Follower by Seamus Heaney

Follower by Seamus Heaney

This free lesson is designed to help you teach Seamus Heaney’s ‘Follower’ to pupils studying the AQA GCSE English Literature Love and Relationships Anthology. It is made up of a 34-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 3 worksheets and is the first part of our mini-unit on ‘Follower’. The complete resource can be downloaded here - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12714247

This first lesson contains the following:

Making predictions – From the title alone, what do you think the poem is about?

Context – Learning the importance of context. How knowledge of context helps us understand the poem in detail. Here we explore Heaney and the disappearing world of traditional Irish rural life

First Contact – An initial reading of the poem with a glossary included and comprehension questions with answers to assess understanding.

Exploring Meaning – Analysing the poem in detail. Exploring key quotes and discussing them with comprehensive questions that delve deeper. Model answers are provided.

Essay Writing – An essay question task to assess initial understanding. Includes a model answer and peer assessment opportunities.

This free lesson is the first part of our teaching unit on ‘Follower’. The complete resource can be downloaded here - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12714247