something that a person feels morally or legally forced to do

to speak to someone severely because the person has behaved badly

behaviour perceived as arrogant, disrespectful, and inappropriate

the fact of having no effect or of achieving nothing

Comparing ideas of art in Duffy's 'War Photographer' and Ghose's 'Decomposition'

English

Understanding the poem 'War Photographer'

Analysing the poem 'War Photographer'

Understanding ideas of dehumanisation and apathy in Ghose’s ‘Decomposition’

Analysing ideas of dehumanisation and apathy in Ghose’s ‘Decomposition’

Understanding ideas of belonging in McKay’s ‘I Shall Return’

Analysing ideas of belonging and heritage in McKay’s ‘I shall return’

Understanding ideas of belonging in Wordsworth's 'I wandered lonely as a cloud'

Analysing ideas of belonging in Wordsworth's 'I wandered lonely as a cloud'

Comparing belonging in 'I wandered lonely as a cloud' and 'I Shall Return'

Planning an extended written response on the Eduqas 2025 poetry anthology

Writing an extended written response on the Eduqas 2025 poetry anthology

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 between poems.

In this unit, pupis read and analyse four poems from the Eduqas poetry 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

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

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Both Duffy's 'War Photographer' and Ghose's 'Decomposition' both consider art as which of the following?

Which discourse marker might you use to show that you are beginning a concluding sentence?

'To chide someone' means which of the following?

Ghose's 'Decomposition' suggests that the speaker feels that taking the photograph of human suffering was which of the following?

The speaker of Duffy's 'War Photographer' compares their photography studio to a {{ }}.

'The fact of having no effect or of achieving nothing' is the definition of which word beginning with 'f'?

The speaker is taking photographs of war.

The speaker is having their photograph taken.

The speaker is reflecting on a photograph they have taken.

Which of the following is an accurate summary of Ghose's 'Decomposition'?

The speaker is reflecting on their job as a war photographer.

The speaker is thinking about their interaction with a war photographer.

The speaker is fighting in the trenches of WW1.

Which of the following is an accurate summary of Duffy's 'War Photographer'?

Both Ghose's 'Decomposition' and Duffy's 'War Photographer' consider the theme of _________.

Which of the following is a definition of a topic sentence?

'Something that a person feels morally or legally forced to do' is the definition of which word beginning with 'o'?

Is the following statement true or false: 'Duffy's 'War Photographer' suggests that photographs of human suffering during war make a difference to society.'

Comparing ideas of art in Duffy's 'War Photographer' and Ghose's 'Decomposition'

Lesson outcome

Content guidance