Edward Thomas - Rain (Context Lesson, Poetry)

Getting students excited about poetry is hard; regardless, that is what this resource sets out to do. The purpose of this lesson is to introduce students to the historical context of the poem and enable them to empathise with the author. The lesson concludes with two longer and guided reciprocal teaching activities in which the students explore the poem for themselves. Detailed role-cards are provided for this activity.

The PowerPoint spans 18 beautifully designed and fully animated slides which contain shorter and longer activities with pair tasks and individual tasks. The PowerPoint is accompanied by an extensive and highly detailed lesson plan which will walk you through the slideshow, literally click by click, thereby making the delivery easy as can be.

The slideshow covers:

• A Do-Now task to hook learners from the start
• A historical overview with several turn-and-talk activities
• A letter-writing activity in which students imagine they are in WW1, complete with success criteria and inspiration
• A brief introduction to the poet
• A beautifully animated line-by-line showing of the poem
• Easy-to-fill-in tables showing task and group assignments

The complete lesson is expected to span between two and four 50-minute periods of teaching.

NOTE: A free sample of this lesson is available in my shop. If you are on the fence about purchasing, I recommend you check it out!