SIXTEEN UNSEEN POETRY RESOURCES. fully differentiated and resourced lessons from a TES Award nominated author that help to prepare students studying AQA English Literature to prepare for the ‘Unseen Poetry’ sections in AQA English Literature Paper 2. All lessons are also easily adaptable for KS3 students, too.
NEW - Includes a very detailed knowledge organiser! Perfect for revision.
A fully differentiated and resourced lesson that supports students as they analyse two unseen poems and answer both unseen poetry questions (24 marks and 8 marks) in preparation for AQA English Literature Paper 2. With the exam only a few weeks away it is amazing how many schools focus so much of their energies on the anthology poetry in Power and Conflict and Love and Relationships but seem to sideline Unseen Poetry when it is worth 32 marks in total. This lesson is definitely worth getting if you want to help build students’ independence rather than them relying on you to spoon feed them all the necessary information.
Revamped unseen poetry introduction that takes students through the requirements of both AQA English Literature Paper 2 questions, provides them with model answers and supports them with engaging activities to help them analyse and compare two unseen poems. A fully differentiated 1 hour lesson to help students prepare and revise for Section B and C of AQA English Language Paper 2. Includes analysis of AOs, analytical paragraph models and more.
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This well-presented PowerPoint contains fifteen engaging one-hour lessons (190 slides) that focus on preparing students for AQA’s GCSE English Literature Paper 2: Section C - Unseen Poetry (8702).
There are a wide range of tasks (listed below) that focus on building the skills needed for AO1 and AO2 - including practice questions, original model responses and extension tasks. The PowerPoint includes a baseline assessment and an end of unit assessment. All of the questions are written in the style of the GCSE exam so that students are familiar with the format in advance of sitting the qualification. There are weekly unseen poetry essay homework tasks, as well as three extra slides with exam-based questions and tasks that could be used as cover work or as extra questions for revision.
A range of poets and topics are included, such as: Owen, Browning, Blake, Bronte, Wordsworth, Orwell, Lawrence, Hardy, Rossetti & more.
Areas Covered:
Lesson 1: The Big Picture & Introduction
Lesson 2: Unseen Poetry Baseline Assessment
Lesson 3: Understanding & Annotating
Lesson 4: Approaching a 24 Marker
Lesson 5: A Full 24 Marker
Lesson 6: Thinking About Structure
Lesson 7: 24 Marks of Practice
Lesson 8: Introduction to Comparison
Lesson 9: Thinking About Language
Lesson 10: Intriguing Language
Lesson 11: Inferences & Connotations
Lesson 12: Modal Verbs
Lesson 13: Practice Assessment
Lesson 14: The Perfect Answer
Lesson 15: Unseen Poetry End Of Unit Assessment
Extra: Three additional exam questions
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Very popular! Download this fun two-week English unit based on 'The Raven' and other poetry by Edgar Allan Poe.
In this unit, pupils will read and listen to the dramatic poems 'The Bells' and 'The Raven' by Edgar Allan Poe, and they will consider how the poet uses a range of devices to darken the mood of the poems. Children will work towards creating their own poems with darkened moods and performing them aloud.
The aims of the unit for pupils are:
• To engage with classic lyric and narrative poems by Edgar Allan Poe
• To identify different poetic devices and to explain their effects
• To research the literary influences of classic poetry
• To prepare and perform a poem to an audience
• To identify devices that lighten or darken the mood of a poem
The PDF file contains 10 full literacy lesson plans, copies of the poems and all accompanying pupil resources. The lessons are designed for Y5/Y6 but could be adapted to other age groups too.
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Very popular poetry planning for the seaside/under the sea topic!
In this unit, children will read and listen to seaside or sea poems by Edward Lear and to consider how the sounds and language patterns come alive when they are read aloud. They will have the opportunity to create their own versions of the sea poems and to perform them.
The aims of the unit for pupils are:
• To listen to a range of seaside poems being read aloud and engage imaginatively with them
• To identify patterns of language and repeated phrases
• To use the voice in different ways to express ideas
• To perform a poem off by heart
The PDF file contains 10 full literacy lesson plans, copies of the poems and accompanying pupil resources. Perfect for National Poetry Month!
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This resource is designed for KS3 and KS4 unseen poetry. The resource is designed to guide pupils on how to approach and analyse any poem by going through the 10 steps. On the back, there is guidance on how to write up an analysis using a variety of vocabulary. In addition there is a section on how to introduce a comparison to the poetry, again going in step by step. This has proved very useful for all abilities. This resource has been used frequently within my own department and has proven very successful. I would recommend using the resource towards the end of your scheme (after pupils are familiar with different techniques and forms) to promote independent learning. It is good practice for GCSE.
Download this popular two-week unit for Year 1 based on classic poetry to perform.
A two-week literacy unit of work for Year 1, containing lesson plans and pupil resources, looking at some ofEdward Lear's most funny and imaginative poems.
In this unit pupils will:
- listen to classic poems by Edward Lear
- investigate the sounds and language patterns of the poem
- make a comic version of 'The Owl and the Pussycat'
- identify rhyming words and patterns
- make a new version of the poem 'The Jumblies'
- prepare and give a performance to an audience
The poems include 'The Owl and the Pussycat', 'Calico Pie' and 'The Jumblies'.
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Download this popular two-week Victorians English planning for Year 5 / Year 6, based on studying and performing Victorian poetry. This Victorians poetry planning can be used alongside a Victorians topics or as a standalone unit covering classic poetry.
