New
New
Year 10
AQA

Exploring connections and ideas across the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology

I can explore the big ideas and connections between the poems in the AQA World and Lives anthology.

New
New
Year 10
AQA

Exploring connections and ideas across the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology

I can explore the big ideas and connections between the poems in the AQA World and Lives anthology.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. An anthology is a collection of artistic works that have a similar form or subject.
  2. Each poetry anthology is chosen with overall themes and ‘big ideas’ in mind.
  3. Exploring titles and quotations from poems can help you see potential connections between them.
  4. Our personal response to a poem is important.

Common misconception

That our personal response to a poem isn't a valid form of analysis.

Poems are outpourings of emotion and therefore our personal response is incredibly important as it allows us to work towards understanding the emotion behind the poem.

Keywords

  • Anthology - a collection of artistic works that have a similar form or subject.

  • Theme - a universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature.

  • Representation - something (such as a picture or symbol) that stands for something else.

  • Connections - something that joins or connects two or more things.

You could ask the students to make a list of initial questions they have about each poem.
Teacher tip

Equipment

You will need access to a copy of the AQA World and Lives anthology for this lesson.

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
  • Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.
Something that joins two or more things is a...
Correct answer: connection
fragment
separation
Q2.
If there is no pattern to the structure of the poem then it has...
Correct answer: an irregular structure
a regular structure
a sonnet structure
Q3.
A universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature is the...
Correct Answer: theme, main theme
Q4.
Which of the following rhyming patterns indicates a regular structure?
Correct answer: ABAB CDCD
ABCD EFGH
ABAA CDDD
Q5.
Which revolution brought technological advances and arguably poor working conditions to Britain?
Correct answer: Industrial Revolution
French Revolution
Russian Revolution
Q6.
What do the following three titles have in common: 'Lines written in early spring', 'England in 1819', 'A century later'?
Correct answer: a sense of time
a sense of identity
a sense of dislocation

6 Questions

Q1.
What is an anthology?
a random collection of poems
Correct answer: a group of poems with a similar idea
a group of poems with a positive message
Q2.
When exploring poetry in the AQA World and Lives anthology, you should be looking for between the poems.
Correct Answer: connections, a connection
Q3.
Something (such as a picture or symbol) that stands for something else is...
Correct Answer: representation, a representation
Q4.
Why might a picture of a world in someone's hands be an appropriate image for the AQA World and Lives anthology?
the poems are about climate change
Correct answer: the poems consider human impact
the poems are about revolutions
Q5.
Match the quote with the concept linked to it.
Correct Answer:"lost",dislocation

dislocation

Correct Answer:"workshop",creation

creation

Correct Answer:"soul",identity

identity

Q6.
Which one of the following was a contextual event for one of the poems in the AQA World and Lives anthology?
Correct answer: Peterloo Massacre
World War II
The Reformation