Poetry Lesson: Quickdraw

During this lesson, students will explore the poem ‘Quickdraw’ by Carol Ann Duffy.

Starter task asks students to identify a range of poetic devices.

They will then be expected to discuss the effects of these devices and produce a written response to their findings.

Peer assessment task concludes the lesson.

Differentiation:
Model PEAR paragraph included, as well as sentence starters and extension tasks.

Typically for a 50 minute lesson (mid-top set)

Teachers of lower sets can facilitate learning by recapping poetic devices and annotating the poem before delivering this lesson.

Teachers only need to print copies of the poem-of which can be found online/in anthology texts.