Valentine - Carol Ann Duffy - poetry analysis and write up lesson

EDUQAS/WJEC Poetry Anthology Outstanding Scheme of Lessons

Detailed lessons for all the Eduqas anthology poems. Each lesson is beautifully presented and detailed with an outcome question based on writer's intentions and lesson objectives to challenge and aspire. All lessons have a starter task considering the title (with collaborative learning) - A stretch and challenge option - Pre-loading vocabulary or visual dictionaries - A context slide relevant to the poem and author - First read of the poem - Finding the basics: Who, What, Where, When with collaborative learning embedded and again a stretch and challenge option - Answers to the above on the next slide as a check point - Key images and messages - Analysis of the poem - with prompts and questions to challenge student thoughts and links back to the aspire: analysis of language - Some notes below slides for further teacher annotations/guidance - Optional support grids to collect evidence and make inferences - I do write up of 1 quote/point [Teacher modelled] - We do write up - You do write up - Plenary tasks