My Last Duchess

This lesson provides an alternative to :
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/my-last-duchess-11887073

In this lesson:

• Learners use a context notes sheet and its accompanying worksheet to generate a collection of ideas about the historical context of the poem.
• There are links to two different video clips in which the poem is recited.
• Learners then discuss their answers to a series of comprehension questions on the poem. Teacher answers provided.
• Learners go on to annotate the poem using the context sheet and a prompt sheet. Learners will need their own copy of the poem.
• Slide 7 provides a glossary of the more unfamiliar terms in the poem.
• The final slide presents 4 different long-answer questions which can be explored in groups and used a basis for group presentations.