Mid-Term Break by Seamus Heaney Analysis

A lesson scaffolding students towards analysing how Seamus Heaney creates meaning in ‘Mid-Term Break’. The lesson uses group work and reinforces students’ tier 2 and tier 3 vocabulary. It also gives them the skills to approach poetry more generally through an analytical lens.

Lesson includes:

• Vocabulary quizzes at the start of the lesson.
• Targeted questions broken into categories.
• Group work activities.
• Questions intended to deepen understanding and prevent misconceptions.
• Tasks and questions designed to prepare students for A* or level 9 responses.