Year 10 - English
An introduction to themes in the Power and Conflict poetry anthology
'Power and Conflict'
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupis explore 12 of the 15 poems from the 'Power and Conflict' anthology. Pupils complete two lessons about each poem: one on understanding and one on analysis. Pupils study the poems in three groups, and they pause after each group to compare how those poems present common themes.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to identify and explore modern and historic ideas about power and conflict which could be relevant to poems in the Power and Conflict anthology.
Key Notes
- We can identify and explore modern and historic ideas about power and conflict.
- Power might entail tyranny, hierarchy, dictatorship, tradition, progress, historical dominance or force.
- Conflict might be: war; tradition vs progress; man vs nature; psychological; moral; personal vs national duty.
Vocabulary To Learn
- power: control or influence over others
- conflict: a disagreement or struggle between opposing forces or individuals
- tyrannical: exercising power in a cruel, oppressive way.
- sovereignty: the authority of a state to govern itself or another state.
- exploitation: treating someone unfairly to benefit from their work.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Conflict only refers to physical conflict e.g. war
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
We can identify and explore modern and historic ideas about power and conflict. Power might entail tyranny, hierarchy, dictatorship, tradition, progress, historical dominance or force.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'power'
control or influence over others.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Conflict only refers to physical conflict e.g. war. Correction: Conflict can be psychological, moral and between ideas, not just physical.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Analysing ideas of power and conflict in Blake's 'London' Study Guide
- Analysing the concept of power in Shelley's 'Ozymandias' Study Guide
- Analysing the poem 'Bayonet Charge' Study Guide
- Analysing the poem 'Charge of the Light Brigade' Study Guide
- Analysing the poem 'Exposure' Study Guide
- Analysing the poem 'Extract from The Prelude' Study Guide
- Analysing the Poem 'Kamikaze' Study Guide
- Analysing the poem 'My Last Duchess' Study Guide
- Analysing the poem 'Poppies' Study Guide
- Analysing the Poem 'Remains' Study Guide
- Analysing the poem 'Storm on the Island' Study Guide
- Analysing the poem 'War Photographer' Study Guide
- Comparing 'Poppies' and Duffy's 'War Photographer' Study Guide
- Comparing 'Power and Conflict' war poems Study Guide
- Comparing conflict in war poems from the Power and Conflict anthology Study Guide
- Comparing Romantic poets' attitudes to nature Study Guide
- Comparing the presentation of power in 'My Last Duchess' and 'Ozymandias' Study Guide
- Developing interpretations of 'Remains' with Simon Armitage Study Guide
- Power and Conflict poetry: developing comparative essay writing skills Study Guide
- Understanding the connections between Romanticism and Shelley's 'Ozymandias' Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'Bayonet Charge' Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'Charge of the Light Brigade' Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'Exposure' Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'Extract from the Prelude' Study Guide
- Understanding the Poem 'Kamikaze' Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'London' Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'My Last Duchess' Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'Poppies' Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'Remains' Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'Storm on the Island' Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'War Photographer' Study Guide
- Writing introductions and topic sentences for poetry comparison Study Guide
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