GCSE Revision Power and Conflict Poetry – Storm on the Island + Prelude

AQA GCSE English Literature Power and Conflict Poetry – Exam Preparation - A Comparative Answer on Seamus Heaney’s ‘Storm on the Island’ and William Wordsworth’s ‘The Prelude (Extract)’.

This resource is designed to help you prepare your class to answer a GCSE English Literature question on AQA Power and Conflict Poetry. It is NOT intended to teach students the poems themselves – students should already be familiar with the two poems used within.

There are six elements included:
1. Answering AQA Power and Conflict Poetry Questions: this 36-slide Powerpoint presentation has been designed to help you guide your class through the essay writing process. It examines the AOs and the Mark Scheme, exam timing and weighting, essay structure, how to write an introduction, using ‘rough notes’ for planning, contents of the main body and how to write a conclusion.
2. Power and Conflict Sample Answers – this 900-word sample answer to the question is presented in two formats for your convenience. The first is a one-page A4 handout of the essay itself. The second is a two-page A4 handout with wider margins and more generous spacing – this allows ample space for annotation and highlighting, allowing students to completely break down the elements of the essay. I would suggest copying this onto an A3 sheet – I’ve used it very effectively with pairs of students using different colour markers to highlight the various AOs, the subject terminology, comparative terms, precise quotes etc.
3. Power and Conflict Sample Planning Grid – one-page A4 handout which shows the students how to use ‘rough notes’.
4. Planning Grid Template – one-page A4 handout featuring a blank Planning Grid which students can use to plan their own essays.
5. Power and Conflict AOs – this is a one-page A4 handout which explains the AOs to students.
6. Teacher’s Instructions
Other AQA Poetry Resources:
12 Sample Exam Questions AND a fun pack of activities for revision
12 Sample Exam Questions AND Presentation and Worksheets comparing two poems
Presentations on FOUR different pairs of poems
Presentations and Worksheets on FOUR different pairs of poems