Analysing how poets present relationships that change over time
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can write a comparative analysis of ‘Walking Away’ and one other poem.
Key learning points
- Summarising each poem individually in relation to the question helps to begin building a thesis statement.
- Topic sentences should be specific, precise and express duality.
- Evidence should be embedded into analytical paragraphs.
- Tentative language should be used to explore interpretations within analysis.
Keywords
Summarise - describe the key points or ideas from a text succinctly and accurately
Thesis - the primary argument or central idea presented in a piece of academic writing
Topic sentence - a sentence that introduces the main idea or theme of a paragraph, guiding its content
Embedded - information or objects that are firmly and deeply fixed within something else
Tentative language - words or phrases that express a lack of certainty when presenting ideas
Common misconception
It's important to include a contextual link in every analytical paragraph.
Although it is important to include links to wider context in your overall response, it isn't necessary to include a contextual link in every analytical paragraph. In fact, 'bolt-on' contextual links should be avoided.
Teacher tip
Consider printing off Jun's response for learning cycle 2 and encouraging students to 'mark' it before going through how to improve each part.
Equipment
You will need access to 'Mother, any distance' (Armitage), 'Walking Away' (Day-Lewis) and 'Follower' (Heaney). They can be found in the AQA Love and Relationships Poetry Anthology.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.The purpose of a thesis statement in an essay is....
Q2.Match the sections of an essay to their function.
Q3.Which sentence embeds a quotation correctly?
Q4.If something is nuanced it is...
Q5.Which example sentence uses tentative language?
Q6.When comparing two poems your __________ needs to be comparative.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.When identifying your overall argument for a comparative poetry essay it's important that you're led by....
Q2.A successful comparative topic sentence will...
Q3.When including the wider context of a poem in an essay be sure that you...
Q4.In which part of an analytical essay would you present your overarching argument?
Q5.To show the relationship between two texts you can use comparative .
Q6.Aim to use language for personal interpretation in analytical writing.
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