Full SOW: KS3 First World War Poetry

A full scheme of work designed for Year 7 on First World War Poetry.
We start by looking at propaganda poetry, before moving into reality poetry.
Children explore the persuasive techniques used in propaganda poems and poetry by writers like Jessie Pope, and then are introduced to the reality of what life was like in the trenches and poetry by writers like Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen.
The scheme aims to develop their analytical writing, with a focus on identifying language techniques and key vocabulary in quotations.
I’ve had enormous success with this at Year 7 this term, and have found that my pupils’ writing about poetry has really improved.