1. Section C: Unseen poetry
GCSE Literature
Paper 2 Fri 26th May
How many terms connected to language and structure (poetry) can you think of? Make a list! Folders and paper for this please.
5 – clear understanding 6/7 – thoughtful, developed consideration 8/9 – Convincing, critical analysis and exploration

2. Section C: Unseen poetry
GCSE Literature
Paper 2 Fri 26th May
AO1 – Read, understand and respond to texts (12 marks)
AO2 – Analyse language, structure and form (12 marks)
5 – clear understanding 6/7 – thoughtful, developed consideration 8/9 – Convincing, critical analysis and exploration

3. Section C: Unseen poetry
GCSE Literature
Paper 2 Fri 26th May
Mark scheme descriptors:
Band 4 – level 5 – clear understanding
Band 5 – Level 6/7 – thoughtful, developed consideration
Band 6 – level 8/9 – Convincing, critical analysis and exploration
5 – clear understanding 6/7 – thoughtful, developed consideration 8/9 – Convincing, critical analysis and exploration

4. Section C: Unseen poetry
GCSE Literature
Paper 2 Fri 26th May
45 minutes to answer two questions
Part A: Answer a question based on one unseen poem
24 marks
Part B – compare two unseen poems
8 marks
5 – clear understanding 6/7 – thoughtful, developed consideration 8/9 – Convincing, critical analysis and exploration

5. Section C: Unseen poetry
GCSE Literature
Paper 2 Fri 26th May
The examiner is looking for four main things: 1- Show that you understand what the poems are about. 2- Write about the techniques used in the poems. 3- Support every point you make with quotes or examples from the poem. 4- Use the correct technical terms to describe the techniques in the poem
5 – clear understanding 6/7 – thoughtful, developed consideration 8/9 – Convincing, critical analysis and exploration

6. Language Structure and form Feelings and attitudes
Section C: Unseen poetry
GCSE Literature
Paper 2 Fri 26th May
Language Structure and form Feelings and attitudes
SEI
5 – clear understanding 6/7 – thoughtful, developed consideration 8/9 – Convincing, critical analysis and exploration

7. Section C: Unseen poetry
GCSE Literature
Paper 2 Fri 26th May
SEI
3 or 4 speed annotations using the other cluster
5 – clear understanding 6/7 – thoughtful, developed consideration 8/9 – Convincing, critical analysis and exploration

8. Section C: Unseen poetry
GCSE Literature
Paper 2 Fri 26th May
Let’s pick a poem at random from the first cluster: Q1- How does the poet present the speaker’s feelings about being in a relationship? (24 marks)
SEI
5 – clear understanding 6/7 – thoughtful, developed consideration 8/9 – Convincing, critical analysis and exploration

9. The poet Sophie Hannah presents her feelings and attitudes towards love through the use of rhyming quatrains throughout the poem. Rhymes are stereotypically used in romantic poetry to represent the union of two together. The rhyme has a soft tone to it, further emphasising the affection the speaker has towards love. However, the rhymes here depict a negative view of love, “fuzzy brain / sharp pain” are not feelings and emotions that we would expect in a romantic poem. Perhaps these have been used to emphasise the struggle that being in love can create, and that the concept of being in love is not as ‘plain sailing’ as is first depicted.
Shared write
SEI
5 – clear understanding 6/7 – thoughtful, developed consideration 8/9 – Convincing, critical analysis and exploration

10. The poet present the speaker’s feelings about being in a relationship as a negative thing to do: “I hear thy name spoken and share in its shame”. Byron is clearly embarrassed to have been with his lover as he “shamed” by the thought of being with this person. This is relatable to contemporary audiences even though it was written in the Eighteenth century as people may have had similar experiences and feel the same way. The sibilance creates a soft sound, perhaps reflecting tenderness felt during the relationship. Perhaps relationships have been tainted for the poet, as he expresses sadness when he declares “thy vows are all broken”. This could suggest that his lover has been unfaithful, and broken wedding vows. Not only this, but promises the couple once made. The lexical choice ‘all’ emphasises the extent to which she has betrayed him and potentially become a stranger in his life.
Shared write
SEI
5 – clear understanding 6/7 – thoughtful, developed consideration 8/9 – Convincing, critical analysis and exploration

11. Section C: Unseen poetry
GCSE Literature
Paper 2 Fri 26th May
Let’s pick a second poem at random from the first cluster: Q1- How does the poet present the speaker’s feelings about being in a relationship? (24 marks)
SEI
5 – clear understanding 6/7 – thoughtful, developed consideration 8/9 – Convincing, critical analysis and exploration

12. Section C: Unseen poetry part B
GCSE Literature
Paper 2 Fri 26th May
This part is only worth 8 marks, so only spend 10 minutes on it
Another poem – you compare it to the first unseen poem
Comparison of method only (AO2)
3 paragraphs:
Both poems …. X2
However…. X1
You will already have been given a hint on what the poem is about
SEI
We don’t have long on this part of the paper:
How do we answer it?
AO2 – Analyse language, structure and form (8 marks)
5 – clear understanding 6/7 – thoughtful, developed consideration 8/9 – Convincing, critical analysis and exploration

13. Section C: Unseen poetry
GCSE Literature
Paper 2 Fri 26th May
5 – clear understanding 6/7 – thoughtful, developed consideration 8/9 – Convincing, critical analysis and exploration