The Emigree - AQA GCSE Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology
This two-lesson unit teaches students about Carol Rumens’ ‘The Emigree’ in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying AQA Power and Conflict poetry, the resource explores the poem in depth and explains how to compare it to other poems from the anthology. It is made up of a 47-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 4 accompanying worksheets.
The lessons contain the following:
Lesson One
Context - An introduction to Carol Rumens and ‘The Emigree’.
First Reading - A reading of ‘The Emigree’ with comprehension / consolidation questions - answers included.
Language and imagery - Analysing the poem line by line. 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 Rumens’ use of imagery.
Themes - Discussing ‘The Emigree’s’ themes.
Structure and Form - Considering how Rumens uses form, structure, rhythm and rhyme.
The GCSE exam - Comparing ‘The Emigree’ with ‘Poppies’ and explaining how to write a comparison essay in the exam.
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 a selection of pages from the resource, please click on the images.
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AQA GCSE Anthology Poetry Power and Conflict Pack
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