exercising good judgement in a thoughtful and careful manner

a central idea or argument in a written work

two things that are mutually related or dependent on each other

relating to, or based on one's own life experiences

individuals interpret their surroundings and others around them

Analysing how poets convey heartbreak in natural settings

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In 'AQA Love and Relationships Poetry', pupils compared the language, form and structure of a variety of poems connected by the themes of love and relationships. In 'AQA Love and Relationships Poetry continued', pupils work on making more nuanced comparisons between poems.

In 'Single Poet Study: Maya Angelou', pupils explore how Angelou uses her poetry to present strong relationships to people and place. In 'AQA Love and Relationships Poetry', pupils analyse how a variety of different relationships have been presented across time.

In this unit, pupis explore 12 of the 15 poems from the 'Love and Relationships' anthology. Pupils complete two lessons about each poem: one on understanding and one on analysis. Pupils study the poems in four groups, and they pause after each group to compare how those poems present common themes.

Poetry anthology: first study

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

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

where you list all the key quotations you'll be using in your response

where you summarise your main ideas at the end of your paragraph

where you justify your ideas by exploring how the writer uses language

where you introduce how your paragraph will respond to the question focus

how the writers use methods in both poems

When writing analytical paragraphs, you should begin by comparing...

When selecting supporting evidence it should be __________, __________ and judiciously chosen.

Which of these conjunctions are comparative?

In both 'Neutral Tones' and 'When We Two Parted', the poets feel a sense of ...

'When We Two Parted': “Half broken-hearted”

'Neutral Tones': “like an ominous bird a-wing”

Choose one quotation from each poet to support this topic sentence: 'Both poems associate love with heartbreak and loss. In both, the speakers reflect on the moment of separation'. 

the similarities and differences between them

either the similarities or differences between them

When comparing two or more poems, you should focus on...

builds tension by to enabling an author to space out ideas

shows the progression/order of paragraphs

connects words, phrases, or clauses, showing relationships between ideas

indicates that an idea is an opinion and not a concrete fact

makes a text more relatable and easy to understand

Put these poems in chronological order, according to when they were published.

Here are the building blocks of all analytical writing. Which of them is **not** required in every single paragraph?

false - only 'Winter Swans' and 'When We Two Parted' use a cyclical structure

false - only 'Winter Swans' and 'Neutral Tones' use a cyclical structure

false - only 'Neutral Tones' and 'When We Two Parted' use a cyclical structure

'Winter Swans', 'Neutral Tones' and 'When We Two Parted' all use a cyclical structure.

to show you modified the quote slightly to fit the context of your sentence

to show that you've included a quotation from one or more poem

to add extra detail to your justification

When might you use [  ]  in your analytical writing?

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

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