Unseen Poetry AQA English Literature Paper 2 Section C - 27.1 and 27.2 A fully resourced unit of work that explores Paper 2-style AQA English Literature unseen poetry questions based on the following poems: Robert Frost: The Road Not Taken William Blake:* A Poison Tree* Christina Rossetti: A Birthday Edgar Allan Poe: Romance Grace Hazard Conkling: Cedars Nicolaus Lenau: The Oak-Wood Thomas Hardy: The Voice Robert Frost: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening E. F. Hayward: Back to Nature These resources can be adapted for use with different poems and questions by other exam boards. This powerpoint bundle includes over 100 slides split into 7 complete lessons and final exam style questions 27.1 and 27.2 AQA English Lit Paper 2 Section C Unseen Poetry Purpose of unit of work: To master questions 27.1 and 27.2 Form: Exam paper responses Assessment Objectives: AO1 - Read, understand and respond to texts, maintaining a critical style and developing an informed personal response, using textual references including quotations to support and illustrate interpretations (12 marks). AO2 - Analyse the language, form and structure used by a writer to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate (12 marks). AO2 - Comparison of AO2 (8 marks) STIMULATE AND GENERATE Focus on engagement, discussion and building cultural capital CAPTURE, SIFT AND SORT Sifting the outcomes from the first phase to fit where we are heading. What skills do pupils need to learn in order to be successful in the next phase? Focus on teaching, modelling and developing key skills and processes linked to success criteria CREATE, REFINE AND EVALUATE More independent application of skills learnt. This is the stage that needs most differentiation and allows/enables writers to work at different rates and pitches. Self, peer and teacher review happens throughout this phrase. Write extended responses to exam questions, provide feedback and refine work Lesson objectives: How do I develop an informed, personal interpretation supported by textual references? How do I read, understand and respond to an unseen poem? How do I analyse the form and structure used by a writer to create meanings and effects? How do analyse the language used by a writer to create meanings and effects using relevant subject terminology? How do I compare language, form and structure used by writers to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology? How do I plan and write a response to 27.1? How do I plan and write a response to 27.2? Exam practice: Unseen poetry questions 27.1 and 27.2

Stevenson’s vocabulary can be difficult for some pupils (and, at times, teachers too!). These 10 powerpoints list all those words and phrases that would typically present difficulties, and offer easy translations into modern English, or into language that teenagers, or English language learners would more readily understand. In a classroom scenario, just display on a projector during guided reading so that pupils can look up any words they don’t understand, or even take notes in their own books if they wish.

A bundle including all 3 Teacher Copies of homeworkd booklets of AQA Power and Conflict Poems with correct answers highlighted in red. 15 weeks’ worth of homework tasks based on the AQA Power and Conflict Anthology of poetry. 3 booklets of A4 printable Powerpoint slides (3 sheets per lesson, including poem and questions). Easy and quick to self-assess in class as responses are chosen from multiple choices. A separate file is available to purchase, with correct answers clearly highlighted for all 5 poems. Tasks focus on comprehension, selecting relevant evidence, poetic devices analysis, writer’s ideas and themes. Poems included 1 - Percy Bysshe Shelley - Ozymandias 2 - William Blake - London 3 - William Wordsworth - Extract from, The Prelude 4 - Robert Browning - My Last Duchess 5 - Alfred Lord Tennyson - The Charge of the Light Brigade 6 - Wilfred Owen - Exposure 7 - Seamus Heaney - Storm on the Island 8 - Ted Hughes - Bayonet Charge 9 - Simon Armitage - Remains 10 - Jane Weir - Poppies 11 - Carol Ann Duffy - War Photographer 12 - Imtiaz Dharker - Tissue 13 - Carol Rumens - The Émigrée 14 - John Agard - Checking Out Me History 15 - Beatrice Garland - Kamikaze