KS3 & KS4 English curriculum

This unit uses and builds on pupils understanding of poetry from the unit 'Singe poet study: Maya Angelou'. In that unit, pupils started to think more deeply about how and why poets write about their worlds. In this unit, pupils gain a richer understanding of poetry by hearing directly from one of the most prominent poets in the world, Simon Armitage. They start to recognise where poems come from, and how they have been crafted for effect. This prepares pupils for the first GCSE Poetry Anthology units, where pupils start to develop personal interpretations about a wider range of poetry.

1. Simon Armitage and the power of poetry
2. Simon Armitage talks about 'I am very bothered' and 'My father thought it'
3. How Simon Armitage writes about life in 'About his person' and 'Poem'
4. How Armitage writes about personal events and memories in 'Harmonium'
5. How Simon Armitage writes about human connection in 'All Right?' and 'Give'
6. How Simon Armitage writes about hope in 'We'll Sing' and 'Only Human'
7. How Simon Armitage writes about news and media in 'Transmission Report'
8. How Simon Armitage writes about climate change in 'Futurama'
9. How Simon Armitage writes about the world in 'Resistance' and 'Out of the Blue'
10. Writing about the self and the world with Simon Armitage