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A Level Poetry Lesson on Giuseppe by Roderick Ford

Roderick Ford's 'Giuseppe', a mermaid tale set in wartime Sicily, anchors this A Level PowerPoint lesson on allusion, allegory and how people behave under the pressure of war.
Grades
Grades 9–12, High School
File type
Microsoft PowerPoint
Use
Digital activity

Updated Oct 14, 2026

Subject
ELA, Literature, Poetry
Topic
poetry, teaching resource
Resource types
Teacher Tools, Lesson Plans
Use
Digital activity

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A Level Poetry Lesson: 'Giuseppe' by Roderick Ford

This versatile teaching resource, essential for enriching language art instruction experience, delves into Ford’s 'Giuseppe.' The text explores human fragility within a war backdrop—providing crucial insights relevant to contemporary society.

Applicable in diverse learning contexts including traditional classrooms, distance learning platforms like Google Meet and Skype sessions, homework assignments and as revision tools. Its flexibility renders it suitable across different teaching conditions meeting varying student needs effectively.

Diverse Content

  • 23 vibrant PowerPoint slides
  • Ice-breakers for initiating discussions
  • In-depth textual overviews enhancing comprehension of 'Giuseppe'
  • Analytical tasks targeting structure, themes and literary devices used in the text.

Beyond content exploration, students are also exposed to questions aimed at fostering critical thinking around language use and potent literary devices used in the poem. As such they acquire not only refined academic writing skills but also a deep understanding of narrative drivers inherent in poetry.

Inclusion of Advanced Learners & Homework Assignments

The resource supports advanced learners via an extension activity included within the pack while offering a comprehensive homework assignment for effective revision beyond class hours.
To round it off is a plenary designed to revisit learned concepts aka reinforcing knowledge acquired during interaction with ‘Guiseppi.’ This complete toolkit requires no additional input from educators due to its all-inclusive nature—a feature that sets it apart from other equivalent resources.
If you handle grade 9-12 classes focusing specifically on Language Arts or poetry base subjects—this engaging teaching tool awaits you; effective both for traditional and digital learning settings.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Define allusion and identify how it works in a poem
  • Annotate a poem to track how its narrative reflects wartime behavior

Skills covered

  • Close reading — students annotate the full poem on a first read
  • Identifying allusion — students define the term and apply it to real-world examples before reading

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Allusion
  • Allegory
  • Close reading
  • World War II in literature

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