Starter with a review of the two poems, moves into an exploration of the mark scheme and before exploring what is necessary to achieve a 6+. Tailored to the AQA mark scheme. Moves into comparing the poems using a venn diagram. Ends in sentence starters to help compare the poems. Also included: a model answer for the question.

This teaching resource is designed to cover creative writing and poetry and includes a range of lessons and activities for upper KS2 or lower KS3 pupils of a range of abilities. The resource is fully editable so could be adapted and used for different seasons or themes. The resource includes: What is a haiku? Exploring and discussing haiku poetry - reading, listening to and talking about haiku poems Create a class haiku Individual, pair and group work Reflecting on learning through constructive criticism Writing an individual haiku Using colour photographs of wintery scenes as writing stimulus Drafting - how and why we redraft How to plan and structure a haiku Writing assessment opportunity - write a simple haiku poem about winter

A complete UKS2 Winter Poetry writing unit with 6 lessons, editable PPT, WAGOLL, scaffolds, word banks, and planning templates included. I usually find poetry tricky to teach, but this is a unit I recently taught with my Year 5/6 class, and it worked very well, especially for pupils who normally struggle to start writing independently. The lessons build gradually, giving children the confidence and tools to create a powerful winter poem using figurative language. In this unit, the structure is clear, visual and supportive, with plenty of modelling, sentence stems and vocabulary prompts. More confident writers also have room to adapt and take ownership of their voice. What’s Included? ✔ Editable PowerPoint for all lessons ✔ WAGOLL winter poem (feature-marked for teaching) ✔ Scaffolds and writing frames ✔ Word banks (powerful verbs, similes, metaphors, personification) ✔ Planning templates (blank + supported versions) ✔ Success criteria checklist for drafting and editing ✔ Tailored language banks for accessibility If you download and use this resource, I’d genuinely love to hear how it went with your class - reviews and feedback really help me improve future units and help other teachers find what they need.

This worksheet explores reconciliation and unity in relationships. Activities cover Sheers’ use of natural symbolism, contrast, and tone to depict a couple finding harmony amidst conflict. This GCSE revision workbook includes Summary of poem Exercise 1 Vocabulary list Thematic Connections Language and Structure Poetic Techniques: Structure and Form: Context Memorable Quotes Questions (x3) Exercise 2: The Poem This workbook emphasises key themes, language analysis, and contextual understanding to support students’ comprehension and exam preparation. It is designed to encourage critical thinking and engagement with the language techniques and poetic forms used across GCSE Poetry examinations. It can be printed or used digitally, allowing students to build their skills and confidence with unseen poetry through structured, guided practice.

Winter Haiku Poetry - Year 5 and 6 This 3-lesson mini-unit is designed to cover creative writing and poetry. It includes a range of activities for pupils of all abilities. The PowerPoint uses bright colour, large and attractive fonts, vibrant imagery and easy to follow, child-friendly language. The resource is fully editable so can be adapted and used for different seasons or themes. Content includes: Discussion - what is a haiku? Exploring and discussing haiku poetry - reading, listening to and talking about haiku poems Create a class haiku activity Individual, pair and group work opportunities Reflecting on learning through constructive criticism Writing an individual haiku about winter Using colour photographs of wintery scenes as writing stimulus Drafting - how and why we redraft How to plan and structure a haiku Exemplar poems Writing assessment opportunity - write a simple haiku poem about winter 38 slide PowerPoint presentation and 2 worksheets Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below to see similar resources: Spring Haiku Summer Haiku Autumn Haiku Haiku Poetry - Year 3/4

A fantastic visual revision tool for the Love and Relationships poetry, uses images to recall and recap the poems, key quotations and key themes. Extension questions for each poem to create disucssion. Includes ALL 15 poems, excellent revision materials for GCSE students for AQA English Literature Paper 2 students. Versatile: I use it with LA students to recap key ideas in the poems and memorise quotations and also with HA students to analyse the poems, make comparisons and revise key quotations. Includes: Love’s Philosophy Porphyria’s Lover When We Two Parted Winter Swans Sonnet 29 Neutral Tones Letters from Yorkshire The Farmer’s Bride Walking Away Eden Rock Follower Mother any distance Before You Were Mine Singh Song Climbing My Grandfather

