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Analysing extended responses to ideas of transience in unseen poetry

I can consider and explain the effectiveness of model responses and how they present ideas of transience in a comparative answer.

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Year 11
Eduqas

Analysing extended responses to ideas of transience in unseen poetry

I can consider and explain the effectiveness of model responses and how they present ideas of transience in a comparative answer.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Analysing model answers allows us to explore how we might frame ideas and how to avoid misconceptions.
  2. To effectively analyse quotations, we need to explain how we have reached our conclusions.
  3. An effective conclusion summarises the argument and gestures to what it might say about society.
  4. A personal response may reflect on how the meaning of the poem relates to the reader and wider society.

Keywords

  • Transience - the state or fact of lasting only for a short time

  • Ephemeral - lasting for a very short time

  • Ambiguous - something unclear or vague which is open to more than one possible interpretation

  • Impermanence - the state or fact of lasting for only a limited period of time

Common misconception

That personal responses involve making guesses about the writer's context and state of mind.

Personal responses consider how and why a poem might create a certain emotion in the reader or what they say about society in general.

It would be useful to have pupils share what they would magpie from response one so that pupils can gather a comprehensive list of what is effective and what they could use going forward.
Teacher tip

Equipment

You will need a copy of Michael Laskey’s ‘Nobody’ and Robin Robertson’s ‘Donegal’ which are available in the additional materials.

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
The image of "snow" might relate to the concept of transience because ...
it's cold.
Correct answer: it melts.
it's wet.
Q2.
'Something unclear or vague which is open to more than one possible interpretation' is the definition of something .
Correct Answer: ambiguous, ambiguity
Q3.
'The continuation of a sentence beyond the end of a line, stanza or couplet' is the definition of .
Correct Answer: enjambment
Q4.
To 'clench' means to ...
Correct answer: hold something tightly.
hold something loosely.
hold something delicately.
Q5.
To 'plough' means to ...
Correct answer: move in a fast and uncontrolled manner.
move in a slow and controlled manner.
Correct answer: loosen or turn soil.
plant seeds in the ground.
Q6.
'The state or fact of lasting only for a short time' is the definition of .
Correct Answer: transience, transient

6 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following are synonyms of transience?
Correct answer: ephemeral
permanence
Correct answer: impermanence
eternal
Q2.
What are the qualities of an effective conclusion to an essay?
Correct answer: it summarises the main points of your argument
it reminds the reader of the most significant quotations
it introduces a new poem
Correct answer: it gestures to wider ideas about society
Q3.
What are the qualities of an effective comparative introduction in an essay?
it analyses quotations and language devices
Correct answer: it explains the main argument in relation to the poems
Correct answer: it offers subtle differences between the poems
Q4.
Which structural device do both Laskey's 'Nobody' and Robertson's 'Donegal' use?
anaphora
caesura
Correct answer: enjambment
Q5.
Which of the following images relate to the concept of transience?
Correct answer: snow
clothes
Correct answer: beach
birds
Q6.
The words "clench" and "plough" suggest that the concept of transience is __________ for people.
comfortable
Correct answer: uncomfortable
familiar
unfamiliar

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