War Poetry Scheme of Work

This scheme of work provides a comprehensive study of World War One poetry and the context surrounding it. It particularly focusses on the writer's perspectives and viewpoints, preparing them for GCSE by encouraging pupils to compare themes and ideas. The end of unit assessment is based on ability: lower sets writing three PEA paragraphs about 'Anthem for Doomed Youth,' middle sets must compare and contrast ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ with ‘Whose for the Game?’ in terms of how they present war, top sets should compare the portrayal of war in ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ (seen) with ‘The Rich Dead’ by Rupert Brooke, although pupils will have studied this poet, the poem itself will be unseen.