The Soldier Rupert Brooke

The Soldier - GCSE WJEC Eduqas War Poetry

This two-lesson unit teaches students about Rupert Brooke’s ‘The Soldier’ in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying WJEC Eduqas War Poetry, the resource explores the poem in depth and explains how to compare it to another poem from the anthology. It is made up of a 40-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 3 accompanying worksheets.

The lessons contain the following:

Lesson One

Context - An introduction to Rupert Brooke and the romantic optimism of the early months of World War One.

First Reading - A reading of ‘The Soldier’ with comprehension / consolidation questions - answers included.

Language and imagery - Analysing the poem closely; exploring language and answering questions that delve deeper. Model answers provided.

Essay Writing - An essay question to assess students’ initial understanding. An example response is included.

Lesson Two

Imagery - Analysing Brooke’s use of imagery.

Themes - Discussing the themes of ‘The Soldier’.

Structure and Form - Considering how Brooke uses form and structure.

The GCSE exam - Comparing ‘The Soldier’ with ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ 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 'The Soldier’, please click on the images.