Teaching English: Poetry Unit - Wilfred Owen's 'Exposure'

Teaching Poetry - Wilfred Owen’s 'Exposure’

This short unit is designed to introduce and explore Wilfred Owen’s First World War poem ‘Exposure’ as well as develop students’ ability to write analytically using a specific, taught paragraph structure. It explores ideas such as writer’s purpose as well as the effect of key poetic devices including language and structural devices. This unit is collaborative in nature with lots of opportunities for paired, group and class discussion. Outcomes include a detailed analytical paragraph which could be extended into a longer essay using the structure provided. The download includes a very nicely presented 37 slide teaching PPT as well as all nine student resources and a set of detailed teacher’s notes explaining how you could approach the unit. I have also included a free self-study professional development unit on teaching poetry. Please note that all resources are in pdf format.

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