AQA English Literature - Paper 2- Section B- Conflict Poetry- 25 Lessons,Medium Term Plan,Homework

This complete scheme of learning covers all of the poems from the conflict poetry section&the Medium Term Plan supports this for the whole department. Every lesson focuses on the assessment objectives. Explicit use of the assessment objectives (AO1, AO2, AO3) are referenced throughout all lessons. Assessment tasks are built in to the scheme. The SOL will analyse poems individually developing students’ ability to engage with the content of the poems &identify key themes and ideas.

Students are actively taught to engage with the content first. An understanding of what is happening in the poem and the effects created. Students are then taught how these effects and ideas are presented through the use of form structure and language. Arbitrary feature spotting is avoided.

Lesson 1: Introduces the course&outlines exam specific information. Idea of 4 types of conflict are introduced.

Lessons 2-5:Ozymandias, London, Prelude.
-understanding power&conflict
- all AOs covered, annotation suggested, sentence starters to support students with how to develop a successful response.
-ranking statements
-annotating
-exam style questions embedded
-background&contextual information on each poem
- idea of comparison grid introduced.

Lessons 6-10:My Last Duchess, The Charge of the Light Brigade, Bayonet Charge.
-AO3 focus to reinforce understanding/ relevance
-supporting understanding notes
- questions to support independent responses.
-comparison between poems shown in exam style
-exam style questions embedded
-group analysis of each stanza
- presenting to the class
-focus on quotes specifically support context

Lessons 11-16: Exposure, Checking Out Me History, Remains, Poppies, War Photographer
-assessment
-marking guidance provided
-AO3 specific focus and support quotations
-creative writing to engage with the context&develop a personal response
-exam style questions embedded
-assessment feedback with A grade model answer
-group work&presentations

Lessons 17-20: Tissue, The Emigre
-understand the poem
- links to power&conflict
-ranking statements
-exam style questions embedded
-prompt questions to promote independent learning
-supporting sentence starters
-creative writing

The Home Learning Booklet provides seven independent activities to develop AO1, AO2 and AO3 skills for students studying AQA English Literature - conflict poetry.
1: Belfast Confetti
2. Mametz Wood
3. Flag
4. The Right Word
5. Review of skills&links to personal response
6. How to make comparisons - developing a personal response
7. Writing poetry linked to SOL