a ceremony or event which sees someone be accepted into a particular group

a person being initiated, accepted via a ceremony, into a particular group

a claim to something, often an unsupported claim

feeling out of place; the opposite of a sense of belonging

actions or words which form part of a ceremony, often religious

Understanding the poem ‘Kumukanda’ by Kayo Chingonyi

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Analysing the poem ‘Kumukanda’ by Kayo Chingonyi

Comparing Chingonyi’s ‘Kumukanda’ to other Edexcel 'Belonging' poems

Understanding the poem ‘In Wales, wanting to be Italian’ by Imtiaz Dharker

Analysing the poem ‘In Wales, wanting to be Italian’ by Imtiaz Dharker

Understanding the poem ‘Us’ by Zaffar Kunial

Analysing the poem 'Us' by Zaffar Kunial

Comparing attitudes to identity and longing in the Edexcel Belonging anthology

Making connections between the poems in the Edexcel Belonging anthology

Analysing an extended and developed response on Edexcel's Belonging anthology

Planning an extended and developed response on Edexcel's Belonging poetry

Writing an extended and developed response on Edexcel's 'Belonging' poetry

In 'Edexcel Belonging 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 'Edexcel Belonging Poetry', pupils compared the language, form and structure of a variety of poems connected by the themes of culture and belonging. In 'Edexcel Belonging Poetry continued', pupils work on making more nuanced comparisons, focusing on the three final poems: *Kumukanda*, *In Wales, wanting to be Italian* and *Us*.

In this unit, pupis read and analyse three poems from the 'Belonging' 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 practise crafting a sophisticated comparative essay,

Poetry anthology: continued study

highlight or stress the importance of something

continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line of poetry

using concrete objects or actions to represent deeper meanings or abstract ideas

a struggle within oneself between opposing desires, beliefs or emotions

simultaneously identifying with two different cultural backgrounds or traditions

deep sorrow caused by the loss of someone or something important

people who have been dispersed from their homeland, maintaining cultural connections to their origins

to express grief or feel sorrow over a loss or death

words that link and contrast ideas, like 'but,' 'although', and 'whereas'

paired conjunctions like 'either/or' and 'neither/nor' that work together to join ideas

the form of an adjective or adverb that expresses a difference in amount, number, degree or quality

related to the central subject or underlying message of a literary work

not obvious; requiring careful attention to notice or understand

weak or easily challenged; lacking strength, clarity, or significance

opening paragraph of an analytical response where you state your overarching argument

opening sentence of an analysis paragraph where you introduce your argument

final summary of an analytical response that wraps up and reinforces main point

less obvious; nuanced; complex or understated

words and phrases used to signpost similarities and differences

language which indicates a suggestion or idea (as opposed to a fact)

language used to signpost different parts of a text (e.g. in conclusion)

rewriting parts of your work to include missing elements or upgrade the quality of your response

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