World War 1 Poetry at KS3

This unit contains everything you need to teach War Poetry at KS3. It gives a balanced view of patriotic poems that glorify war (Brooke and Pope) with more realistic poems from the front line (Sassoon and Owen). This unit of work is focused on preparing students for a final poetry assessment, whilst fostering a love of poetry. It includes 17 lessons and is fully resourced with lesson PowerPoints, contextual information, exemplar material, IWB interactive resources, quizzes, activities to exploit drama, original redrafts and opportunities for online research.

Lesson 1: Context reading
Lesson 2: Poet online research
Lesson 3: Rhythm and rhyme in poetry
Lesson 4: Poetic techniques
Lesson 5: Techniques review
Lesson 6: Write your own war poem
Lesson 7: Anthem for Doomed Youth
Lesson 8: The Charge of the Light Brigade
Lesson 9: Base Details
Lesson 10: A Remembrance Tale
Lesson 11: Dulce et Decorum Est
Lesson 12: The Hero
Lesson 13: Who’s for the game?
Lesson 14: The Soldier
Lesson 15: Explosure
Lesson 16: Assessment Preparation
Lesson 17: Write your assessment