AQA GCSE English Literature Power and Conflict Poetry – Exam Revision - Comparative Answers

This fantastic resource contains 4 sets of Comparative Answers worksheets AND 4 presentations on:

- Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ and Jane Weir’s ‘Poppies’.
- Seamus Heaney’s ‘Storm on the Island’ and William Wordsworth’s ‘Prelude’
- Ted Hughes’ ‘Bayonet Charge’ and Simon Armitage’s ‘Remains’
- Percy Bysshe Shelley’s ‘Ozymandias’ and Wilfred Owen’s ‘Exposure’

These resources are designed to help you prepare your class to answer exam questions on AQA Power and Conflict Poetry. They are NOT intended to teach students the poems themselves – students should already be familiar with the poems used within. They are designed for you to use later in the school year when the poetry has been covered and the students need to learn how to use this knowledge to write the best possible exam answers.

The contents are:
1. Power and Conflict Presentations: The presentations are entitled ’ Answering AQA Power and Conflict Poetry Questions’: each contains more than 32 slides and have been carefully designed and created to help you guide your class through each part of the essay writing process. They examine each of the following elements: the AOs and the Mark Scheme, exam timing and weighting, essay structure, how to write an introduction, using ‘rough notes’ for planning, contents of the main body and how to write a conclusion. Most importantly, they feature many extracts from a sample exam answer which are annotated to show the importance of using subject terminology, precise and judicious quotes and comparative links.

2. Power and Conflict Sample Answers – these 800+ word sample answers to each question are presented in two formats for your convenience. The first is a 1-page A4 handout of the essay itself. The second is a 2-page A4 handout with wider margins and more generous spacing – this allows ample space for annotation and highlighting, allowing students to completely break down the elements of the essay. I would suggest copying this onto an A3 sheet – I’ve used it very effectively with pairs of students using different colour markers to highlight the various AOs, the subject terminology, comparative terms, precise quotes etc.

3. Power and Conflict Sample Planning Grid – this is a 1-page A4 handout which shows the students how to use ‘rough notes’ to plan and structure their essay.

4. Planning Grid Templates – this is a 1-page A4 handout featuring a blank Planning Grid which students can use to plan their own essays.

5. Power and Conflict AOs – this is a 1-page A4 handout which explains the Poetry AOs to students. It eliminates any confusion about the Mark Scheme and shows students exactly what elements need to be included to gain maximum marks.

You can purchase any of these comparative answers individually in my shop, but this resource represents a huge discount!