light and small enough to be easily carried or moved

the history, traditions, practices, etc. of a particular country, or society

the action or process of successfully joining or mixing with a different group of people

something used symbolically to represent something else

Understanding ideas of identity and heritage in Robinson's 'A Portable Paradise'

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Analysing ideas of identity and heritage in Robinson's 'A Portable Paradise'

Understanding ideas of inheritance and identity in Nichols' 'Like an Heiress'

Analysing ideas of nature and heritage in Nichols' 'Like an Heiress'

Understanding connections in Antrobus' 'With Birds You're Never Lonely'

Analysing the ideas of connections in Antrobus' 'With Birds You're Never Lonely'

Comparing ideas of nature and identity in Robinson, Nichols, and Antrobus' poems

Making connections across the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology

Analysing extended responses to power and authority in Shelley and Femi's poetry

Planning a response to ideas of belonging in the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology

Writing a response to ideas of belonging in the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology

Reviewing a response to ideas of belonging in the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology

In 'AQA World and Lives 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 World and Lives Poetry', pupils compared the language, form and structure of a variety of poems connected by the themes of culture and identity. In 'AQA World and Lives Poetry continued', pupils work on making more nuanced comparisons, focusing on the final three poems: *With Birds You're Never Lonely*, *The Jewellery Maker* and *A Wider View*

In this unit, pupis read and analyse three poems from the 'World and Lives' 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 the anthology, compare specific poems and craft a full analytical response.

Poetry anthology: continued study

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

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

the history and traditions etc. of a particular country or society

 successfully joining or mixing with a different group of people

Match the keywords with their definitions.

Which key themes does 'A Portable Paradise' touch upon?

Which words from 'A Portable Paradise' may suggest a sense of prejudice?

Which of the following associations would we make with the idea of heritage?

Arguably, the title 'A Portable Paradise' can be read as an {{}} for the speaker’s Trinidadian heritage

Which word from 'A Portable Paradise' suggests the speaker doesn’t have a strong connection to the wider community?

Which key themes does the 'Worlds and Lives' anthology explore through its collection of poems?

When a direct comparison goes on for multiple lines, stanzas or even the whole poem this is known as ...

{{}} is the history, traditions, practices, etc. of a particular country, or society.

the state of existing within or having some relationship with time

occupying a position at, or on both sides of, a boundary or threshold

The action or process of successfully joining or mixing with a different group of people is known as ...

Exit Quiz

Match the keywords with their definitions.