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Year 10
Eduqas

Exploring the Eduqas poetry anthology

I can explore the key themes and connections between the poems in the Eduqas poetry anthology.

New
New
Year 10
Eduqas

Exploring the Eduqas poetry anthology

I can explore the key themes and connections between the poems in the Eduqas poetry anthology.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. An anthology is a collection of artistic works that have a similar form or subject.
  2. Reading poetry from multiple centuries helps us understand how the world we know today has been shaped by our history.
  3. Exploring titles and quotations from poems can help you see potential connections between them.
  4. Our personal response to a poem is important.

Keywords

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

  • Connection - something that joins or connects two or more things

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

  • Response - our reaction to something

Common misconception

Students sometimes think there is a 'right' answer when it comes to poetry - that the poem has to have one meaning.

The beauty of poetry is that it means something different to everybody - there is no 'right' answer - there are a series of possible answers.

For Task B in learning cycle 2, feel free to substitute in any quotations from any of the poems that you think your students might like - this is an opportunity to get them motivated and invested in poetry, so choose quotations that will inspire your group.
Teacher tip

Equipment

You will need access to a copy of the Eduqas poetry anthology for this lesson.

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
  • Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

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).

Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
What is a poem?
a kind of text that is shorter than one page in length
Correct answer: a type of text that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language
a text that has multiple narrators and/or perspectives
a form of text that has no fixed structure
Q2.
The person whose perspective the poem is written from is called the...
Correct Answer: speaker, persona
Q3.
Poems can often make use of rhyme. The organisation of these rhymes is called...
a rhyming couplet
a rhythm
Correct answer: a rhyme scheme
a meter
a rhyme flow
Q4.
Why do you think poetry sometimes makes use of rhythmic qualities?
It is designed to be enjoyed.
Correct answer: It is designed to be read out loud.
It is designed to be performed onstage.
It is written with a specific reader in mind.
Q5.
A verse in a poem is otherwise known as a...
Correct Answer: stanza
Q6.
What could an anthology be?
Correct answer: a collection of poems all from the same time period
Correct answer: a selection of texts that share a similar subject or form
a collection of texts that have not been read before
a selection of texts from the last 100 years

6 Questions

Q1.
What is an anthology?
when two words rhyme
an animal with human characteristics
Correct answer: a collection of works similar in form
an introduction to a text
a library where texts are kept
Q2.
What is the theme in a text?
the main character
a recurring object that represents an idea
Correct answer: a universal idea explored through the text
a language device that uses comparison to describe
Q3.
The Eduqas poetry anthology contains texts dating back to...
Correct Answer: 1789, 1789.
Q4.
The Eduqas poetry anthology covers four main themes: war, power, relationships and...
Correct Answer: nature
Q5.
Why can reading texts from multiple centuries be useful and valuable?
It can help us to see how writing has improved over the centuries.
It can help us to understand our own writing better.
Correct answer: It shows us how the world we inhabit today has been shaped by history.
It can show us how much moral and social progress the world has made.
Q6.
Which of the following responses might a person have to this quotation from 'Ozymandias': “Look upon my Works ye Mighty, and despair!”
a response of calm and peace
a reponse of indifference neutrality
Correct answer: a response of fear and concern
Correct answer: a response of awe and incredulity
a response of warmth and affection