**Winter Poetry Unit ** This is a short, 6 lesson scheme of work focusing on a selection of winter-themed poetry suitable for Year 7/8. All lessons are fully resourced on the Powerpoints, just print off the slides you need. Originally intended for split groups who only saw one of their teachers either once a week or once a fortnight, so the lessons are linked but quite independent of each other and also work as one-offs. Together, they focus on developing students analytical skills with an emphasis on developing interpretations of a text. The unit was designed to be delivered to mixed ability groups, so differentiation is largely built in, with challenge tasks indicated in red and marked with a star. There is an introductory lesson on exploring the idea of winter as a theme/motif through a series of unseen extracts and then this leads into a short anthology of poetry. Poets covered include: Haiku by Basho and Issa William Carlos Williams Norman MacCaig Ted Hughes Robert Frost Thanks for your interest.

The Farmer’s Bride by Charlotte Mew (18-slide editable PowerPoint-based teaching resource with 3 worksheets) This lesson (aimed at GCSE students) explores ‘The Farmer’s Bride’, by Charlotte Mew. The lesson begins with a differentiated ‘Do Now’ activity which encourages students to consider what the poem might be about by looking at a series of relevant images. Following this, students explore contextual information relating to the poet Charlotte Mew. For the main activity, learners complete a differentiated, double-sided worksheet that enables them to explore Mew’s use of form and language in the depiction of the farmer’s marriage. The lesson concludes with a brief learning review that asks students to write a tweet summarising the poem. Suggested answers are provided for all tasks. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for more AQA Anthology Poetry - Love and Relationships resources: When We Two Parted Love’s Philosophy Porphyria’s Lover Sonnet 29 – ‘I think of thee!’ Neutral Tones Eden Rock Mother, Any Distance Before You Were Mine Walking Away Follower Letters From Yorkshire Winter Swans Singh Song! Climbing My Grandfather AQA GCSE Anthology Poetry Love and Relationships Pack

Have students write winter poems and put the poems into QR codes. Then take the QR codes and paste them on the snowflake templates. This lesson is a great way to easily build out an interactive bulletin board! This lessons comes with a rubric, a sample poem, the snowflake template, and a link to a video about how to make QR codes.

Have students write winter poems and put the poems into QR codes. Then take the QR codes and paste them on the snowflake templates. This lesson is a great way to easily build out an interactive bulletin board! This lessons comes with a rubric, a sample poem, and a link to a video about how to make QR codes.

A selection of poems about winter compiled in a booklet and a series of accompanying tasks, including practice of annotating an unseen poem and group work to create presentations. Also included is a series of comprehension questions on Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘Stealing’. This is around three to four lessons’ work depending on ability and class size, as it also includes pupils presenting to the class.

A worksheet that helps students to understand and write about the imagery, tone and structure of the poem.

Walking Away This two-lesson mini-unit explores Cecil Day-Lewis’s ‘Walking Away’ in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying the AQA Love and Relationships cluster, this resource studies the poem in depth and explains how to write an essay comparing it to other poems from the anthology. The resource is made up of a 59-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 7 accompanying worksheets. The two lessons contain the following: Lesson One Context – A brief outline of Cecil Day-Lewis’s life and factors that may have inspired the poem. First Contact – An initial reading of ‘Walking Away’ with a glossary included. Comprehension questions with example answers. Exploring Meaning – Analysing ‘Walking Away’ in detail. Exploring key imagery and answering questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided. Essay Writing – An essay question to assess initial understanding. A model answer is included. Lesson Two Themes – Analysing the themes of ‘Walking Away’: parent/child relationships, memory, time, distance and growing up. Language – Exploring Day-Lewis’s use of language. An analysis of imagery and a line-by-line examination of the poem, with questions and answers. Structure and Form – How Day-Lewis uses the first-person perspective, direct address, caesura, rhyme and enjambment. The GCSE Exam – How to write a comparison essay. Comparing ‘Walking Away’ with ‘Before You Were Mine’ and ‘Mother, Any Distance’. Model answers included. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for more AQA Anthology Poetry - Love and Relationships resources: When We Two Parted Love’s Philosophy Porphyria’s Lover Sonnet 29 – ‘I think of thee!’ Neutral Tones The Farmer’s Bride Eden Rock Mother, Any Distance Before You Were Mine Follower Letters From Yorkshire Winter Swans Singh Song! Climbing My Grandfather AQA GCSE Anthology Poetry Love and Relationships Pack

