the state or fact of lasting only for a short time

something unclear or vague which is open to more than one possible interpretation

the state or fact of lasting for only a limited period of time

Analysing extended responses to ideas of transience in unseen poetry

English

Exploring titles in unseen poetry

Structural analysis of unseen poetry

Understanding sub-text in unseen poems

Conceptualising and analysing speaker and voice in unseen poetry

Identifying and analysing semantic fields in unseen poetry

Explaining comparative imagery in unseen poetry

Selecting and using quotations from an unseen poem

Comparing how poets present motherhood and maternal stereotypes in unseen poems

Developing a personal response to an unseen poem

Planning a response to an unseen poem by collecting and organising your thoughts

Writing and developing a response to an unseen poem

Analysing tone in an unseen poem

Analysing use of sound in an unseen poem

Comparing personal responses to unseen poetry

Comparing ideas about transience in unseen poetry

Analysing how poets present ideas of transience in unseen poetry

Planning a comparative response to ideas of transience in unseen poetry

Writing a comparative response to ideas of transience in unseen poetry

Reviewing a comparative response to ideas of transience in unseen poetry

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 this unit, pupils prepare for the unseen poetry in their Literature GCSE by reading poems, studying different poetry methods, and developing personal responses. They start by looking at ideas in single poems, before developing their comparative skills and writing comparisons of two unseen poems.

Unseen poetry

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

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Which of the following are synonyms of transience?

it summarises the main points of your argument

it reminds the reader of the most significant quotations

What are the qualities of an effective conclusion to an essay?

it analyses quotations and language devices

it explains the main argument in relation to the poems

it offers subtle differences between the poems

What are the qualities of an effective comparative introduction in an essay?

Which structural device do both Laskey's 'Nobody' and Robertson's 'Donegal' use?

Which of the following images relate to the concept of transience?

The words "clench" and "plough" suggest that the concept of transience is __________ for people.

The image of "snow" might relate to the concept of transience because ...

'Something unclear or vague which is open to more than one possible interpretation' is the definition of something {{}}.

'The continuation of a sentence beyond the end of a line, stanza or couplet' is the definition of {{}}.

'The state or fact of lasting only for a short time' is the definition of {{}}.

Analysing extended responses to ideas of transience in unseen poetry

Lesson outcome

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