Exposure for Lower Ability

This PPT enables an exploration of ‘Exposure’ by Wilfred Owen, part of the AQA Power and Conflict Anthology. It is aimed at lower ability learners whose primary objective is understanding and basic comparisons.

It includes:

1. Starter: Infer the meaning of the word exposure by examining the three images (sun exposure, exposure to the elements, exposure to harmful gases in the air)
2. Learners then look at an image of WW1 soldiers in the trenches and link it to their understanding of the word exposure.
3. There is a context sheet which explains some of the background to the poem e.g. the Western Front and conditions for soldiers in the trenches. Learners then work through relevant tasks e.g. label the Western Front on a blank map of Europe.
4. Poem synopsis with 4 comprehension questions.
5. The poem translated into reasonably simply English + reduction task.
6. Suggested annotations for lower ability learners.
7. A comparison table for completion (presentation of effects of war with ‘Remains’.
8. Review.