Unseen Poetry - 'The Darkling Thrush' by Thomas Hardy Lesson and Worksheets

Christmas English Lesson Bundle

This lesson bundle download contains everything you need to **keep students entertained in the last few weeks of school before the Christmas Holidays**. Each lesson is carefully structured to include **real learning opportunities** and **develop writing and analysis skills**. **SAVE 20% BY BUYING THIS BUNDLE!** Lessons included in this bundle: **[Christmas Narrative Writing](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-narrative-writing-full-lesson-and-worksheet-12605339)** This lesson is a fun festive take on narrative writing. The lesson slides guide students through a narrative writing challenge, using group work, object choices and structured planning to develop their ideas. Students will hone their own Christmas creative narrative writing with the aid of a comprehensive planning worksheet using Freytag's Pyramid. **[Christmas Descriptive Writing](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-descriptive-writing-full-lesson-and-worksheet-12604025)** This lesson is a fun festive take on descriptive writing. The Google Slides lesson guides students through a descriptive writing challenge, using expert writing to compare and borrow ideas from. Students will develop their own Christmas creative descriptive writing with the aid of a comprehensive planning worksheet. **[Poetry Analysis - 'The Darkling Thrush' by Thomas Hardy](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/unseen-poetry-the-darkling-thrush-by-thomas-hardy-lesson-and-worksheets-12600196)** This lesson pack for ‘The Darkling Thrush’ by Thomas Hardy contains everything needed to explore the poem in either a classroom or virtual lesson. The poem is ideal for exploring imagery, symbolism and extended metaphor. The winter setting makes it ideal for Christmas or festive lessons. **Reviews on your download are very much appreciated!**