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 conceptualise and explore the ideas of belonging within the Edexcel Belonging anthology.

Key Notes

• A poetry anthology is chosen with overall themes and 'big ideas' in mind.
• We might conceptualise belonging as meaning ideas of family, place, positivity and connection.
• Arguably, the anthology is just as much about not belonging as it is about belonging.
• Exploring ideas of not belonging are just as important as arguably they reflect the realities of society.

Vocabulary To Learn

• belonging: a feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group
• anthology: a collection of artistic works that have a similar form or subject
• themes: a universal idea, lesson or message explored throughout a work of literature
• connection: something that joins or connects two or more things
• representation: something (such as a picture or symbol) that stands for something else

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• That an anthology only explores the title theme.

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
• Comparing ideas of nostalgia in 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