Winter Poetry Banner to use to display students' work with a winter theme/subject matter.

A collection of poems on the topic of 'Winter.' Suitable for EAL and young learners. The poems deal with aspects of winter such as hibernation, snow and bare trees. They can be used as a lesson starter or as the basis of a very basic poetry lesson.

Winters Embrace poem with multiple choice questions (and answers).

Winter Swans poetry lesson From AQA Anthology of Poetry Love and Relationships cluster For the 2017 exam

This printable, student-friendly revision pack is designed to support Junior Cycle English students (ages 13–15) in preparing for poetry components of their final exams. It includes detailed yet accessible notes on a wide range of poems, both studied and unseen, alongside clear explanations of poetic techniques. What’s included: A full glossary of 23 poetic techniques with definitions, effects, and examples Sample unseen poetry questions and model answers In-depth notes on studied poems, including: Mid-Term Break – Seamus Heaney Digging – Seamus Heaney Tich Miller – Wendy Cope Dulce Et Decorum Est – Wilfred Owen Base Details – Siegfried Sassoon Suicide in the Trenches – Siegfried Sassoon Timothy Winters – Charles Causley If— – Rudyard Kipling Oranges – Gary Soto The Two-Headed Calf – Laura Gilpin Unseen Poetry Sample Texts Lovers on Aran – (Unnamed poet; possibly Seamus Heaney, though uncertain) Late-night London. The Tube – Anne Cluysenaar Themes, tone, language, imagery, and key quotes for each poem Model exam answers using accessible language and strong exam technique This resource is perfect for revision, classwork, homework, or independent study. Created with mixed-ability students in mind, it helps build confidence and improve poetry analysis skills through structured and supportive guidance.

Winter Swans This two-lesson mini-unit explores Owen Sheer’s ‘Winter Swans’ in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying AQA’s Love and Relationships Poetry, this resource looks at the poem in depth and explains how to compare it to other poems from the anthology. The resource is made up of a 46-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 4 accompanying worksheets. The two lessons contain the following: Lesson One Context – A brief outline of Owen Sheers and factors that may have inspired the poem. First Contact – An initial reading of ‘Winter Swans’ with a glossary included. Comprehension questions with example answers. Language and imagery – Analysing ‘Winter Swans’ in detail. Exploring key imagery and answering questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided. Essay Writing – An essay question to assess initial understanding. An example answer is included. Lesson Two Themes – Analysing the themes of ‘Winter Swans’ - Romantic love, nature and distance Structure and Form – How Sheers uses rhyme, rhythm, caesura and enjambment. The GCSE Exam – Comparing ‘Winter Swans’ with other poems from the anthology. Model answer included. Not quite what you’re looking for? Click below for more AQA Anthology Poetry - Love and Relationships resources: When We Two Parted Love’s Philosophy Porphyria’s Lover Sonnet 29 – ‘I think of thee!’ Neutral Tones The Farmer’s Bride Eden Rock Mother, Any Distance Before You Were Mine Walking Away Follower Letters From Yorkshire Singh Song! Climbing My Grandfather AQA GCSE Anthology Poetry Love and Relationships Pack

A highly scaffolded way of writing poetry. Mind map vocabulary from the images. Then put each word in the middle column and use that middle row to write a poem around it.

Over 25 poems about Winter, Christmas and Winter weather gathered in a collection for EYFS and KS1. The booklet could either be printed and used as a book or the poems used individually for performances.