Hawk Roosting by Ted Hughes

English Teaching Resources: Hawk Roosting (Ted Hughes).
PowerPoint and worksheets.
English Teaching Resources: Hawk Roosting (Ted Hughes) is a 65 slide fully editable PowerPoint presentation designed to teach Ted Hughes's poem Hawk Roosting. Hawk Roosting has been a popular text at KS4/GCSE for many years and this resource can be used with either the 9-1 or A-G English GCSE. Resources include a variety of lessons and activities ideal for helping pupils understand the imagery, structure and themes of the poem. English Teaching Resources: Hawk Roosting (Ted Hughes) also contains 12 worksheets which can be used alongside the PowerPoint presentation. Activities include:
Read Hawk Roosting and discuss ideas. Students complete a written task to assess their understanding.
A brief biography of Ted Hughes and a hyperlink to further information about the man and his poetry.


Exploration of imagery and how to use P.E.E. to write about language. A written task with a writing frame to assess students’ understanding of how Ted Hughes uses imagery and an exemplar response.
Analysis of the use and effect of various poetic techniques. Matching activity, a writing task (with framework) and an exemplar response.
Structural devices that learners should look for. Key words with definitions, a writing task (with framework) and an exemplar response.
The themes of the poem explored; consolidation of the poem’s meaning and purpose.
A mnemonic (HIT POEM) and guidelines for writing a poetry comparison with exemplar responses.
Where to find further information about Hawk Roosting and the poetry of Ted Hughes.
65 slide PowerPoint presentation.
12 worksheets to accompany the PowerPoint.