Poetry Analysis: The Rose That Grew From Concrete and Jada by Tupac Shakur

Lesson focuses on AO3 to help students understand and incorporate AO3 effectively in their response.

The lesson explores the life and poetry of Tupac Shakur. Students look at aspects of his life and consider how this influenced his poems ‘The Rose That Grew From Concrete’ and ‘Jada’.

Students write a reponse as a class using ‘The Rose That Grew From Concrete’ and attempt their own answer using the poem ‘Jada’.