Complete lesson resource for Ted Hughes Bayonet Charge for AQA Conflict cluster

This resource includes:

• An introductory video and associated questions relating to trench warfare and the futility/danger of going “over the top”;
• A definition of the word bayonet and visual representation of one in both English and several Slavonic languages;
• A sequencing task that builds upon the contextual information students have gathered in previous tasks, enabling them to predict the narrative of the poem;
• Full, colour-coded annotations of the poem with specific focus on AO2 skills and the explicit referencing of noun/verb/adjectival phrases etc;
• Directed highlighting of key aspects of the poem in preparation for class discussion;
• Summative notes on the poem - content; theme; mood; structure and language;
• A suggested essay question with simplistic starter sentence;
• A guided peer assessment task.