Adaptable resources for the poems Exposure, Prelude, Poppies, A Poison Tree, Belfast Confetti and What Were They Like as follows: Revision grid for six poems, grouping ideas on content, language and structure with examples Partially completed example of the above with one quotation in each box Short answer revision questions including topic, form, language, quotations (with extension tasks and an answer sheet) Slides to support students with completion of revision with suggestions for further revision tasks

Powerpoint exploring key ideas in the poem, stressing the importance of appropriate contextual knowledge, with some background on Vietnam. Contains guided annotations through language, form and structure, linked back to context to support students in writing paragraphs which show how all the elements work together to create meaningful analysis. Includes topic sentences at the end to support with extended writing.

Powerpoint guiding students through this poem, including some discussion questions about the nature of photography, terminology revision to check prior knowledge and a summary of the narrative of the poem. This is followed with stanza by stanza guided annotation questions/points slowly removing the level of detail and scaffolding to support growing student independence in approaching a poem.

Powerpoint slides working through this poem from the Edexcel GCSE anthology. Includes knowledge check of terminology revision, background to the poem linked to an excellent video from BBC Bitesize (link in notes) and then a copy of the poem with guided teacher-led annotations (in notes).

Powerpoint and worksheet guiding students through this extract (which is on AQA and Edexcel specifications although with slightly different wording). Includes terminology revision, vocabualry, guidance through the narrative of the poem, link to useful video and model paragraphs for a question on the power of nature.

Powerpoint working through annotations on this poem for the Edexcel conflict anthology. Includes some opening discussion questions, slides with the poem and key vocab/terms (with suggestions for teacher led annotations in the notes), contextual ideas and a model paragraph of analysis for an essay question.

A selection of tasks allowing students to personally respond to the poetry. It was designed for Edexcel Conflict but could be used for AQA as the example given uses Poppies. Allows students to respond in a visual, written or practical way.

So many students struggle to know how to effectively revise for English, especially language. Too many fall into the trap of just learning quotations by rote, highlighting things, rereading notes and, for English language especially, being complacent because the texts are unseen. This document aims to provide some quick, simple examples, most of which can be done with pen and paper, for effective revision, as well as organisational tips. Examples are based on AQA texts but these could easily be adapted.

A set of short answer questions, allowing students to demonstrate knowledge of four poems in this cluster (Exposure, Poppies, Belfast Confetti, A Poison Tree), building to comparisons. Includes model paragraphs demonstrating how to compare effectively.

A worksheet exploring the poem Poppies by Jane Weir (which is on AQA and Edexcel specifications) guiding students to annotate the poem with context, background, notes on form, language, structure and ending with some debate statements leading into a written task. Ideal for an independent lesson, cover work or to support students with guided annotation.