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A GCSE English Literature poetry-analysis PowerPoint lesson guiding students through close reading of 'Piano' by D H Lawrence, covering author/poet context, first reading and annotation, tone and language analysis, structure questions, and an academic PETAL-paragraph writing task. The lesson frames the poem around music triggering a nostalgic memory of…
A GCSE English Literature poetry-analysis lesson presentation that guides students through close reading and critical analysis of 'The Bright Lights of Sarajevo' by Tony Harrison.
A poetry-analysis lesson deck exploring 'Blessing' by Imtiaz Dharker (the file itself spells the surname 'Darker'), covering meaning, language and structure, focused on poverty and water scarcity in Bombay/Mumbai.
A poetry-analysis lesson deck exploring 'Disabled' by Wilfred Owen, covering meaning, language and structure, focused on a wounded WWI soldier's loss of youth and the cost of war.
A poetry-analysis lesson deck exploring 'Dusting the Phone' by Jackie Kay, covering meaning, language and structure, focused on anxious waiting and insecurity in a romantic relationship.
U.A. Fanthorpe's poem "Half-Past Two," about a child kept after school who does not yet understand clock time, is unpacked slide by slide in a GCSE-level English literature lesson built around close reading and analytical writing. The slideshow opens with learning intentions and a glossary of critical terms (narrator, third person, repetition, portmanteau, emotive language, personification, contraction, oxymoron), then supplies biographical context on Fanthorpe before presenting the full poem text twice for annotation. Stanza-by-stanza question sets walk students through content, language, and structure analysis, including the poem's invented compound words like "Gettinguptime" and "timeyouwereofftime," before a PETAL (Point, Evidence, Technique, Analysis, Link) paragraph frame and an extended-response homework task close out the lesson. A model "possible answer" in three bullet points on the poem's tone is included so students can compare their own analysis against a worked example. For another GCSE poem taught with the same PETAL paragraph framework, Vernon Scannell’s ‘Nettles’ offers stanza-by-stanza analysis practice on a different poem.
A poetry-analysis lesson deck exploring 'A Child to his Sick Grandfather' by Joanna Baillie, covering meaning, language, structure and thematic significance (aging, illness, family bonds).
A poetry-analysis lesson deck exploring 'A Complaint' by William Wordsworth, covering meaning, language, structure and the emotional aftermath of a failed relationship.
A poetry-analysis lesson deck exploring 'An Unknown Girl' by Moniza Alvi, covering meaning, language and structure, focused on identity and cultural belonging.
A poetry-analysis lesson deck exploring 'Belfast Confetti' by Ciaran Carson, covering meaning, language and structure, set against the backdrop of Northern Ireland's Troubles and a riot/bomb-blast scene.
A poetry-analysis lesson deck exploring 'Climbing my Grandfather' by Andrew Waterhouse, covering meaning, language and structure, using an extended climbing metaphor for a grandfather-grandchild relationship.
A poetry-analysis lesson deck exploring 'Cousin Kate' by Christina Rossetti, covering meaning, language and structure, focused on seduction, betrayal and inequality between women of different social standing.
A poetry-analysis lesson deck exploring 'Cozy Apologia' by Rita Dove, covering meaning, language and structure, focused on the insecurities and everyday reality of a modern romantic relationship.
GCSE Poetry Lesson: ‘Do not go gentle into that good night’ by Dylan Thomas This lesson plan offers comprehensive teaching resource tailored to the unique intricacies of this renowned poem.
A GCSE English Literature poetry-analysis PowerPoint lesson guiding students through close reading of 'Eden Rock' by Charles Causley, covering author/poet context, first reading and annotation, tone and language analysis, structure questions, and an academic PETAL-paragraph writing task. The lesson frames the poem around nostalgia and childhood memory.
A GCSE English Literature poetry-analysis PowerPoint lesson guiding students through close reading of 'Exposure' by Wilfred Owen, covering author/poet context, first reading and annotation, tone and language analysis, structure questions, and an academic PETAL-paragraph writing task. The lesson frames the poem around World War 1 and the suffering of…
A GCSE English Literature poetry-analysis PowerPoint lesson guiding students through close reading of 'First Date -She and First Date - He' by Wendy Cope, covering author/poet context, first reading and annotation, tone and language analysis, structure questions, and an academic PETAL-paragraph writing task. The lesson frames the poem around the nerves…
A GCSE English Literature poetry-analysis PowerPoint lesson guiding students through close reading of 'Half-Caste' by John Agard, covering author/poet context, first reading and annotation, tone and language analysis, structure questions, and an academic PETAL-paragraph writing task. The lesson frames the poem around racism and mixed-race identity.
A GCSE English Literature poetry-analysis PowerPoint lesson guiding students through close reading of 'Hide and Seek' by Vernon Scannell, covering author/poet context, first reading and annotation, tone and language analysis, structure questions, and an academic PETAL-paragraph writing task. The lesson frames the poem around a child's game of hide and…
A GCSE English Literature poetry-analysis PowerPoint lesson guiding students through close reading of 'I Wanna Be Yours' by John Cooper Clarke, covering author/poet context, first reading and annotation, tone and language analysis, structure questions, and an academic PETAL-paragraph writing task. The lesson frames the poem around romantic devotion and…
A GCSE-level English literature lesson (slide deck) analyzing Beatrice Garland's poem 'Kamikaze': author context, close reading/annotation of the poem text, tone analysis, content analysis, and stanza-by-stanza language-device analysis.
A GCSE English Literature poetry-analysis PowerPoint lesson guiding students through close reading of 'Kid' by Simon Armitage, covering author/poet context, first reading and annotation, tone and language analysis, structure questions, and an academic PETAL-paragraph writing task. The lesson frames the poem around a strained father-son relationship…
A GCSE English Literature poetry-analysis PowerPoint lesson guiding students through close reading of 'La Belle Dame sans Merci' by John Keats, covering author/poet context, first reading and annotation, tone and language analysis, structure questions, and an academic PETAL-paragraph writing task. The lesson frames the poem around a knight bewitched and…
A GCSE English Literature poetry-analysis PowerPoint lesson guiding students through close reading of 'Letters from Yorkshire' by Maura Dooley, covering author/poet context, first reading and annotation, tone and language analysis, structure questions, and an academic PETAL-paragraph writing task. The lesson frames the poem around a long-distance…