Year 11 - English
Planning an extended and developed response on Edexcel 'Conflict' poetry
Conflict poetry continued
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupis read and analyse three poems from the 'Conflict' 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 across the anthology and practise crafting a sophisticated comparative essay,
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use single paragraph outlines to plan a written response.
Key Notes
- It's a good idea to find thematic connections between the poems.
- Theoretically, you can compare any of the anthology poems but it's useful to choose two which complement each other.
- Thinking about why you chose to compare two poems can help you build a thesis statement.
- Expanding your thesis statement into 'mini-arguments' can help you to build topic sentences.
- A great way to build a concluding sentence is to make the opposite connections to your topic sentence.
Vocabulary To Learn
- subtle: less obvious; complex and understated
- tenuous: weak or easily challenged; lacking strength, clarity or significance
- thesis statement: opening paragraph of an analytical response where you state your overarching argument
- topic sentence: opening sentence of an analysis paragraph where you introduce your argument
- conclusion: final summary of an analytical response that wraps up and reinforces main point
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- It doesn't matter which two poems you choose to compare as all of them can be compared with each other.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
It's a good idea to find thematic connections between the poems. Theoretically, you can compare any of the anthology poems but it's useful to choose two which complement each other.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'subtle'
less obvious; complex and understated.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: It doesn't matter which two poems you choose to compare as all of them can be compared with each other. Correction: In theory, you can compare any two poems from the anthology however it's important to remember that some have more connections than others. You should aim to select two poems with a range of connections to avoid tenuous links.
More Lessons In This Unit
- A comparison of 'Poppies' by Jane Weir with other Edexcel 'Conflict' poems Study Guide
- Analysing an extended and developed response on Edexcel 'Conflict' poetry Study Guide
- Analysing the poem 'Catrin' by Gillian Clarke Study Guide
- Analysing the poem 'Cousin Kate' by Christina Rossetti Study Guide
- Analysing the poem 'Poppies' Study Guide
- Comparing women's conflict in the Edexcel 'Conflict' anthology Study Guide
- Making connections between poems in the Edexcel 'Conflict' cluster Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'Catrin' by Gillian Clarke Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'Cousin Kate' by Christina Rossetti Study Guide
- Understanding the poem 'Poppies' Study Guide
- Writing an extended and developed response on Edexcel 'Conflict' poetry Study Guide
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