Idealised means to regard or represent something as perfect or better than in reality.

Patriotic means having or expressing devotion to and support for one's country.

Exemplifying means illustrating or clarifying by giving an example.

Conveys means to express feelings, thoughts, or information to other people.

Writing about patriotism in Rupert Brooke’s ‘The Soldier’

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Considering the relationship between the poetry of WW1 and the context

Understanding patriotism in Rupert Brooke’s ‘The Soldier’

Analysing the presentation of patriotism in Rupert Brooke’s ‘The Soldier’

Understanding the concept of remembrance in John McCrae’s ‘In Flanders Fields’

Analysing John McCrae’s call to arms in ‘In Flanders Fields’

Writing about John McCrae’s ‘In Flanders Fields’ as a call to arms

Understanding ideas of Empire and colonialism in Naidu’s ‘The Gift of India’

Analysing the humanity and fragility of soldiers in Naidu’s ‘The  Gift of India’

Comparing views in ‘The Soldier’, ‘In Flanders Fields’ and ‘The Gift of India’

Writing a comparative response on perspectives of war and sacrifice in WW1 poems

In 'Unseen Poetry', pupils need to consider the choices made by a poet, to explain how they convey meaning without having context or prior knowledge of the poem to draw on. In 'A World at War: Poetry, pupils have several opportunities to write their own poems in the style of the war poems studied, which pushes them to consider the craft of writing poetry more closely. 

In 'Myths and Legends Re-Told', pupils explore the way that poets use imagery and structural features, to inspire their own choices in narrative writing. In 'A World at War: Poetry', pupils practise adopting Wilfred Owen's style in their own poetry and also use a range of literary techniques encountered through the different poems, to produce a piece of descriptive writing.

In this unit, pupils explore how poets responded to the horrors of the First World War. They first explore Brooke's 'The Soldier', before looking at McCrae's 'In Flanders Fields' and Naidu's 'The Gift of India'. They finally write a comparative response on perspectives of war and sacrifice.

Comparing poetry from the First World War

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

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

The overarching statement of your argument in the introduction is called a {{ }} statement.

Which of the following means 'to express feelings, thoughts, or information to other people'?

Which of the following means 'to make use of something'?

"He flew like a butterfly." This is an example of a simile.

The author uses similes, e.g. "he flew like a butterfly."

The author suggests the boy flies "like a butterfly" to convey his gracefulness.

Which of the following has correctly embedded the quote into the sentence?

Summary of paragraph with a clear focus on writer’s purpose.

Match the elements of a single paragraph outline with the definition.

Which of the following should a topic sentence do?

What is the traditional theme of a sonnet?

Which of the following are synonyms for resolute?

Which of the following means 'bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind'?

Rupert Brooke uses metaphorical language in 'The Soldier' by referring to the soldier's body as {{ }}.

Rupert Brooke's 'The Solider' suggests that the soldier will achieve {{ }} by becoming forever a part of England after death.

What is England said to have done for the soldier in Rupert Brooke's 'The Soldier'?

Writing about patriotism in Rupert Brooke’s ‘The Soldier’

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