Year 11 - English
Analysing extended responses to power and authority in Shelley and Femi's poetry
World and lives poetry continued
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupis read and analyse three poems from the 'World and Lives' anthology. Pupils complete two lessons about each poem: one on understanding and one on analysis. At the end of the unit, pupils analyse themes from the anthology, compare specific poems and craft a full analytical response.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to analyse a model answer against a success criteria.
Key Notes
- Analysing model answers allows us to explore how we might frame ideas and how to avoid misconceptions.
- An effective introduction should clearly set out the argument of the essay in relation to the question.
- An effective conclusion summarises the argument and gestures to what it might say about society.
- One misconception is to interweave quotations from both poems but not effectively analyse them.
- Another misconception is to point out differences between the poems but not effectively analyse them.
Vocabulary To Learn
- misconception: a view or opinion that is incorrect because it is based on faulty thinking or understanding
- dehumanisation: the process of depriving a person or group of positive human qualities
- oppression: prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority
- visceral: felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body
- antagonist: a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- That referencing any contextual information about the poets is useful.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Analysing model answers allows us to explore how we might frame ideas and how to avoid misconceptions. An effective introduction should clearly set out the argument of the essay in relation to the question.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'misconception'
a view or opinion that is incorrect because it is based on faulty thinking or understanding.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: That referencing any contextual information about the poets is useful. Correction: Contextual information needs to enhance your argument and understanding of the poem for it to be meaningful.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Analysing ideas of identity and heritage in Robinson's 'A Portable Paradise' Study Guide
- Analysing ideas of nature and heritage in Nichols' 'Like an Heiress' Study Guide
- Analysing the ideas of connections in Antrobus' 'With Birds You're Never Lonely' Study Guide
- Comparing ideas of nature and identity in Robinson, Nichols, and Antrobus' poems Study Guide
- Making connections across the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology Study Guide
- Planning a response to ideas of belonging in the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology Study Guide
- Reviewing a response to ideas of belonging in the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology Study Guide
- Understanding connections in Antrobus' 'With Birds You're Never Lonely' Study Guide
- Understanding ideas of identity and heritage in Robinson's 'A Portable Paradise' Study Guide
- Understanding ideas of inheritance and identity in Nichols' 'Like an Heiress' Study Guide
- Writing a response to ideas of belonging in the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology Study Guide
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