Origin Story – Eve L. Ewing – Eduqas GCSE Poetry Anthology
A complete two-lesson unit designed to help WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Literature students explore Origin Story by Eve L. Ewing from the Poetry Anthology.
This fully editable 37-slide PowerPoint resource guides students through the poem’s context, language, structure, and themes, helping them understand how Ewing presents love, identity, and family through vivid imagery and a reflective tone.
Lesson 1 – Context and Comprehension
Background on Eve L. Ewing and her Chicago influences
Exploration of comic-book imagery and realism
Guided reading and comprehension tasks
Lesson 2 – Analysis and Comparison
Detailed study of language, imagery, structure and form
Thematic focus on love, memory, nostalgia, fragility and impermanence
Essay writing guidance with comparison to Kamikaze
Includes model answers, essay scaffolds and the A LOT (About, Language, Organisation, Themes) framework
Perfect for whole-class teaching or revision, this engaging resource helps students build confidence in analysis and comparison while deepening their understanding of Ewing’s moving and accessible poem.
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