Three lessons with three different unseen poetry texts to help students prepare for this section of the exam. Generic assessment areas and timings are referred to, but these can be easily adapted to suit your exam board.
These lessons encourage independent work before teacher direction and all lead towards beginning to write a response to a example exam question. These can then be extended for homework tasks, further class time or formal assessment pieces.
Poems covered:
War Photographer - Carol Ann Duffy
Reservist - Boey Kim Cheng
The Trees Are Down - Charlotte Mew