Study Guides

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupis explore 12 of the 15 poems from the 'Belonging' anthology. Pupils complete two lessons on each poem: one on understanding and one on analysis. Pupils study the poems in a thematically linked order so they can complete comparative and thematic lessons at key points in the unit.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to compare how poets present their nostalgic memories of childhood.

Key Notes

• Poems can be linked by theme e.g. nostalgia.
• Poems can be linked by attitude, considering how the poets feel about the subject they are addressing.
• Poems can be connected by how poets use similar imagery or techniques to address different issues.
• Correlative and comparative conjunctions are useful for signposting the similarities and differences between poems.

Vocabulary To Learn

• nostalgia: a feeling of pleasure and also slight sadness when you think about things that happened in the past
• subtle: not obvious; requiring careful attention to notice or understand
• tenuous: weak, unimportant or in doubt
• melancholic: expressing feelings of sadness
• belonging: a feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• Thinking that every poem in the anthology is equally suitable for every potential question.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Analysing how Blakemore presents multiculturalism in 'Peckham Rye Lane' Study Guide
• Analysing how Bridges presents nature and belonging in 'Clear and Gentle Stream' Study Guide
• Analysing how Clare presents nature in 'Sunday Dip' Study Guide
• Analysing how Hood presents the past and present in 'I Remember, I Remember' Study Guide
• Analysing how Landon presents childhood in 'Captain Cook (To My Brother)' Study Guide
• Analysing how Nichols presents ideas of belonging and place in 'Island Man' Study Guide
• Analysing how Wordsworth presents nature in 'To My Sister' Study Guide
• Analysing ideas of conflict and acceptance in Antrobus' 'Jamaican British' Study Guide
• Analysing ideas of home, upheaval and heritage in Hardi's 'My Mother's Kitchen' Study Guide
• Analysing ideas of oppression, heritage and place in Zephaniah's 'We Refugees' Study Guide
• Analysing nostalgia and melancholia in Brontë's 'Mild the Mist Upon the Hill' Study Guide
• Analysing the poem 'The Emigree' Study Guide
• Building analytical paragraphs about Edexcel's Belonging poetry Study Guide
• Comparing childhood in 'Sunday Dip' and 'Mild the Mist Upon the Hill' Study Guide
• Comparing ideas of displacement and belonging in the Edexcel Belonging anthology Study Guide
• Conceptualising and exploring the Edexcel Belonging anthology Study Guide
• Exploring ideas of cultural belonging in the Edexcel Belonging anthology Study Guide
• Planning a written response on Edexcel's Belonging anthology Study Guide
• Understanding how Antrobus presents identity and heritage in 'Jamaican British' Study Guide
• Understanding how Blakemore presents multiculturalism in 'Peckham Rye Lane' Study Guide
• Understanding how Bridges presents nature in 'Clear and Gentle Stream' Study Guide
• Understanding how Clare presents nature in 'Sunday Dip' Study Guide
• Understanding how Hardi presents ideas of displacement in 'My Mother's Kitchen' Study Guide
• Understanding how Hood presents the past and present in 'I Remember, I Remember' Study Guide
• Understanding how Landon presents childhood in 'Captain Cook (To My Brother)' Study Guide
• Understanding how Nichols presents memories of home in 'Island Man' Study Guide
• Understanding how Wordsworth presents nature in 'To My Sister' Study Guide
• Understanding ideas of humanity and oppression in Zephaniah's 'We Refugees' Study Guide
• Understanding the poem 'The Emigree' Study Guide
• Understanding the tone of Brontë's 'Mild the Mist Upon the Hill' Study Guide
• Writing excellent model answers on Edexcel's Belonging anthology Study Guide