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Analysing how poets reminisce and remember loved ones

'Love and Relationships'

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupis explore 12 of the 15 poems from the 'Love and Relationships' anthology. Pupils complete two lessons about each poem: one on understanding and one on analysis. Pupils study the poems in four groups, and they pause after each group to compare how those poems present common themes.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to plan a comparative analysis of 'Before You Were yours' and one other poem.

Key Notes

  • Context is a useful lens through which to consider the writer's intentions and evaluate our interpretations of the text.
  • Contextual links should be relevant to analysis and not used as 'bolt-on' sentences.
  • Effective analysis begins with a strong thesis statement, introducing key ideas and the relationship between both texts.
  • Single paragraph outlines are useful tools to plan comparative analysis paragraphs.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • ekphrastic: a vivid, often detailed, description of or response to a visual work of art
  • context: circumstances influencing the meaning or interpretation of an event, statement, or idea
  • abstract: theoretical or conceptual; existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence
  • thesis: central argument or claim supported by evidence
  • possessive: expressing ownership; showing a desire to control or dominate

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Every analysis paragraph should link to the wider context.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.

Context is a useful lens through which to consider the writer's intentions and evaluate our interpretations of the text. Contextual links should be relevant to analysis and not used as 'bolt-on' sentences.

2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'ekphrastic'

a vivid, often detailed, description of or response to a visual work of art.

3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.

Mistake: Every analysis paragraph should link to the wider context. Correction: Effective analysis links to context only when relevant to the discussion of key ideas/methods and avoids 'bolt-on' sentences.

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