War poetry

War poetry resources you can use with students in your KS3 and KS4 English classes

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War poetry resources and activities you can use in the English classroom

As 11 November is approaching, we have gathered together KS3 and KS4 resources you can use in your English classroom to encourage in-depth analysis of poems about war and reflection on the significance of Remembrance Day.

Explore a range of engaging resources, with a lesson exploring John McCrae's famous poem In Flanders Fields, inspired by the poet seeing poppies growing in the First World War battlefields. As well as lesson activities on Wilfred Owen's Dulce et Decorum Est, with its evocative depiction of the horrific suffering he witnessed first-hand in World War One. If you're looking for more English resources focusing specifically on the First World War period, check out the First World War collection. 

To extend your KS4 students' learning on war poetry to Power and Conflict poetry for GCSE English literature, why not also take a look at these hand-picked Power and Conflict resources?

War Poetry In Flanders Fields
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War Poetry In Flanders Fields

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War poetry lesson that supports students to analyse In Flanders Fields by John McCrae. Students develop an understanding of the poppy as a symbol before transferring this to an analysis of the poem. We look at language and structure in detail, including how the poet adapts the form of a rondeau. A v...
Exposure - Wilfred Owen
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Exposure - Wilfred Owen

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This engaging, comprehensive lesson aims to improve students understanding of Wilfred Owen s WWI power and conflict poem Exposure with particular focus upon the language, structure, and subject matter used within the poem. By the end of the lesson, students demonstrate their knowledge of ...
The Soldier Rupert Brooke
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The Soldier Rupert Brooke

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The Soldier - GCSE WJEC Eduqas War Poetry This two-lesson unit teaches students about Rupert Brooke's 'The Soldier' in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying WJEC Eduqas War Poetry, the resource explores the poem in depth and explains how to compare it to another poem from the anthology. It is ...
Wilfred Owen Dulce et Decorum Est
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Wilfred Owen Dulce et Decorum Est

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War poetry lesson that explores Wilfred Owen's poem Dulce et Decorum Est in detail. Students explain how they perceive soldiers before looking at the impact gas attacks had on Owen and other First World War soldiers and how Owen presents his war experiences in his poem. Includes detailed teacher and...
KS3 War Poetry 'The Soldier'
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KS3 War Poetry 'The Soldier'

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A lesson that aims to link personal accounts and historical context with the poem 'The Soldier' by Rupert Brooke. Resources are included. There are opportunities for group work and class discussion. Suitable for a year 8 mixed ability group or a high ability year 7 class.
War Poetry Annotated Rupert Brooke & Wilfred Owen
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War Poetry Annotated Rupert Brooke & Wilfred Owen

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War Poetry Annotated Rupert Brooke & Wilfred Owen An ideal resource for English lessons in the approach to Remembrance Day. This resource includes two iconic war poems - The Soldier and Dulce et Decorum Est. For each poem, there is: - a blank copy where students can make their own annotations...
Rhythm and Pace in War Poetry (Poetry Society)
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Rhythm and Pace in War Poetry (Poetry Society)

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A Poetry class teaching resource from the Poetry Society giving an adapatable lesson plan, including full poem texts and photocopiable handouts, using Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen and The Charge of the Light Brigade by Tennyson // This lesson plan covers techniques such as rhythm and rhyme i...