'Effects' by Alan Jenkins Analysis & Thesis creation - A Level English Lit Poems of the Decade

A complete lesson centering around the poem ‘Effects’ by Alan Jenkins from the A Level English Literature Poems of the Decade Anthology. The lesson also has a fun and visual step by step break down of how to write a comparative thesis statement.

At the end of this lesson students will be able to write a comparative thesis and have a fully annotated copy of ‘Effects’.

The lesson has a fun comparative opening comparing Shrek and Frankenstein’s Monster. This is used to segue into comparative thesis writing. Then a class reading and discussion of initial thoughts/ideas around the poem ‘Effects’. Student will then be broken into smaller groups to look more in depth a specific aspect of the poem led by Enquiry Questions. Finally there is an opportunity for an exam style response comparing with another poem in the anthology.

Additional Resource: Copy of the poem for students to annotate.