Neutral Tones - AQA
This two-lesson unit explores ‘Neutral Tones’ in detail. Designed to teach pupils studying the poem at GCSE with AQA , this resource analyses the poem in depth and explains how to write a comparison essay. The resource is made up of a 64-slide editable PowerPoint and 8 worksheets.
Lesson One
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 Hardy, his world view and his literary influences.
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.
Lesson Two
Themes – Analysing the poem’s themes: love, loss, memory and emotional trauma.
Language – Exploring Hardy’s use of language, poetic techniques and the semantic field. Includes an exploration of imagery and a line-by-line annotation of the poem and questions with detailed answers.
Structure and Form – How Hardy uses the lyric form, perspective, punctuation, rhyme, rhythm, and enjambment and how he organises the stanzas and uses a cyclical structure.
The GCSE Exam – How to write a comparison essay with model responses. Comparing ‘Neutral Tones’ with ‘When We Two Parted’ and ‘Winter Swans’.
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