Year 10 - English
Comparing ideas of identity and isolation in 'Disabled and 'Kamikaze'
Poetry anthology (Assessment from summer 2027)
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupis explore 11 of the 15 poems from the Eduqas poetry anthology. Pupils complete two lessons about 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 during the unit.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to compare the presentation of identity and isolation in Owen's 'Disabled' and Garland's 'Kamikaze'.
Key Notes
- Both Owen and Garland suggest that war can mean the loss of one's identity.
- Both Owen and Garland consider that returning from war can create a sense of isolation.
- Arguably, neither Owen nor Garland present the soldiers' sacrifices as worthwhile.
- Owen explores how physical changes can be associated with this loss of identity and feelings of isolation.
- Garland explores how ideological changes can be associated with this loss of identity and feelings of isolation.
Vocabulary To Learn
- aftermath: the period that follows an unpleasant event or accident, and the effects that it causes
- isolation: the state of feeling alone and without friends or help
- ideological: based on or relating to a particular set of ideas or beliefs
- futile: achieving no result; not effective or successful
- ostracised: to be excluded from a society or group
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- A comparative response should only focus on the differences between two poems.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Both Owen and Garland suggest that war can mean the loss of one's identity. Both Owen and Garland consider that returning from war can create a sense of isolation.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'aftermath'
the period that follows an unpleasant event or accident, and the effects that it causes.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: A comparative response should only focus on the differences between two poems. Correction: An effective comparative response considers the similarities between the poems as well as nuanced differences within those similarities.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Analysing extended responses to the Eduqas poetry anthology Study Guide
- Analysing ideas of love and relationships in Ewing's 'Origin Story' Study Guide
- Analysing ideas of uncertainty and intensity in Kay's 'Dusting the Phone' Study Guide
- Analysing ideas of war and inevitability in Hardy's 'Drummer Hodge' Study Guide
- Analysing ideas of war and isolation in Owen's 'Disabled' Study Guide
- Analysing ideas of youth and nature in Blake's 'The Schoolboy' Study Guide
- Analysing ideas of youth and nostalgia in Heaney's 'Blackberry Picking' Study Guide
- Analysing the poem 'Catrin' by Gillian Clarke Study Guide
- Analysing the poem 'Cousin Kate' by Christina Rossetti Study Guide
- Analysing the Poem 'Kamikaze' Study Guide
- Analysing the Poem 'Remains' Study Guide
- Analysing the poem 'Sonnet 29' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning Study Guide
- Comparing ideas of love and identity in 'Catrin' and 'Origin Story' Study Guide
- Comparing ideas of love in 'Sonnet 29', 'Cousin Kate' and 'Dusting the Phone' Study Guide
- Comparing ideas of war in Hardy's 'Drummer Hodge' and Armitage's 'Remains' Study Guide
- Comparing ideas of youth and nature in 'The Schoolboy' and 'Blackberry Picking' Study Guide
- Developing interpretations of 'Remains' with Simon Armitage Study Guide
- Exploring and responding to the Eduqas poetry anthology Study Guide
- Planning a written response on the Eduqas poetry anthology Study Guide
- Reviewing a written response on the Eduqas poetry anthology Study Guide
- Understanding ideas of love and obsession in Kay's 'Dusting the Phone' Study Guide
- Understanding ideas of love and relationships in Ewing's 'Origin Story' Study Guide
- Understanding ideas of war and isolation in Owen's 'Disabled' Study Guide
- Understanding ideas of war in Hardy's 'Drummer Hodge' Study Guide
- Understanding ideas of youth and nature in Blake's 'The Schoolboy' Study Guide
- Understanding ideas of youth and nostalgia in Heaney's 'Blackberry Picking' Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'Catrin' by Gillian Clarke Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'Cousin Kate' by Christina Rossetti Study Guide
- Understanding the Poem 'Kamikaze' Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'Remains' Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'Sonnet 29' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning Study Guide
- Writing a written response on the Eduqas poetry anthology Study Guide
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