Exploring themes of hate and anger in 'The Wall'

English

In this unit, pupils read and respond to a range of poems that explore personal experiences: feelings and relationships. In 'Poetry of Place', pupils build on these experiences, reading and analysing classic and contemporary poetry that evokes a strong sense of place, before writing their own.

In 'Poetry inspired by weather’, pupils wrote their own poems based on the theme of weather, exploring a range of forms and poetic devices.  In ’Poetry about personal experiences’, pupils build on these experiences, writing poems linked to their own feelings, relationships and experiences. 

Poetry about personal experiences

the use of objects, actions or ideas to represent deeper meaning

Match the following keywords to their definitions.

Match the following common symbols to their meaning.

True or False? The speaker in the poem is angry at someone.

What themes are present in the poem, 'The Wall'?

The speaker does not make any physical or eye contact with the subject.

In the poem 'The Wall', which action gives the impression that the speaker may eventually want to speak to the subject again?

Sequence the following parts of a personal response to a poem.

What is the title of Valerie Bloom's poetry collection which contain the poems 'I Opened the Door' and 'My Heart is a Volcano'?

a form of poetry that has a specific structure, rhyme and meter.

a form of poetry consisting of three lines with a specific syllable pattern

a form of poetry that expresses admiration for a specific person, object or idea

Which of the following describe a fixed verse poem?

Select the rhyming words from the following words.

True or False? A summary tells the reader the most important parts of a text.

having the ability to create vivid mental images of things that may not exist

a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a text

phrases of two words that replace a noun and are often used in poetry

What is a suitable definition of a **theme**?

Which words below can be associated with anger and hate?

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

Exploring themes of hate and anger in 'The Wall'

Lesson outcome

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