Unseen Poem GCSE practice (AQA)

This is an interesting poem that seems to capture pupils’ attention because it is so different. It is also a springboard into eulogies and obituaries.

It contains:

• a starter
• the lesson plan (i.e. the sequence of the slides)
• the poem
• AQA criteria
• scaffolding in the form of sentence tags for extended answers and also linking verbs for analysis
• a model answer to apply the AQA criteria to
• a plenary and a Bloom’s inspired activity at the end

The students read, deconstruct the archaic language then write about the poem in 30 mins. They then assess the AQA criteria against a model answer.

Tried and tested. Great with Year 10 or 11. It could also be used with Year 9