OCR English Literature Paper 2 practice - Poetry

Helping prepare students for their Literature Poetry exam, this lesson begins by testing students on how much they remember about the exam in terms of length, structure and assessment objectives. The lesson then introduces an exam question, using 'Long Distance II' as the named poem and 'Elegy for my Father's Father' as the unseen comparative. (This poem is used in the IGCSE poetry specification, so should be accessible for students, although it can initially be considered as quite challenging - perhaps ideal for students to practice with.)

There are several ways this lesson could be executed, which are detailed in the PowerPoint, enabling students to independently analyse each poem before preparing a plan for the question. The lesson finishes with students identifying areas they feel have been successful and revision targets. This question could be completed in a second lesson or for homework.

Files in this resource:
English Literature Paper 2 practice - PowerPoint of lesson
Long Distance II - Word document of the poem
Elegy for my Father's Father - Word document of the poem