Tissue - AQA GCSE Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology
This two-lesson unit teaches students about Imtiaz Dharker’s ‘Tissue’ in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying AQA Power and Conflict poetry, this resource explores the poem in depth and explains how to compare it to other poems from the anthology. It is made up of a 51-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 4 accompanying worksheets.
The lessons contain the following:
Lesson One
Context - An introduction to Imtiaz Dharker and Tissue’s inspiration and context.
First Reading - A reading of Tissue with comprehension / consolidation questions - answers included.
Language and imagery - Analysing Tissue in detail. 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 Dharker’s use of imagery.
Themes - Discussing Tissue’s themes.
Structure and Form - Considering how Dharker uses form, structure, rhythm and rhyme.
The GCSE exam - Comparing Tissue with Ozymandias 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 ‘Tissue’ by Imtiaz Dharker in detail, please click on the images.
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Useful resourse to act as a spring board, but I'm not sure it was worth the money. It's seems a little 'safe', which I get as it is such a challenging poem. Just not my style I guess, but it did save me some time.
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