to cause someone or something to be remembered forever

Comparing 'Tissue' with other poems

English

Revising key themes in the ‘Power and Conflict’ anthology

Refining comparative essay writing

Understanding the poem 'Checking Out Me History'

Analysing the Poem 'Checking Out Me History'

Understanding the poem 'The Emigree'

Analysing the poem 'The Emigree'

Comparing ‘Checking Out Me History’ and ‘The Émigrée’

Understanding the Poem 'Tissue' by Imtiaz Dharker

Analysing the Poem 'Tissue' by Imtiaz Dharker

Exploring theme, message and intent across the ‘Power and Conflict’ anthology

‘Power and Conflict’ poetry: writing a sophisticated comparative response

In 'AQA Power and Conflict Poetry' continued, pupils used a range of reading skills to aid the supported decoding of challenging poems. In 'Unseen Poetry', pupils use these reading skills to decode texts with independence. 

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, focusing on the final three poems: *Checking Out Me History*, *The Emigree* and *Tissue*

In this unit, pupis read and analyse three more poems from the 'Power and Conflict' anthology. Pupils complete two lessons about each poem: one on understanding and one on analysis. At the end of the unit, pupils analyse themes from across the anthology and write a sophisticated comparative essay,

Poetry anthology: continued study

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

mankind's futile attempts to immortalise their power.

how the horrors of war cause lasting trauma.

'Ozymandias' and 'Tissue' both explore... 

The statue in 'Ozymandias' is comparable to the __________ in 'Tissue'?

the subverted sonnet form used reflects the ephemeral power of man

Shelley was a Romantic poet who rejected institutional power

"boundless and bare" uses alliteration to inspire awe in the reader

Which of the below is a contextual link for the poem 'Ozymandias'?

they both show the oppression in one particular part of the world.

they both show human control and hierarchy as futile.

'Tissue' and 'London' are similar in that...

they both explore the futility of human pride.

'Tissue' and 'Extract from the Prelude' are similar in that...

how human power is superior to that of nature.

The quatrains used in 'Tissue' may reflect...

The poem 'Tissue' explores how the power of mankind is...

the control man exerts over the natural world

the priority man puts on the material world

What might each reference in the poem 'Tissue' reflect?

Based on the poem 'Ozymandias', how did Ramesses II seek to immortalise his power?

Which movement were Wordsworth and Shelley part of?

as important to uphold structure in society

How does Dharker's 'Tissue' present the ideas of control and hierarchy?

ballad; helps people remember Ramesses II's story

dramatic monologue; reflects Ramesses II's self-obsession

subversion of traditional sonnet; reflects how man-made structures are ephemeral

What is the form of 'Ozymandias' and what may this reflect?

Comparing 'Tissue' with other poems

Lesson outcome

Content guidance