1. Anthology Poetry Response Structure
Comparing Poems – Power and Conflict – 30 marks
Intro – what the two poems have in common – linked by key word from question.
Then, DETAILED PEACECPEACE /SEICSEI paragraphs about:
Meaning/Feelings and attitudes
Form and Structure
Language
ALL linked to key word.
Conclusion – direct comparison of both poems linked back to key word
ONLY COMPARE TWO POEMS!!!
Bronze– identify the skills required in the exam Silver – identify the common themes across the poems studied
Gold – understand how to create and plan an answer
Platinum - Apply existing knowledge of the poems and complete plans for sample questions

2. Anthology Poetry Practice Questions: Planning
Like with language, planning properly BEFORE starting to write will help you gain marks. For each poem, plan to respond to the given question using these steps.
STEP 1: Read question and highlight key words
STEP 2: Annotate given poem in response to question – focus on KEY WORDS in question
STEP 3: Add quotes and analysis from chosen poem to RELEVANT bits in response to question – use different colour to make it obvious.
Bronze– identify the skills required in the exam Silver – identify the common themes across the poems studied
Gold – understand how to create and plan an answer
Platinum - Apply existing knowledge of the poems and complete plans for sample questions

3. Anthology Poetry Practice Questions: Planning
Like with language, planning properly BEFORE starting to write will help you gain marks. For each poem, plan to respond to the given question using these steps.
STEP 1: Read question and highlight key words
STEP 2: Annotate given poem in response to question – focus on KEY WORDS in question
STEP 3: Add quotes and analysis from chosen poem to RELEVANT bits in response to question – use different colour to make it obvious.
Compare the ways the poets explore ideas about identity in ‘Checking Out My History’ and one other poem from ‘Power and Conflict’
Which poem would we use?
5-7 mins annotating max!
Bronze– identify the skills required in the exam Silver – identify the common themes across the poems studied
Gold – understand how to create and plan an answer
Platinum - Apply existing knowledge of the poems and complete plans for sample questions

4. Let’s try annotating this one together – 5 mins only!
Dem tell me
Wha dem want to tell me
Bandage up me eye with me own history
Blind me to me own identity
Dem tell me bout 1066 and all dat
dem tell me bout Dick Whittington and he cat
But Toussaint L’Ouverture
no dem never tell me bout dat   
Toussaint
  a slave
  with vision
  lick back
  Napoleon
  battalion
  and first Black
  Republic born
  Toussaint de thorn
  to de French
  Toussaint de beacon
  of de Haitian Revolution
Dem tell me bout de man who discover de balloon
and de cow who jump over de moon
Dem tell me bout de dish ran away with de spoon
but dem never tell me bout Nanny de maroon   
Nanny
  see-far woman
  of mountain dream
  fire-woman struggle
  hopeful stream
  to freedom river
Compare the ways the poets explore ideas about identity in ‘Checking Out My History’ and one other poem from ‘Power and Conflict’
STEP 1: Read question and highlight key words
STEP 2: Annotate given poem in response to question – focus on KEY WORDS in question
STEP 3: Add quotes and analysis from chosen poem to RELEVANT bits in response to question – use different colour to make it obvious.
Dem tell me bout Lord Nelson and Waterloo
but dem never tell me bout Shaka de great Zulu
Dem tell me bout Columbus and 1492
but what happen to de Caribs and de Arawaks too
Dem tell me bout Florence Nightingale and she lamp
and how Robin Hood used to camp
Dem tell me bout ole King Cole was a merry ole soul
but dem never tell me bout Mary Seacole
From Jamaica
  she travel far
  to the Crimean War
  she volunteer to go
  and even when de British said no
  she still brave the Russian snow
  a healing star
  among the wounded
  a yellow sunrise
  to the dying
Dem tell me
Dem tell me wha dem want to tell me
But now I checking out me own history
I carving out me identity
John Agard

5. 7.Lord Nelson a British flag officer in the Royal Navy
1. “Dick Whittington and he cat”: The legend describes Whittington’s rise from poverty-stricken childhood with the fortune he made through the sale of his cat to a rat-infested country.
2. Toussaint L’Ouverture: a ruler who led the slaves to victory in the Haitian Revolution
3. Napoleon: a French statesman and military leader who led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars
4. Haitian Revolution: The Haitian Revolution was a successful anti-slavery and anti-colonial insurrection by self-liberated slaves against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue,
5. De cow who jump over de moon: Hey Diddle Diddle is an English nursery rhyme
6. Nanny de maroon: Queen Nanny or Nanny (c – c. 1755), a Jamaica National Hero, was an 18th-century leader of the Jamaican Maroons
7.Lord Nelson a British flag officer in the Royal Navy
8.Waterloo: The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815; the battle marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars ( ), which took the lives of 5 million people
9. Shaka de great Zulu: was one of the most influential monarchs of the Zulu Kingdom
Bronze– identify the skills required in the exam Silver – identify the common themes across the poems studied
Gold – understand how to create and plan an answer
Platinum - Apply existing knowledge of the poems and complete plans for sample questions

