A Quoi Bon Dire poem (Charlotte Mew)
An indepedent task, followed by a detailed analysis of the poem
PowerPoint provided along with an independent analysis sheet for the poem
Used for Love through the Ages AQA A’Level literature, but could also be used for unseen poetry tasks
A Powerpoint that focuses on an independent response from students, followed by a detailed analysis of the poem.
Can be used to support the Love through the Ages anthology or perhaps even as unseen poetry practice
The word document is an annthology and workbook for the post-1900 anthology. It features some contextual information on how marriage/ relationships have changed; methodolgy for analysisng the poems; the poems themselves and a grid in order for students to explore the poem.
The featured poems are:
I, being born a woman Edna St. Vincent Millay
Love and a Question Robert Frost
À quoi bon dire Charlotte Mew
One Flesh Elizabeth Jennings
For My Lover, Returning To His Wife Anne Sexton
Wild Oats Philip Larkin
Talking in Bed Philip Larkin
Punishment Seamus Heaney
Timer Tony Harrison
The Love Poem Carol Ann Duffy
After the Lunch Wendy Cope
I used this to help students explore the poems as ‘unseen.’ To help develop their unseen poetry analysis and allow them to access the poems before we annotated as a group.
Also I set some of the poems as homework to explore before lesson, so analysis in class was more purposeful.
5 questions in the style of AQA A Level Lit Spec A for Paper 1, Section A of Love Through the Ages. The questions cover Othello, Iago, race, jealousy and the female characters.
A3 printable resource that has the post-1900 Love through the Ages poems on. Excellent for pupils to annotate upon, track themes, make links, for revision and also for any pupils who forget their anthologies.
The poems also have their publication date upon them.
Poems included are:
I, being born a woman Edna St. Vincent Millay
Love and a Question Robert Frost
À quoi bon dire Charlotte Mew
One Flesh Elizabeth Jennings
Meeting Point Louis MacNeice
For My Lover, Returning To His Wife Anne Sexton
Wild Oats Philip Larkin
Talking in Bed Philip Larkin
Punishment Seamus Heaney
Vergissmeinnicht Keith Douglas
Timer Tony Harrison
The Love Poem Carol Ann Duffy
After the Lunch Wendy Cope
The poems missing are:
Long Finish Paul Muldoon
To John Donne Michael Symmons Roberts
However, these could be added. I do not teach these as part of the comparison unit.
A full exam paper for Paper 1 (Love Through the Ages) of AQA Spec A, A Level Literature.
Section A: Othello
Section B: Unseen Poetry
Section C: Comparing Texts
Paper B
A full exam paper for Paper 1 (Love Through the Ages) of AQA Spec A, A Level Literature.
Section A: Othello
Section B: Unseen Poetry
Section C: Comparing Texts
Paper A, B & C
A full exam paper for Paper 1 (Love Through the Ages) of AQA Spec A, A Level Literature.
Section A: Othello
Section B: Unseen Poetry
Section C: Comparing Texts
Paper C
A full exam paper for Paper 1 (Love Through the Ages) of AQA Spec A, A Level Literature.
Section A: Othello
Section B: Unseen Poetry
Section C: Comparing Texts
Paper A