GCSE Poetry Lesson: Dusting the Phone by Jackie Kay

GCSE Poetry Lesson: Dusting the Phone by Jackie Kay

This teaching instrumental comes in a format of ready-to-display PowerPoint file, consisting of 21 slides curated for various learning atmospheres. The adaptability is recognized as it works efficiently during class lessons or distance learning sessions via platforms like Google Meets and serves both as homework assignments and revision tools.

• Bio Slide: A slide containing an instructive mini biography of Jackie Kay.
• Critical Questions: Slides comprising probing questions regarding content-language-structure encourage students to think critically about poetic elements displayed throughout 'Dusting The Phone'.
• Skill-building Tasks: The resource catalyzes skill-building through tasks designed around academic writing alongside extension tasks that promote higherorder thinking skills.
• Homework Assignment: Integrated into this lesson plan promoting self-study capabilities. Concludes each lecture effectively with concluding plenary summarizing key learnings from each session.

This GCSE Poetry Lesson fully embodies excellence in preparedness thus eliminating any extra prep duties on part of educators thus they can focus more on delivering engaging lessons.

In all possible configurations - whole group, small groups or even individually assigned at home - this tool has proved efficacious engaging learners completely while imparting poetic profundity and its related complexities associated with human experiences like those surrounding romantic relationships vividly demonstrated in ‘Dusting The Phone’.

1 PowerPoint with 21 ready to display slides