This is a comparison of the two poems from the WJEC Anthology. The answer compares ‘To Autumn and Hawk Roosting.’ Each paragraph is about the content, theme, atmosphere and language. This is suitable for a lower/middle ability and is NOT complete. The final paragraph requires the students to complete a paragraph on the mood in the poems. The students could be given the mark scheme first the they have two highlight the Assessment Objectives or connectives used which makes it a successful comparison. This is a Grade 6 answer, used to convey the structure of an ideal answer.

Here are three resources to use with lower ability Year 7 studying ‘Alice in Wonderland’ There is a summary of the plot so far, which is jumbled up and needs reordering. There is an activity on commas with extension/challenge activities. There are some accompanying slides which are to be used in conjunction with reading Chapter 3. They display some questions surrounding homophones and reference to the word ‘dary’ which its double meaning in the text. The slides explain the written analysis task of how Alice is feeling using the PEE structure.

This handout includes the opening and final lines of all of the poems from the WJEC anthology. The students can match up the opening and final lines. This would be great as a revision activity once they have studied all 18 poems.

These slides have the opening lines of each poem from the WJEC Anthology. There are 18 poems/slides. After each line there are two questions, “Which poem? Who by?” to encourage discussion from the students. Could be used as a quick quiz or revision activities.

These slides can be used to display the instructions for a series of lessons, for Year 7 middle ability. They are organised by chapter, with connect activities, learning objectives, main activities and a review. They are designed to be used in conjuntion with reading the novel. They are suitable for a middle ability group who have copies of the novel. They include questions and activities to complete over a 6 week period.