1. L/O: To understand the criteria and context of the poetry anthology and exam.

2. What conclusions can we draw about the themes and subject matter?
The Clown Punk
The River God
Singh Song!
Checking Out My History
Give
Medusa
Horse Whisperer
On a portrait of a deaf man
My Last Duchess
Ozymandias
The Hunchback in the Park
Les Grands Seigneurs
The Ruined Maid
Brendon Gallacher
Case history: Alison (head injury)
Starter: Here are the titles of the poems we are going to be exploring.
What conclusions can we draw about the themes and subject matter?

3. Poetry Across Time Exam

4. Unit 2 Poetry across time
Time allowed
1 hour 15 minutes
Answer two questions.
Answer one question from Section A and the question in Section B
The maximum mark for this paper is 54.
You will be marked on your ability to:
- use good English
- organise information clearly
- use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
Advice
You are advised to spend about 45 minutes on Section A and about 30 minutes on Section B.

5. Part A (Comparative writing- 25%) Part B (Unseen Analysis – 10%)
Unit 2: Poetry across time 35%
Part A (Comparative writing- 25%)
Part B (Unseen Analysis – 10%)
AO1 15%
Section A: 10%
Section B: 5%
AO2 10%
Section A: 5%
AO3 10%
Section B: This section does not test AO3

6. Your Objectives
AO1
respond to texts critically and imaginatively; select and evaluate relevant textual evidence
AO2
explain how language, structure and form contribute to writers’ ideas, themes and settings
AO3
make comparisons and explain links between texts

7. What is meant by character? What is meant by voice?
Key Questions
What is meant by character? What is meant by voice?

8. How do these titles relate to your understanding of
The Clown Punk
The River God
Singh Song!
Checking Out My History
Give
Medusa
Horse Whisperer
On a portrait of a deaf man
My Last Duchess
Ozymandias
The Hunchback in the Park
Les Grands Seigneurs
The Ruined Maid
Brendon Gallacher
Case history: Alison (head injury)
How do these titles relate to your understanding of
‘Character and Voice’?

9. What do we need to consider when writing about poetry?

10. 3 STEPS TO SUCCESS! STEP 1: What is happening in the poem
What is the context of the poem
STEP 2:
Close analysis of how the poem has been constructed
The effect on a reader
STEP 3:
What the poet is trying to communicate – the meaning of message
Comparison (PART A)

11. Understanding Poetry STEP 2: F (FORM)
Stanzas, poetic form (ballad/elegy) Narrative voice
L (LANGUAGE)
What literary devices can you find?
I (IMAGERY)
What images are created through the language?
R (The 3 R’s- Repetition, Rhyme, Rhythm)
Is there a particular rhythm?
What is the rhyme scheme? What is the effect?
T (Tone)
What is the tone of the poem? Are there any themes? What impact is there on a reader?
S (Structure)
How has the poet organised their ideas ?

12. Exploring the BIG IDEAS!
AO2
Explore how the poets ideas and themes are presented
A03
Compare the themes and ideas between poems

13. Exploring the BIG IDEAS!
L/O: To explore themes and ideas in poetry.

14. It all adds up…
Language
Form and Structure
Tone
Subject
Themes and Ideas
The themes and ideas in a poem are presented through the use of language, tone, form, structure and subject.
They are the big ideas that contribute to the writer’s own attitudes and ideas.

15. In groups you are going to:
Read your 5 poems
Discuss and decide what theme links the poems
Select key pieces of evidence that show how the theme has been used
Feedback to the class

16. DEATH- Grief / loss / morality
POWER – powerful / power to control / powerless
DEATH- Grief / loss / morality
DAMAGE – Moral damage / reputation / decay
RELATIONSHIPS- Breakups/ makeups / Love/ sex / betrayal
PRIDE- arrogance / lack of pride
IDENTITY- culture / history / self

17. Group 1- Jen, George H, Ashleigh, Rob, Group 2- Jenny, George B, Macy, Mats, Freya Group 3- Meg, Ryan, Jasmine, Adam, Emily Group 4- Karam, Muneeb, Lucy Penn, Will Group 5- Lucy Lovell, John, Liam, Lauren C Group 6 – Amy, Billy, Yazmin, Harvey, Amber Group 7 – Lauren, Ibrahim, Tim, Melissa, Ellie

18. 2 and 7. On a portrait of a deaf man 1 and 6. The River God
Ozymandias
Brendon Gallacher
Case History: Alison (Head Injury)
The Ruined Maid
1 and 6. The River God
Give
Medusa
The Horse Whisperer
The Hunchback in the Park
4. Singh Song!
Checking out me history
The Clown Punk
Case History: Alison (Head Injury)
Les Grands Seigneurs
3. Brendon Gallacher
Singh Song!
Les Grands Seigneurs
Medusa
My Last Duchess
5. Give
The Clown Punk
The Hunchback in the park
The River God
Checking out me history

19. 1 and 6. POWER 4. IDENTITY 2 and 7. DEATH, DAMAGE, DECAY 5. PRIDE
The River God
Give
Medusa
The Horse Whisperer
The Hunchback in the Park
2 and 7. DEATH, DAMAGE, DECAY
On a portrait of a deaf man
Ozymandias
Brendon Gallacher
Case History: Alison (Head Injury)
The Ruined Maid
3. RELATIONSHIPS
Brendon Gallacher
Singh Song!
Les Grands Seigneurs
Medusa
My Last Duchess
4. IDENTITY
Singh Song!
Checking out me history
The Clown Punk
Case History: Alison (Head Injury)
Les Grands Seigneurs
5. PRIDE
Give
The Clown Punk
The Hunchback in the park
The River God
Checking out me history

20. You’ve just done what you will do in the exam …
In the exam you will link two poems connected by a common idea and write about them.

21. Comparing Poems
Compare the theme of ? In (FIRST POEM) and one other poem from the anthology (SECOND POEM) Write a paragraph about how the theme is explored in both.

22. Examples:
Question Compare the ways poets present powerful characters in ‘My Last Duchess’ (page 15) and one other poem from Character and voice. (36 marks) OR Question Compare the ways poets present strong emotions in ‘Medusa’ (page 8) and one other poem from Character and voice. (36 marks)