Tissue by Imtiaz Dharker. Power and Conflict. Detailed, thorough lesson.

This is an outstanding lesson for one of the most notoriously tricky poems in the Power and Conflict anthology that I’ve created from my 15 years of being a classroom teacher and 6 years being an AQA examiner.

An engaging, high quality powerpoint with a range of fun activities and exercises to stretch and challenge the more able, and are differentiated.

This resource contains:

• A detailed powerpoint with questions to really break down every aspect of the poem including the impact of free verse, enjambment, extended metaphor, simile, symbolism etc
• Analysis of power within the poem.
• Individual and group exercises for students.
• Contextual factors and research work on Dharker
• Analysis of the poet’s individual structural choices.
• Analysis of the poet’s individual language choices.
• Exercises comparing the poem to the other poems in the anthology which is incredibly beneficial for the exam.
• Model answers for students and how best to approach and answer an exam question.

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