Melissa Victoria is a former English teacher with over 15 years' experience in a variety of secondary school settings, including comprehensive and grammar schools. She provides English resources mainly for high-ability students studying for GCSE and A level (AQA).
Melissa Victoria has an MA in English from the University of Birmingham, UK.
Melissa Victoria is a former English teacher with over 15 years' experience in a variety of secondary school settings, including comprehensive and grammar schools. She provides English resources mainly for high-ability students studying for GCSE and A level (AQA).
Melissa Victoria has an MA in English from the University of Birmingham, UK.
A fully-adaptable 15-slide PowerPoint on The Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom and Simon Armitage’s appointment.
The PowerPoint contains:
A history of the role of Poet Laureate
The role itself
Payment
How the role has changed over time
Famous past Poets Laureate
Differing opinions of the role
A biography of Simon Armitage
Simon Armitage’s reactions to becoming PL and his ambitions for the role.
Many slides contain thought-bubbles which could be used with a class if needed to further discussion.
The PowerPoint could be used:
As an introduction to Armitage’s Poetry at GCSE
For KS3 classes in the summer term as an introduction to poetry
In PSHE exploring the role of poetry in wider society
In an assembly exploring poetry/society
Where copyright infringement is not an issue, I have included pictures of poets. Where copyright would be violated, I have given links to pictures and news stories. You can of course adapt the PowerPoint for yourself and include the images on slides.
Best wishes,
Englbee x
