Storm on the Island- Lesson PPT

This double lesson Powerpoint addresses two of the key skills involved in the AQA GCSE Lang and Lit Exams.

The first lesson focuses on analysing the poem ‘Storm on the Island’ by Seamus Heaney (GCSE Literature), whilst the second uses the poem as inspiration for a piece of creative writing.

The first lesson encourages students to think around the meanings in the poem, identifies key language techniques and shows students effective strategies to analyse the language.

The second lesson then uses inspiration from the poem to walk students through the planning process before they write their own piece of description. The lesson also includes handy checklists and peer assessment lists to help students to check their own use of language and structure in their work.