'London' by William Blake

Exploring the poem London by Blake in three lessons. This PowerPoint teaches students how to understand and research context (background information), annotate a poem, retrieve relevant evidence, create points and write an analytical response. Worksheets are all hyperlinked in the PowerPoint and support students with the activities. Please note that lesson one may take 2-4 lessons depending on the class size. These lessons do not spoon-feed students with information but get them to think for themselves, build their skills and draw their own conclusions.

1. LO: To be able to identify and understand what life was like in England in the late 18th century.
2. LO: To be able to retrieve information and explore the purpose in context.
3. LO: To be able to analyse and evaluate how and why Blake used language and structure to engage the readers in context.