a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing

to go against an idea or convention so that it might surprise or challenge the audience

to behave according to a group's usual standards and expectations

of, relating to, belonging to or characteristic of a mother

Comparing how poets present motherhood and maternal stereotypes in unseen poems

English

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

'A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing' is the definition of a {{}}.

'To behave according to a group's usual standards and expectations' is to {{}}.

'To go against an idea or convention so that it might surprise or challenge the audience' is the definition of {{}}.

In order to compare two poets, we might imagine they are in {{ }} with each other.

Both Forster and Sheers suggest __________ in the mother/child relationship in 'Mother, Diving' and 'Not Yet My Mother'.

it allows us subject matter and scope for a full answer

it allows us to see humanity's fractured relationship with itself

Which statement best reflects why it's important to consider comparisons between poems?

'Of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother' is known as ...

The child helps the mother overcome her fears.

The mother overcomes her fears by herself.

Which of the following is an accurate summary of Forster's 'Mother, Diving'?

The child and mother reminisce over an old photograph together.

The child reflects on the old photograph to their mother.

The mother reflects on the old photograph to their child.

Which of the following is an accurate summary of Sheers' 'Not Yet My Mother'?

Whose voice do we hear in both Forster's 'Mother, Diving' and Sheers' 'Not Yet My Mother'?

Something not very obvious or easy to notice is something ...

'A consideration or estimate of the similarities or differences between two things or people' is the definition of a {{}}.

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Comparing how poets present motherhood and maternal stereotypes in unseen poems

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.