A comprehensive lesson on The Hero by Sassoon - adaptable for distance learning or in the classroom. Students have debate topics, quotes from Sassoon to delve into his motivation for writing and example analytical paragraphs to mark and improve.

Two lesson focusing on how to structure a comparison between the poems War Photographer and Remains. Venn Diagrams, model answers and annotated quotations to support students. Easily adaptable for lower/higher ability groups.

This resource includes 'Over the Top' and a look at life for the soldiers.

War Poetry introduction lesson that uses For The Fallen by Laurence Binyon as a way into developing analytical skills for poetry and unseen poetry. We look at structure, perspectives, emotions and messages within the poem, as well as tone. A detailed introductory lesson to war poems and First World War poetry. Fully differentiated throughout. Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package AQA English Language Paper 1 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package AQA English Language and English Literature revision package An Inspector Calls whole scheme package An Inspector Calls revision package Macbeth whole scheme package Macbeth revision package A Christmas Carol whole scheme package A Christmas Carol revision package Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package Jekyll and Hyde revision package Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package Unseen Poetry whole scheme package Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources

Base Details lesson that explores Siegfried Sassoon’s poem, looking at language and structures before moving to compare how the tone of this piece differs to others by Wilfred Owen, Thomas Hardy and other writers we have been studying. A very useful lesson for KS3 students and KS4 preparing for unseen poetry exams and English Literature exam questions too. Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package AQA English Language Paper 1 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package AQA English Language and English Literature revision package An Inspector Calls whole scheme package An Inspector Calls revision package Macbeth whole scheme package Macbeth revision package A Christmas Carol whole scheme package A Christmas Carol revision package Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package Jekyll and Hyde revision package Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package Unseen Poetry whole scheme package Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources

A detailed lesson on The Soldier by Rupert Brooke that explores attitudes before 1914 and how these changed as the First World War progressed. The lesson includes differentiated activities throughout, as well as detailed notes on the poem, a model paragraph, scaffolds, a range of engaging tasks to make war poetry relevant and interesting for students and more. Useful for Remembrance Day as well.

A short and effective introduction into war poetry including youtube videos, writing tasks and analysis of the poem dulce et decorum est all that you need to do is print off copies of the poem for students to stick into their books to analyse.

War Poetry (KS3) Lesson 1 Introduction to WW1 FREE - Lesson One: Bundle SoW: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/war-poetry-12947419 FREE Animal Farm SoW: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12942163 Leave a review for a FREE single resource This SoW is designed in detail and is both differentiated and engaging, and allows you to move pupils through content efficiently. Made to the highest standard and constructed using current research, both dual coding and retrieval practices are at the heart of this unit. A colour scheme also runs throughout to ease both your delivery and students comprehension. SoW: War Poetry (KS3) Lesson 1 Introduction to WW1 Lesson 2 Who’s For The Game Lesson 3 Poetic Techniques Lesson 4 Writing a War Poem Lesson 5 Trench Letters (assessment) Lesson 6-7 Dulce Lesson 8-9 Anthem For Doomed Youth Lesson 10-11 The Soldier Lesson 12-14 Reading Assessment Lesson 15 A War Film Lesson 16 The Falling Leaves Lesson 17 The Call Lesson 18 Menin Gate Lesson 19 The Deserter Lesson 20 The Send-Off If you leave a review of any of our resources, you can claim any FREE single resource from our ever growing library. Simply message the above email, which is monitored daily. teachercentralltd@gmail.com Best FREE Resources (Teacher Central) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/britain-losing-and-gaining-an-empire-12973075 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/financial-literacy-12898983 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-12908635 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/shakespeare-12908634 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-gcse-12863697 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/animal-farm-free-sow-12942163 (FREE SoW) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/slavery-sow-12843084 (FREE SoW) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12727408 (FREE SoW) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/russia-1917-91-from-lenin-to-yeltsin-12834552 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/TeacherCentral?sortBy=lowestPrice&p=5 I hope you find this SoW useful. If you have, I have created a series of resources. You can check them out here. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/TeacherCentral

A set of 3 lessons focusing on two World War 1 poems; Siegfried Sassoon (Counter-Attack) and Isaac Rosenberg (Break of Day in the Trenches) plus a comparison lesson. Suitable for KS3 or low ability KS4.

A series of lessons on the poem Suicide in the Trenches by Siegfried Sassoon including a discussion based introduction to the poem, questions on each stanza, challenge question on structure and a model analytical paragraph.

Simon Armitage poem The Manhunt is a fantastic piece for KS3 students because of its use of language, structure and form and how the speaker conveys their feelings on war and the effects of conflict on relationships, long after the fighting has finished. This lesson helps students to analyse language techniques, structure and more, as well as exploring war and its effects on people. A very useful lesson for both KS3 and KS4 students preparing for unseen poetry exams.

A short poetry unit which we are using to start off our WWII history topic. Looking at some example war poems including ‘Flanders Fields’, ‘Christmas Truce’, ‘The Wound In Time’, ‘High Flight’ & ‘A Gunner’s Day’. COLD TASK - Write a poem about Life in Lockdown LI: To analyse and comment on a poem. (ERIC) LI: To use a thesaurus to find antonyms and synonyms. LI: To use similes and metaphors. LI: To use personification for effect. LI: To plan and write a poem. LI: To edit and perform a poem. COLD TASK - Narrative

A collection of resources used for mainly KS3 but also low ability KS4. Poems include: Dulce et Decorum est Skyman- Kops Who's for the game

War poetry language techniques lesson looking at To His Love by Ivor Gurney. We explore the writer’s use of colour, alliteration, repetition, personification and other language features and analyse how these techniques help to build meaning for the reader. A very useful and differentiated lesson for KS3 and KS4, including preparation for GCSE English Literature exams. Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package AQA English Language Paper 1 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package AQA English Language and English Literature revision package An Inspector Calls whole scheme package An Inspector Calls revision package Macbeth whole scheme package Macbeth revision package A Christmas Carol whole scheme package A Christmas Carol revision package Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package Jekyll and Hyde revision package Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package Unseen Poetry whole scheme package Or check out some Citizenship GCSE, RE, PSHE + RSE resources at EC Resources

A complete unit of work comprising 24 individual lessons and included assessment points. Beginning with The Charge of the Light Brigade and moving chronologically forwards to explore poems of WWI, WWII and the Cold War, this unit is designed for KS3 students and includes a variety of poems from classics by Wilfred Owen to modern poets. Themes covered include the Holocaust and the threat of Nuclear War. Everything you need to teach this unit is included. The scheme has been taught to a number of Year 8 classes and is ready to go!

A resource designed to support you and your students to use the National Theatre’s production of War Horse as a way into poetry of the First World War. The resource includes poems by Edward Thomas, Rupert Brooke and A. E. Housman. Developed in partnership with National Theatre Learning.