach an answer or a decision by thinking carefully about the known facts

something that society disapproves of; something not permitted

thinking about something or someone, or doing something, too much or all the time

completely filling one's mind and attention

Understanding ideas of love and obsession in Kay's 'Dusting the Phone'

English

Exploring and responding to the Eduqas poetry anthology

Understanding ideas of war and isolation in Owen's ‘Disabled’

Analysing ideas of war and isolation in Owen's ‘Disabled’

Understanding the Poem 'Kamikaze'

Analysing the Poem 'Kamikaze'

Comparing ideas of identity and isolation in ‘Disabled and ‘Kamikaze’

Understanding the poem 'Remains'

Analysing the Poem 'Remains'

Developing interpretations of ‘Remains’ with Simon Armitage

Understanding ideas of war in Hardy’s ‘Drummer Hodge’

Analysing ideas of war and inevitability in Hardy’s ‘Drummer Hodge’

Comparing ideas of war in Hardy’s ‘Drummer Hodge’ and Armitage’s ‘Remains’

Understanding the poem ‘Sonnet 29’ by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Analysing the poem 'Sonnet 29' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Understanding the poem 'Cousin Kate' by Christina Rossetti

Analysing the poem 'Cousin Kate' by Christina Rossetti

Analysing ideas of uncertainty and intensity in Kay's 'Dusting the Phone'

Comparing ideas of love in ‘Sonnet 29’, ‘Cousin Kate’ and ‘Dusting the Phone’

Understanding ideas of youth and nature in Blake’s ‘The Schoolboy’

Analysing ideas of youth and nature in Blake’s ‘The Schoolboy’

Understanding ideas of youth and nostalgia in Heaney’s ‘Blackberry Picking’

Analysing ideas of youth and nostalgia in Heaney’s ‘Blackberry Picking’

Comparing ideas of youth and nature in ‘The Schoolboy’ and ‘Blackberry Picking’

Understanding the poem 'Catrin' by Gillian Clarke

Analysing the poem 'Catrin' by Gillian Clarke

Understanding ideas of love and relationships in Ewing’s ‘Origin Story’

Analysing ideas of love and relationships in Ewing’s ‘Origin Story’

Comparing ideas of love and identity in ‘Catrin’ and  ‘Origin Story’

Analysing extended responses to the Eduqas poetry anthology

Planning a written response on the Eduqas poetry anthology

Writing a written response on the Eduqas poetry anthology

Reviewing a written response on the Eduqas poetry anthology

In 'AQA Power and Conflict Poetry', pupils compared the language, form and structure of a variety of poems connected by the themes of power and conflict. In 'AQA Power and Conflict Poetry 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 'AQA Power and Conflict Poetry', pupils analyse how a variety of different wars have been presented through poetry.

In this unit, pupis explore 11 of the 15 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

The speaker is plucking up the courage to call their beloved.

The speaker is waiting for their beloved to call.

The speaker is trying to break up with their partner.

Which of the following is an accurate summary of Kay’s ‘Dusting the Phone’?

In Kay's 'Dusting the Phone', the speaker says that they feel which of the following?

Love is associated with which of the following in the poem?

In Kay's 'Dusting the Phone', which of the following does the speaker feel towards their relationship?

'To reach an answer or a decision by thinking carefully about the known facts' is the definition of which of the following?

'Something that society disapproves of; something not permitted' is the definition of which of the following?

Which of the following words creates the idea of being constricted?

Which of the following are connotations of the word "sirens"?

'Thinking about something or someone, or doing something, too much or all the time' is the definition of which of the following?

Which of the following is the definition of a hoax?

'Completely filling one's mind and attention' is the definition of which of the following?

Which of the following is the definition of 'calamitous'?

Understanding ideas of love and obsession in Kay's 'Dusting the Phone'

Lesson outcome