Poetry

Check out these online lessons and annotated resources!

Here is the booster lesson!


Easter Anthology Poetry Booster

Look at the annotated lessons that you will have covered with your teachers! Remember, we are studying the Conflict Cluster!

Conflict Poetry- Guide Edit.pdf

The 15 poems can grouped together in clusters. Some poems are more flexible than others. Check out the middle section!

Edexcel 9 1 Literature Anthology 2015 onwards.pdf

If you would prefer a blank copy, download the anthology and take out the conflict section.

Poetry Priority Venn 2020.pdf

Check out this Venn that shows how the poems link, which have been on exam papers and which are the most flexible!

Complete Revision Flashcard for Conflict Poem.pdf

Here are the completed flashcards for each poem! It is still better to make your own!

HERE ARE VIDEO LESSONS FOR EACH POEM. THEY ARE ALL LESS THAN 20 MINUTES. WATCH THEM TO CHECK YOUR ANNOTATIONS AND ADD ANYTHING NEW!

'The Man He Killed' by Thomas Hardy

'Poppies' by Jane Weir

'War Photographer' by Carole Satyamurti

'What were They Like' by Denise Levertov

'Exposure' By Wilfred Owen

'The Charge of the Light Brigade' By Alfred Lord Tennyson

'The Destruction of Sennacherib' By Lord Byron

Extract from 'The Prelude' by William Wordsworth

'A Poison Tree' by William Blake

'Cousin Kate' by Christina Rossetti

'The Class Game' by Mary Casey

'No Problem' by Benjamin Zephaniah

'Half Caste' by John Agard

'Catrin' by Gillian Clarke

'Belfast Confetti ' by Ciaran Carson

Making a Flash Card.pdf
Revision Table Flashcard for Poems.docx

Here is the blank table to make your own flashcards.

Poetry has its own TEKKERS (techniques and terminology) along with the basics of sentence types, word classes, etc.

Poetic Terms Glossary.pdf
Tekkers and Terminology A3 Sheet.pdf

Unseen Poetry can be a challenge! Look at this brief video and follow the tips as to how you need to approach the exam!

Revised Anthology Comparison Grid.docx

This comparison grid can help plan your response. Remember: You only need context in the anthology response.

Check out this Grade 9 anthology (conflict) response. What is the balance between the printed poem 'Belfast Confetti' and the one recalled from memory? How much context is included?

Grade 9 Conflict Response (Belfast Confetti and Light Brigade).pdf
Anthology Poetry Grade 9 20 out of 20 Response KM.pdf

Check out another Grade 9 anthology (conflict) response from one of our students. This one has an approach just as we teach with overview, structure and language in that order. Note how only a few key quotations/evidence are used. Also check out how it is tentative...Perhaps, could, may, ultimately...

Check out this Grade 9 unseen response. How is it different to the anthology response?

Grade 9 Unseen Response.pdf