Checking Out Me History - AQA GCSE Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology
This two-lesson unit teaches students about John Agard's 'Checking Out Me History' in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying AQA Power and Conflict poetry, the resource explores the poem in depth and explains how to compare it to other poems from the anthology. It is made up of a 49-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 3 accompanying worksheets.
The lessons contain the following:
Lesson One
Context - An introduction to John Agard and the social and historical context of ‘Checking Out Me History’.
First Reading - A reading of ‘Checking Out Me History’ with comprehension / consolidation questions - answers included.
Language and imagery - Analysing the poem line by line. Exploring language and answering questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided.
Essay Writing - An essay question to assess students' initial understanding of the poem. An example response is included.
Lesson Two
Imagery - Analysing Agard's use of imagery.
Themes - Discussing Checking Out Me History's themes.
Structure and Form - Considering how Agard uses form, structure, rhythm and rhyme.
The GCSE exam - Comparing ‘Checking Out Me History’ with ‘London’ and explaining how to write a comparison essay in the exam.
This is a comprehensive resource containing a range of activities, however it can also be edited, personalised and differentiated to suit your teaching needs.
To preview a selection of slides from 'Checking Out Me History’, please click on the images.
This two-lesson unit teaches students about John Agard's 'Checking Out Me History' in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying AQA Power and Conflict poetry, the resource explores the poem in depth and explains how to compare it to other poems from the anthology. It is made up of a 49-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 3 accompanying worksheets.
The lessons contain the following:
Lesson One
Context - An introduction to John Agard and the social and historical context of ‘Checking Out Me History’.
First Reading - A reading of ‘Checking Out Me History’ with comprehension / consolidation questions - answers included.
Language and imagery - Analysing the poem line by line. Exploring language and answering questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided.
Essay Writing - An essay question to assess students' initial understanding of the poem. An example response is included.
Lesson Two
Imagery - Analysing Agard's use of imagery.
Themes - Discussing Checking Out Me History's themes.
Structure and Form - Considering how Agard uses form, structure, rhythm and rhyme.
The GCSE exam - Comparing ‘Checking Out Me History’ with ‘London’ and explaining how to write a comparison essay in the exam.
This is a comprehensive resource containing a range of activities, however it can also be edited, personalised and differentiated to suit your teaching needs.
To preview a selection of slides from 'Checking Out Me History’, please click on the images.
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AQA GCSE Poetry Anthology - Power and Conflict Pack
AQA GCSE Poetry Anthology – Power and Conflict Complete Teaching Pack This comprehensive teaching bundle contains 15 fully resourced lessons covering every poem in the AQA GCSE English Literature Poetry Anthology within the Power and Conflict cluster. Designed to develop students’ understanding, analysis, and comparison skills, this pack provides everything needed to teach the poems in depth and prepare learners for the GCSE English Literature exam. The bundle includes editable PowerPoint presentations, worksheets, and a wide range of activities for each poem, making it perfect for classroom teaching, homework, revision, and intervention. Poems covered in the Power and Conflict cluster: Ozymandias – Percy Bysshe Shelley London – William Blake Extract from The Prelude: Stealing the Boat – William Wordsworth My Last Duchess – Robert Browning The Charge of the Light Brigade – Alfred Lord Tennyson Exposure – Wilfred Owen Storm on the Island – Seamus Heaney Bayonet Charge – Ted Hughes Remains – Simon Armitage Poppies – Jane Weir War Photographer – Carol Ann Duffy Tissue – Imtiaz Dharker The Émigrée – Carol Rumens Kamikaze – Beatrice Garland Checking Out Me History – John Agard Resource features: Comprehensive poem-by-poem analysis Context, themes, imagery, language, and structure covered in detail Comparison tasks between anthology poems Model answers and exam-style practice activities Fully editable PowerPoints and worksheets for flexible teaching Ideal for preparing students for the AQA GCSE English Literature exam, this pack provides complete coverage of the Power and Conflict poetry cluster in one convenient bundle.
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AQA GCSE Poetry Anthology - Power and Conflict Pack
AQA GCSE Poetry Anthology - Power and Conflict Pack This bundle contains 15 resources to help you teach all 15 poems in the AQA GCSE Power and Conflict poetry cluster. The poems covered are: Ozymandias, London, Extract from the Prelude: Stealing the Boat, My Last Duchess, The Charge of the Light Brigade, Exposure, Storm on the Island, Bayonet Charge, Remains, Poppies, War Photographer, Tissue, The Emigree, Kamikaze and Checking Out Me History. Click below to see each of our AQA GCSE Anthology Power and Conflict Poetry resources: [Ozymandias](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11169456) [London](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11060173) [The Prelude - Stealing the Boat](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11177586) [My Last Duchess](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11062465) [The Charge of the Light Brigade](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11067785) [Exposure](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11170125) [Storm on the Island](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12283371) [War Photographer](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12942326) [Bayonet Charge](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11156933) [Remains](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11188773) [Checking Out Me History](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11218227) [Poppies](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11195281) [Tissue](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11203126) [The Emigree](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11232205) [Kamikaze](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12964205)
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