An oldie but a goodie! This is still an interesting poem to explore with classes who you feel would benefit from studying the themes of conflict, prejudice and racism. This could be a lesson within a unit on conflict poetry in year 9 or may be used as a chance to explore an 'unseen' poetry which is not in your GCSE class's anthology of Literature exam poems.
The poem, if you don't know it, describes a South African's feelings whilst walking through a familiar community that was devastated by the effects of the Apartheid in South Africa.
The lesson begins by asking students to define the concept of segregation and then teases out any facts they may already know about the Apartheid regime. There are images and some facts for them to consider. They are then introduced to the 'WPSLOMP' method of analysing poetry as well as being asked to colour code devices the poet uses for effect (metaphor, simile, peaceful and violent imagery).
The lesson ends with a chance for students to write independent essay paragraphs with a generic success criteria which 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.
Attached is;
- A blank copy of the poem with a word box for tricky words
- A handout of Apartheid images
- Essay PEA styles sentence starters writing frames for weaker students
- A worksheet with a range of tasks on it along with the poem (good cover work?)
- A storyboard template
- A powerpoint with the lesson clearly outlined
The poem, if you don't know it, describes a South African's feelings whilst walking through a familiar community that was devastated by the effects of the Apartheid in South Africa.
The lesson begins by asking students to define the concept of segregation and then teases out any facts they may already know about the Apartheid regime. There are images and some facts for them to consider. They are then introduced to the 'WPSLOMP' method of analysing poetry as well as being asked to colour code devices the poet uses for effect (metaphor, simile, peaceful and violent imagery).
The lesson ends with a chance for students to write independent essay paragraphs with a generic success criteria which 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.
Attached is;
- A blank copy of the poem with a word box for tricky words
- A handout of Apartheid images
- Essay PEA styles sentence starters writing frames for weaker students
- A worksheet with a range of tasks on it along with the poem (good cover work?)
- A storyboard template
- A powerpoint with the lesson clearly outlined
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An informative, well resourced lesson, which leads into a detailed analysis task.
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