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    This document provides an overview for a unit on war poetry that focuses on five poems: Wilfred Owen's "Dulce et Decorum Est", Siegfried Sassoon's "The Last Laugh", Alfred Tennyson's "The Charge of the Light Brigade", Carol Ann Duffy's "War Photographer", and Simon Armitage's "Remains". It outlines key learning episodes that move from background work to studying each poem in depth to consolidation activities. Students will gain contextual understanding, analyze themes of power and conflict, and summarize each poet's message through close reading, discussion, and written responses.

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    This document provides an overview for a unit on war poetry that focuses on five poems: Wilfred Owen's "Dulce et Decorum Est", Siegfried Sassoon's "The Last Laugh", Alfred Tennyson's "The Charge of the Light Brigade", Carol Ann Duffy's "War Photographer", and Simon Armitage's "Remains". It outlines key learning episodes that move from background work to studying each poem in depth to consolidation activities. Students will gain contextual understanding, analyze themes of power and conflict, and summarize each poet's message through close reading, discussion, and written responses.

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    This document provides an overview for a unit on war poetry that focuses on five poems: Wilfred Owen's "Dulce et Decorum Est", Siegfried Sassoon's "The Last Laugh", Alfred Tennyson's "The Charge of the Light Brigade", Carol Ann Duffy's "War Photographer", and Simon Armitage's "Remains". It outlines key learning episodes that move from background work to studying each poem in depth to consolidation activities. Students will gain contextual understanding, analyze themes of power and conflict, and summarize each poet's message through close reading, discussion, and written responses.

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    GCSE English Literature:

    War Poetry Cluster


    TEACHER GUIDE

    Teacher:
    UNIT OVERVIEW: War Poetry key learning episodes
    EXPOSURE BAYONET CHARGE CHARGE OF THE LB WAR PHOTOGRAPHER REMAINS
    BACKGROUND

    Reading Reading Reading Reading Reading


    Wilfred Owen’s letters – WWI accounts of going Article from Battle of Interview with Nick Ut Interviews with modern
    WORK

    contextual understanding over the top Balaclava from Napalm Girl image war veterans.
    Writing Writing Writing Writing Writing
    Extract from Private Extract of going over the Soldiers on horseback to War photographer images Journey home images to
    Peaceful top from Birdsong inspire description for describing situation inspire journey writing
     Mindmap WWI  Over the top 1  War changes mindmap  War photographer 1  Tromans interview
    knowledge  Over the top 2  Watch animation here  War photographer 2  Watch animation here
    PRE STUDY

     Watch animation here  Watch animation here  Battle video here 10:07 2:23  Summarise context
     Owen background video  Bayonet video 2:38  Summarise context  Watch animation here from pre-reading
     Summarise context Summarise context from from pre-reading  Summarise context
    from pre-reading pre-reading from pre-reading
     Read poem again.  Read poem again.  Read poem again.  Read poem again.  Read poem again.
     Short summary in box  Short summary in box  Short summary in box  Short summary in box  Short summary in box
     Note down narrative in  Note down narrative in  Note down narrative in  Note down narrative in  Note down narrative in
    STUDYING

    narrative boxes narrative boxes narrative boxes narrative boxes narrative boxes
     Identify language patterns  Identify language patterns  Identify language patterns  Identify language patterns  Identify language patterns
    in semantic fields boxes in semantic fields boxes in semantic fields boxes in semantic fields boxes in semantic fields boxes
     Annotate key quotations  Agree theme comments on  Agree theme comments on  Agree theme comments on  Agree theme comments on
    power and conflict. power and conflict. power and conflict. power and conflict.
     Annotate key quotations  Annotate key quotations  Annotate key quotations  Annotate key quotations
     Match quotations to key  Match quotations to key  Match quotations to key  Match quotations to key  Match quotations to key
    images from the poem images from the poem images from the poem images from the poem images from the poem
     Summarise Owen’s  Summarise Hughes’  Summarise Tennyson’s  Summarise Duffy’s  Summarise Armitage’s
    POST STUDY

    message about power and message about power and message about power and message about power and message about power and
    conflict (discuss first) conflict (discuss first) conflict (discuss first) conflict (discuss first) conflict (discuss first)
     Paragraph response  Paragraph response  Paragraph response  Paragraph response  Paragraph response
     Make links to other poems  Make links to other poems  Make links to other poems  Make links to other poems
    (could do this after study of (could do this after study of (could do this after study of
    other poems, or after EX) other poems) other poems)
    Suggested approach 1: complete background work for all five poems, then work through the analysis stages. Then complete consolidating tasks.
    Suggested approach 2: work through background, analysis, post study for each poem one by one. Then complete consolidating tasks.

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