This is a lesson on a poem about a Japanese pilot during the Second World War who failed in a Kamikaze mission. It features in AQA's anthology of Literature exam poems. It explores the themes of isolation in war and shame which can be linked to other poems taught within a unit. It's particularly useful to compare to 'Remains' by Simon Armitage and 'War Photographer' by Carol Ann Duffy (see my lesson on that in my shop).
The lesson begins by asking students to consider what Kamikaze is and why those Japanese pilots would be an effective focus for a poem. There is then a slide which introduces them to Beatrice Garland as a poet. Students are then introduced to the 'WPSLOMP' method of analysing poetry which they can then apply in pairs before colour coding quotes which are examples of metaphors, simile and emotions, as well as some more challenging features. The ideas they pull together for this can then be explored as a class and the slides can be annotated by the teacher on the board and there are also some quotes colour coded as the answers. Students are then asked to think about structure and there is a slide which introduces them to sestets, sibilance and line length.
The lesson ends with a chance for students to write independent essay paragraphs with AQA's exam success criteria but this can be adapted for your course. There are 3 options on how to approach essay writing: 'layers of meaning', PEA, or the 'reading ladder' which follow the same idea. There is then an opportunity to self or peer assess according to the key skills.
As with all my lessons, there are 'Talk for Writing' activities and Challenge tasks for more able students.
Attached is;
- A powerpoint with the lesson clearly outlined
- The poem with a word bank on it
- A handout of glossary style word banks which students can stick into their anthologies
- A set of PEA style writing frames for weaker students to use (cut into strips to stick in books)
- Links to online videos/readings (see 'Notes' under slides).
The lesson begins by asking students to consider what Kamikaze is and why those Japanese pilots would be an effective focus for a poem. There is then a slide which introduces them to Beatrice Garland as a poet. Students are then introduced to the 'WPSLOMP' method of analysing poetry which they can then apply in pairs before colour coding quotes which are examples of metaphors, simile and emotions, as well as some more challenging features. The ideas they pull together for this can then be explored as a class and the slides can be annotated by the teacher on the board and there are also some quotes colour coded as the answers. Students are then asked to think about structure and there is a slide which introduces them to sestets, sibilance and line length.
The lesson ends with a chance for students to write independent essay paragraphs with AQA's exam success criteria but this can be adapted for your course. There are 3 options on how to approach essay writing: 'layers of meaning', PEA, or the 'reading ladder' which follow the same idea. There is then an opportunity to self or peer assess according to the key skills.
As with all my lessons, there are 'Talk for Writing' activities and Challenge tasks for more able students.
Attached is;
- A powerpoint with the lesson clearly outlined
- The poem with a word bank on it
- A handout of glossary style word banks which students can stick into their anthologies
- A set of PEA style writing frames for weaker students to use (cut into strips to stick in books)
- Links to online videos/readings (see 'Notes' under slides).
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