Return to Cardiff by Dannie Abse WJEC Welsh Poetry NEA

4 lessons focusing on the poem ‘Return to Cardiff’ by Dannie Abse for the WJEC Welsh Poetry NEA

Lesson 1
Starter activity- word explosion looking at key words from the poem
Main activities- Clarifying challenging vocabulary/ reading of poem
Plenary activity- Summarising the poem

Lesson 2
Starter activity- Match the words with the definitions
Main activities- Tasks on the first 3 stanzas
Plenary activity- Pictionary game

Lesson 3
Starter activity- Match the picture to the image/ line of the poem
Main activities-Looking at how the marks are awarded for this NEA / looking at AO2
Plenary activity- Annotate an example in as much detail as possible ready for the next lesson.

Lesson 4
Starter activity- crossword
Main activities-Example AO2 paragraph
Plenary activity- Pupils write own paragraph on a example of their choice