a person’s moral sense of right or wrong

Understanding the poem 'War Photographer'

English

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’

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

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

The photographer begins to develop photos.

The photographer reflects on the fact he is now on safe territory.

The photographer experiences horrific flashbacks of warzones.

The photographer reflects on the indifference that is shown towards suffering.

Starting with the first, put the events in the poem 'War Photographer' in chronological order.

Who might Duffy have based the poem 'War Photographer' on?

‘War Photographer’ was published ten years after…

The photographer's photos are not put in the newspaper.

The people where the photographer lives are indifferent to the war photos.

The war photographer does not get paid enough for his job.

Why is there a critical tone in the last stanza of 'War Photographer'?

On line 17 of the poem 'War Photographer', the job of war photography is depicted as...

He isn't taken seriously by the people in his hometown.

He has flashbacks of the harrowing events of the battlefield.

He gets severely injured whilst taking photos.

What evidence is there that the war photographer is traumatised?

How would you stereotypically describe the job of taking pictures of war zones?

The title 'War Photographer' alludes to big ideas of...

turning a blind eye to someone's suffering

Understanding the poem 'War Photographer'

Lesson outcome

Content guidance