Eduqas Unseen Poetry

A really clear 30 slide powerpoint that takes students step-by-step through the unseen poetry questions of the Eduqas exam board. It uses two lovely, accessible poems that deal with the relationships between a child and an older person.

The first half of the powerpoint tackles the single poem using ‘Praise Song for My Mother’ by Grace Nichols and includes a sample top mark answer.

The second half then helps students develop the skills to compare the poems, using ‘Mother any distance’ by Simon Armitage. There is a sample essay plan and a sample top end paragraph.

I have used this powerpoint many times with my students and it works really well.

It can easily be used for the AQA unseen poetry question and, with a little adaptation, for Edexcel.

Poems not included but easily available online.