Romantic poetry and paired texts: Revolutionary and Protest poetry

In this lesson, we will be introduced to the poet Claude McKay. We will look at both his use of the sonnet form and juxtaposition to explore his conflicting feelings towards 'America'.

In this lesson, we will explore The Civil Rights Movement before considering Rita Dove's presentation of Rosa Parks in her poem 'Rosa'.

In this lesson, we will explore two poems by Alice Walker: 'Torture' and 'We Alone Can Devalue Gold'. We will consider the role of both resilience and materialism in our society.

In this lesson, we will explore the power of poetry in the 21st century, before reading Maggie Smith's poem 'Good Bones' and analysing her use of sentence types.

In this lesson, we will be introduced to the poet Charlotte Perkins Gilman and her role in the women's suffrage movement, before exploring her poem 'To The Indifferent Women'.

In this lesson, we will explore Maya Angelou's use of symbolism and free verse in her poem 'Caged Bird'.