1. HA teachers: you might want to run the starter game like ‘Just a Minute’ (but with answers linked to the anthology) – no hesitation, deviation or repetition allowed!
HA teachers – you will probably want to differentiate the STIFF C grid to make it more challenging.

2. Well done – on Monday you completed English language paper 1 – Fiction.
November 14th: English literature paper 2 – Modern texts
This paper looks at ‘An Inspector Calls’, Power and Conflict poetry and unseen poetry. Our lessons this week will be geared towards preparing you for this paper.
Don’t forget to use the blog:

3. Title: Revising for the poetry exam Date: 30 November 2018
Homework IN: English language revision booklet
Homework OUT: Revision booklet
Title: Revising for the poetry exam
Date: 30 November 2018
Objective: Can I revise the key themes from the poems? and
development in the play
Learning Outcomes
Grade
Key Words
All
I can discuss a number of key themes in relation to a selection of poems from the anthology. 2 3
Most
I can discuss a range of themes in relation to a selection of poems from the anthology. I can make links to the language and structure used. 4 5
Some
I can explore a range of themes and think of some of my own. I can analyse the language and structure used in the poems and explore well-chosen quotations. 6 7
Numeracy
Considering historical time periods
Literacy
Using inference
SMSC
& Values
Working together

4. Before we begin, I will need a volunteer to demonstrate!
Homework IN: English language revision booklet
Homework OUT: Revision booklet
Title: Revising for the poetry exam
Date: 30 November 2018
Objective: Can I revise the key themes from the poems? purpose and
development in the play
Starter
Grade
Key Words
All
Can you discuss the relevant theme for sixty seconds and mention some relevant poems in your answer? 2 3
Most
Can you discuss the relevant theme for sixty seconds and make some links to language and structure from some relevant poems? 4 5
Some
Can you discuss the relevant theme for sixty seconds and use well-chosen quotations and structural from some relevant poems? Can you explore some alternative interpretations? 6 7
Before we begin, I will need a volunteer to demonstrate!
Numeracy
Keeping time
Literacy
Using inference
SMSC
& Values
Listening carefully to one another

5. Title: Revising for the poetry exam Date: 30 November 2018
Homework IN: English language revision booklet
Homework OUT: Revision booklet
Title: Revising for the poetry exam
Date: 30 November 2018
Objective: Can I revise the key themes from the poems? purpose and
development in the play
Starter
Grade
Key Words
All
Can you discuss the relevant theme for sixty seconds and mention some relevant poems in your answer? 2 3
Most
Can you discuss the relevant theme for sixty seconds and make some links to language and structure from some relevant poems? 4 5
Some
Can you discuss the relevant theme for sixty seconds and use well-chosen quotations and structural from some relevant poems? Can you explore some alternative interpretations? 6 7
Numeracy
Keeping time
Literacy
Using inference
SMSC
& Values
Listening carefully to one another

6. Loneliness
1 minute

7. Individual experience
1 minute

8. Terrorism
1 minute

9. Wildcard: you choose the theme!
1 minute

10. Divided society
1 minute

11. Loss
1 minute

12. Homework IN: English language revision booklet
Homework OUT: Revision booklet
Title: Revising for the poetry exam
Date: 30 November 2018
Objective: Can I revise the key themes from the poems? their purpose and
development in the play ,
Today we are going to refresh our memories of the different poems. Fill out the revision grid without using your anthology.
Challenge: can you draw lines between the poems you could easily make links between? Be prepared to explain why.
Numeracy
Keeping time
Literacy
Using inference
SMSC
& Values
Listening carefully to one another

13. Homework IN: English language revision booklet
Homework OUT: Revision booklet
Title: Revising for the poetry exam
Date: 30 November 2018
Objective: Can I revise the key themes from the poems? their purpose and
development in the play ,
Compare the ways poets present ideas about conflict in ‘Exposure’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’.
[30 marks]
Working with your partner, can you choose a poem to compare with ‘Exposure’ and plan an answer on your STIFF C grid?
Numeracy
Keeping time
Literacy
Using inference
SMSC
& Values
Listening carefully to one another

14. Exposure
Other poem
Similarities/differences
Subject – can you summarise what the poem is about?
Tone – what is the mood or atmosphere?
Imagery – which important images stand out from the poem? Is there a pattern to the imagery used?
Form – how does the poem start and end? Are there any other structural features worth commenting on?
Feelings – how do you respond as a reader?
Context – what are the key contextual facts you can remember about the poem?

15. Homework IN: English language revision booklet
Homework OUT: Revision booklet
Title: Revising for the poetry exam
Date: 30 November 2018
Objective: Can I revise the key themes from the poems? their purpose and
development in the play ,
Compare the ways poets present ideas about conflict in ‘Exposure’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’.
[30 marks]
As a class/in pairs can we write a model paragraph to share in answer to the question above? Which part of STIFF C shall we choose?
Numeracy
Keeping time
Literacy
Using inference
SMSC
& Values
Listening carefully to one another

16. Homework IN: English language revision booklet
Homework OUT: Revision booklet
Title: Revising for the poetry exam
Date: 30 November 2018
Objective: Can I revise the key themes from the poems? their purpose and
development in the play ,
Compare the ways poets present ideas about conflict in ‘Exposure’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’.
[30 marks]
Plenary: can you choose another letter from STIFF C and write a model paragraph?
Numeracy
Keeping time
Literacy
Using inference
SMSC
& Values
Listening carefully to one another