EDUQAS POETRY ANTHOLOGY REVISION GUIDE

I have put together a revision guide for my set 4 class on the poems that have not yet been examined on by Eduqas in the GCSEs. It took me a really long time to create it, but the students have really found it useful.

In the revision guide, I have included:

For each poem:

• A ‘fit on one page’ guide explaining what the poem is about, 7 key quotes, the key messages, context and structural notes
• A question page with short form questions linked to the poem
• A ‘memorise the quote’ page in the style of spelling copy and repeat sheets
• An exam style question and three pages to answer.

Alongside the poem sheets I have included an ‘how to write an analysis’ page with sentence starters and 7 comparison grids. Each grid has a different theme. I have filled in one half of the first sheet so students can see what needs to be done.

The poems included are: Death of a Naturalist, Hawk Roosting, The Prelude, She Walks in Beauty, Valentine, Living Space, As Imperceptibly as Grief, Cozy Apologia, The Manhunt, The Soldier

I have included the following themes: Power, Nature, Love/Relationships, Grief/Time/Faith, Childhood/Growing up and Conflict/War.

I have made sure to use dual coding to further support understanding of theme.