In this unit, pupils will read and listen to the dramatic poems 'The Kraken' and 'Charge of the Light Brigade' by the Victorian poet Alfred Lord Tennyson, and they will consider how the sounds and language patterns come alive when the poems are read aloud. Children will work towards creating their own poems in the same style and will prepare to perform them aloud.
The aims of the unit for pupils are:
• To listen to classic and narrative poems by a Victorian poet
• To identify poetic devices and to explain their effects
• To research the literary influences of classic Victorian poetry
• To prepare and perform a poem to an audience
• To engage with a poet’s use of imaginative language to create monsters and battle scenes.
The PDF file contains 10 full literacy lesson plans, copies of the poems and all accompanying pupil resources.
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A fantastically detailed unseen poetry knowledge organiser / revision mat that includes a step by step approach to both AQA English Literature Paper 2 unseen poetry questions, language analysis, structure and form analysis, and key content information, as well as detailed info on meter, language, rhyme, scaffolded answers and more. Fantastic revision materials for GCSE students for AQA English Literature Paper 2 students. The resource includes an editable PowerPoint AND a PDF file to make things easier to print out onto A3 paper.
UPDATE: Now includes a four page A4 version for ease of printing and could be used for revision flash cards, too!
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Christmas Performance Poetry for KS1 or KS2.
A five-lesson literacy unit of poetry planning, based on performing Christmas poetry. The planning is adaptable for Key Stages 1 and 2, with ideas included for how to use it younger or older classes.
In this unit, pupils will read the poem ‘Sly Santa Claus’ and they will consider how the sounds and language patterns come alive when the poem is read aloud, particularly focussing on the use of verbs and onomatopiea. Children will work towards creating their version of the Christmas poem and turning it into an effective performance.
The aims of the unit for pupils are:
• To listen to a classic Christmas poem being read aloud
• To identify verbs and onomatopoeic phrases
• To prepare a poetry performance by planning actions or props
• To perform a poem to an audience
• To identify successful features of a performance
The PDF file contains 5 full literacy lesson plans, copies of the poem and all accompanying pupil resources.
REVAMPED! Power and Conflict revision guide that comes in a fully editable PowerPoint or a printable PDF for students, parents and teachers. A fully differentiated revision guide for KS4 students looking at the AQA Power and Conflict GCSE Poetry Anthology for Literature Paper 2. The revision guide includes differentiated activities for every poem, including:
The Prelude; Storm on the Island; Exposure; The Charge of the Light Brigade; Bayonet Charge; Remains; Poppies; War Photographer; Kamikaze; Ozymandias; London; My Last Duchess; The Émigrée; Checking Out Me History; Tissue.
Now includes revision activites to help compare poems and make meaningful comparisons, as well as a guide to the mark scheme and what the examiners are looking for in your answers.
A visually-appealing and detailed resource for ‘Unseen Poetry’ elements of English Literature examinations. It is ideal to be used as a revision resource or as part of a lesson to support students in their analysis of unseen poetry. This A4 document contains an explanation of all key language and poetry devices, advice on analysing structure, useful sentence stems and much more!
A collection of poems for Section C of the AQA Literature Exam. Suitable for classwork or homework.
16 poems / 8 example exams broken up into sections. Each section has two scaffold sheets and sheets to write up an answer. On the answer sheets, there is a copy of the mark scheme and space to self/peer/teacher assess.
Includes a front cover to explain how to answer the paper.
Can be editted.
4 A3 worksheets with an unseen poem and task boxes around to prompt the ideas and process needed for Section C of Paper 2 (AQA English Literature). Useful for revision, independent or group work.
Two of the poems focus on animals and two on parent/child relationships so that they can also be used to revise the comparison question.
Made on PowerPoint and therefore adaptable.
TWENTY Unseen Poetry AQA English Literature Paper 2 exam style questions. Unlike other resources, this pack includes indicative content for each AO for EVERY question (over 30 pages of notes in total!) Additionally, student-friendly AOs are provided so students can actually access assessment objectives, and a self-reflection sheet is included that allows students to meaningfully reflect on their essays. Everything a teacher and student could need to revise the unseen poetry elements of the exam. Very useful exam practice questions, too!
War poetry English scheme of work that includes fully differentiated lessons, PowerPoints, worksheets and activities. Includes the following lessons:
War Poetry Introduction - For The Fallen
Remembrance Day Descriptive Writing
The Soldier by Rupert Brooke
Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen
The Manhunt by Simon Armitage
The Man He Killed by Thomas Hardy
In Flanders Fields by John McCrae
At The Bomb Testing Site by William Stafford (Focus on structure)
The Hero by Siegfried Sassoon
War Girls by Jessie Pope
Base Details by Siegfried Sassoon
Language techniques - To His Love
Model Essay lesson
Sorrow of Sarajevo language lesson
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Contains introduction to theme, tone, mood, imagery, characters, setting, metaphors and similes, personification, rhyme, symbols and onomatopoeia. Contains images and lots of examples.
A PPT that has a wide range of different forms of Poetry on all related to a Christmas/Winter theme. Also, you will find that it has activities on for children in order write their own Christmas/Winter poem.
Two week lesson plan for poetry with a focus on personification, following topic work and descriptive writing on the Blitz. Used for Year 5/6.
The Powerpoint is not mine and I had to find some poems from the internet as I couldn't find any WW2 poems in the poetry books at school.
I am halfway through using this plan and it is going well. The children enjoyed having the freedom to plan it as they would like rather than following a set format.
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