Unseen Poetry Scheme of Work (7 lessons + exam practice)

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