Planning a response to an unseen poem by collecting and organising your thoughts
I can plan a response to an unseen poem by collecting and then organising my thoughts.
Planning a response to an unseen poem by collecting and organising your thoughts
I can plan a response to an unseen poem by collecting and then organising my thoughts.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- To organise your thoughts chronologically, you might consider what happens at the beginning, middle and end of the poem.
- By organising your thoughts chronologically, you can consider the progression of ideas through the poem.
- To organise your thoughts thematically, you might consider where the distinctions are between your ideas.
- By organising your thoughts thematically, you might consider which ideas have more evidence than others.
Common misconception
That there is one correct way of organising your thoughts for a plan.
Creating a plan is designed to help you see what your argument is - there is no definitive way of how you should organise your thoughts.
Keywords
Chronologically - a way that follows the order in which a series of events happened.
Ambiguity - means unclear or able to be understood in multiple ways.
Organise - to do or arrange something according to a particular system.
Thematically - in a way that relates to the subjects or themes of something.
Equipment
You will need a copy of Helen Dunmore’s ‘Next Door’ which is available in the additional materials.
Content guidance
- 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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