Year 11 - English
Making connections across the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology
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 make connections between the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology.
Key Notes
- Structurally, irregularity runs through the anthology and could reflect the unpredictable nature of life.
- The lack of adherence to traditional forms could reflect how we need to move away from traditional ideas.
- The presence of other voices and perspectives across the poems could reflect the connected nature of the world.
- Connections of 'big ideas' that span centuries could reflect the nature of humanity.
Vocabulary To Learn
- liminal: occupying a position at, or on both sides of, a boundary or threshold
- ghazal: a lyric poem with a fixed number of verses and a repeated rhyme, typically on the theme of love
- non-conformity: the quality of living and thinking in a way that is different from other people
- abstract: existing as an idea, feeling, or quality, not as a material object
- anthology: a collection of literary works that have a similar form or subject
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Since you normally only compare two poems, it's not useful to make connections across the whole anthology.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Structurally, irregularity runs through the anthology and could reflect the unpredictable nature of life. The lack of adherence to traditional forms could reflect how we need to move away from traditional ideas.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'liminal'
occupying a position at, or on both sides of, a boundary or threshold.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Since you normally only compare two poems, it's not useful to make connections across the whole anthology. Correction: Making connections across the whole anthology allows you to see the threads that connect the poems which will extend your comparative responses.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Analysing extended responses to power and authority in Shelley and Femi's poetry Study Guide
- 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
- 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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