relating to the ear or the sense of hearing

to make or produce something, often with great difficulty

(of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense

a member of the indigenous people of New Zealand

Understanding connections in Antrobus' 'With Birds You're Never Lonely'

English

In 'AQA World and Lives Poetry continued', pupils used a range of reading skills to aid the supported decoding of challenging poems. In Unseen Poetry, pupils use these reading skills to decode texts with independence.

In 'AQA World and Lives Poetry', pupils compared the language, form and structure of a variety of poems connected by the themes of culture and identity. In 'AQA World and Lives Poetry continued', pupils work on making more nuanced comparisons, focusing on the final three poems: *With Birds You're Never Lonely*, *The Jewellery Maker* and *A Wider View*

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.

Poetry anthology: continued study

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

In 'With Birds You're Never Lonely', words such as “slam” and “blaring” suggest the __________ noise of the modern world.

The Maori woman in 'With Birds You're Never Lonely' learned her natural knowledge from ...

In 'With Birds You're Never Lonely', the speaker’s experience in the forest makes them __________ humanity’s relationship with nature.

Why might representing the opening stanzas of the poem 'With Birds You're Never Lonely' as a black and white picture be appropriate?

Which of the following colours do we associate with boredom and the mundane?

Imagining and describing trees that can talk is an example of...

Catching someone’s eye suggests __________ with them.

Which of the five senses does ‘aural’ refer to?

Using words that imitate the natural sound associated with their meaning is called ...

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Understanding connections in Antrobus' 'With Birds You're Never Lonely'

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.