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My Last Duchess - AQA

This two-lesson mini-unit covers Robert Browning’s ‘My Last Duchess’ in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying AQA Power and Conflict poetry, this resource explores the poem in depth and explains how to compare it to other poems from the anthology. The resource is made up of a 58-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 5 accompanying worksheets.

The lessons contain the following:

Lesson One

Context – A brief outline of Robert Browning’s life.

First Reading – A reading of ‘My Last Duchess’ with glossary and comprehension / consolidation questions - answers included.

Language and imagery – Analysing ‘My Last Duchess’ in detail. Exploring language and answering questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided.

Essay Writing – An essay question to assess students’ initial understanding of the poem. An example response is included.

Lesson Two

Imagery - Analysing Browning’s use of imagery and poetic techniques in the poem.

Themes – Exploring the themes of ‘My Last Duchess’ – power, control, possessiveness, the objectification of women

Structure and Form – How Browning uses form, structure, rhythm and rhyme.

The GCSE exam – Comparing ‘My Last Duchess’ with ‘Ozymandias’ and explaining how to write an effective extended answer.

This is a comprehensive resource containing a range of activities, however it can also be edited, personalised and differentiated to suit your teaching needs.

To preview our ‘My Last Duchess’ teaching resource, please click on the images.

Click below to see more AQA GCSE Anthology Power and Conflict Poetry resources:

Ozymandias
London
The Prelude - Stealing the Boat
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Exposure
Storm on the Island
War Photographer
Bayonet Charge
Remains
Checking Out Me History
Poppies
Tissue
The Emigree
Kamikaze
AQA GCSE Anthology Poetry Power and Conflict Pack

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AQA GCSE Poetry Anthology - Power and Conflict Pack

AQA GCSE Poetry Anthology - Power and Conflict Pack This bundle contains 15 resources to help you teach all 15 poems in the AQA GCSE Power and Conflict poetry cluster. The poems covered are: Ozymandias, London, Extract from the Prelude: Stealing the Boat, My Last Duchess, The Charge of the Light Brigade, Exposure, Storm on the Island, Bayonet Charge, Remains, Poppies, War Photographer, Tissue, The Emigree, Kamikaze and Checking Out Me History. **Click below to see each of our AQA GCSE Anthology Power and Conflict Poetry resources:** [Ozymandias](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11169456) [London](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11060173) [The Prelude - Stealing the Boat](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11177586) [My Last Duchess](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11062465) [The Charge of the Light Brigade](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11067785) [Exposure](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11170125) [Storm on the Island](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12283371) [War Photographer](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12942326) [Bayonet Charge](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11156933) [Remains](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11188773) [Checking Out Me History](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11218227) [Poppies](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11195281) [Tissue](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11203126) [The Emigree](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11232205) [Kamikaze](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12964205) [AQA GCSE Anthology Poetry Power and Conflict Pack](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/aqa-gcse-poetry-anthology-power-and-conflict-pack-12967835)

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