This is a lesson on a poem about the First World War which features in Edexcel and AQA's anthology of Literature exam poems. The poem, if you don't know it, describes the hopelessness of war and misery whilst living as a soldier in the trenches. It is a conflict poem which explores the themes of violence and fear in war which can be linked to other poems taught within a unit. It's particularly useful to compare to 'Bayonet Charge' by Ted Hughes and 'Remains' by Simon Armitage.
The lesson begins by asking students to list what they know or can guess about the poet and the conditions in the trenches. There is then a slide which introduces them to Owen and gives a short list of important facts to consider. Students are then introduced to the 'WPSLOMP' method of analysing poetry which they can then apply in pairs before colour coding quotes which are examples of metaphors, simile and personification. The ideas they pull together for this can then be explored as a class and the slides can be annotated by the teacher on the board. Students are then asked to think about structure and there is a slide which introduces them to tercets, para-rhyme and explains the rhyme scheme.
The lesson ends with a chance for students to write independent essay paragraphs with AQA's exam success criteria but this can be adapted for your course. There are 3 options on how to approach essay writing: 'layers of meaning', PEA, or the 'reading ladder' which follow the same idea. There is then an opportunity to self or peer assess according to the key skills.
As with all my lessons, there are 'Talk for Writing' activities and Challenge tasks for more able students.
Attached is;
- A powerpoint with the lesson clearly outlined
- A handout of glossary style word banks which students can stick into their anthologies
- Essay PEA styles sentence starters writing frames for weaker students.
- Links to online videos/readings (see 'Notes' under slides).
The lesson begins by asking students to list what they know or can guess about the poet and the conditions in the trenches. There is then a slide which introduces them to Owen and gives a short list of important facts to consider. Students are then introduced to the 'WPSLOMP' method of analysing poetry which they can then apply in pairs before colour coding quotes which are examples of metaphors, simile and personification. The ideas they pull together for this can then be explored as a class and the slides can be annotated by the teacher on the board. Students are then asked to think about structure and there is a slide which introduces them to tercets, para-rhyme and explains the rhyme scheme.
The lesson ends with a chance for students to write independent essay paragraphs with AQA's exam success criteria but this can be adapted for your course. There are 3 options on how to approach essay writing: 'layers of meaning', PEA, or the 'reading ladder' which follow the same idea. There is then an opportunity to self or peer assess according to the key skills.
As with all my lessons, there are 'Talk for Writing' activities and Challenge tasks for more able students.
Attached is;
- A powerpoint with the lesson clearly outlined
- A handout of glossary style word banks which students can stick into their anthologies
- Essay PEA styles sentence starters writing frames for weaker students.
- Links to online videos/readings (see 'Notes' under slides).
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