6. 13. Robin Hood : Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw
10. Columbus and 1492: Columbus left Spain in August 1492 with three ships, and after a stopover in the Canary Islands made landfall in the Americas on 12 October
11. Caribs and de Arawaks: Native people formerly inhabiting the Lesser Antilles, West Indies. They seem to have overrun the Lesser Antilles and to have driven out the Arawak about a century before the arrival of Christopher Columbus.
12. Florence Nightingale: Nightingale came to fame while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War, in which she organised care for wounded soldiers
13. Robin Hood : Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw
14. “ole King Cole”: Old King Cole" is a British nursery rhyme first attested in 1708
15. Mary Seacole: A British-Jamaican business woman and nurse who set up the "British Hotel" behind the lines during the Crimean War
The narrator is talking about his identity and how it links to his knowledge of history.
He was taught about British history but wasn’t taught about his Caribbean roots. He lists famous figures from history and questions why he doesn’t know about people from other cultures who did great things.
He mentions men and women from diverse backgrounds who should be celebrated.
At the end, he says he’s going to create his own identity based on his heritage.
Bronze– identify the skills required in the exam Silver – identify the common themes across the poems studied
Gold – understand how to create and plan an answer
Platinum - Apply existing knowledge of the poems and complete plans for sample questions

7. Literature Paper 2 Section A: Anthology Poetry
After you have planned, have a go at writing one PEACECPEACE or SEICSEI paragraph in response to the question.
To practise everything you’ll need to cover, I’ll ask you to focus on a different thing for each of your paragraphs.
For this question focus your paragraph on…
meaning/poet’s message, feelings and attitudes, language, structure
Point – poem 1
Evidence – poem 1
Analysis – poem 1
Close analysis – poem 1
Effect on reader– poem 1
Comparative word – likewise, similarly, in addition, on the other hand, unlike in, however
Point – poem 2
Evidence – poem 2
Analysis – poem 2
Close analysis – poem 2
Effect on reader – poem 2
At any point here, added comparisons to poem one would be helpful / beneficial
6+ ensure you are offering multiple interpretations and thinking outside the box!

8. Anthology Poetry Practice Questions: Planning
Like with language, planning properly BEFORE starting to write will help you gain marks. For each poem, plan to respond to the given question using these steps.
STEP 1: Read question and highlight key words
STEP 2: Annotate given poem in response to question – focus on KEY WORDS in question
STEP 3: Add quotes and analysis from chosen poem to RELEVANT bits in response to question – use different colour to make it obvious.
How do the poets present disturbing memories in ‘Remains’ and one other poem of your choice?
Try to use a different poem from the ones you’ve used today already if you can/ it makes sense to!
Bronze– identify the skills required in the exam Silver – identify the common themes across the poems studied
Gold – understand how to create and plan an answer
Platinum - Apply existing knowledge of the poems and complete plans for sample questions

9. Literature Paper 2 Section A: Anthology Poetry
After you have planned, have a go at writing one PEACECPEACE or SEICSEI paragraph in response to the question.
To practise everything you’ll need to cover, I’ll ask you to focus on a different thing for each of your paragraphs.
For this question focus your paragraph on…
meaning/poet’s message, feelings and attitudes, language, structure
Point – poem 1
Evidence – poem 1
Analysis – poem 1
Close analysis – poem 1
Effect on reader– poem 1
Comparative word – likewise, similarly, in addition, on the other hand, unlike in, however
Point – poem 2
Evidence – poem 2
Analysis – poem 2
Close analysis – poem 2
Effect on reader – poem 2
At any point here, added comparisons to poem one would be helpful / beneficial
6+ ensure you are offering multiple interpretations and thinking outside the box!

10. Anthology Poetry Practice Questions: Planning
Like with language, planning properly BEFORE starting to write will help you gain marks. For each poem, plan to respond to the given question using these steps.
STEP 1: Read question and highlight key words
STEP 2: Annotate given poem in response to question – focus on KEY WORDS in question
STEP 3: Add quotes and analysis from chosen poem to RELEVANT bits in response to question – use different colour to make it obvious.
How do the poets present strong emotions in ‘My Last Duchess’ and one other poem of your choice?
Try to use a different poem from the ones you’ve used today already if you can/ it makes sense to!
Bronze– identify the skills required in the exam Silver – identify the common themes across the poems studied
Gold – understand how to create and plan an answer
Platinum - Apply existing knowledge of the poems and complete plans for sample questions

11. Literature Paper 2 Section A: Anthology Poetry
After you have planned, have a go at writing one PEACECPEACE or SEICSEI paragraph in response to the question.
To practise everything you’ll need to cover, I’ll ask you to focus on a different thing for each of your paragraphs.
For this question focus your paragraph on…
meaning/poet’s message, feelings and attitudes, language, structure
Point – poem 1
Evidence – poem 1
Analysis – poem 1
Close analysis – poem 1
Effect on reader– poem 1
Comparative word – likewise, similarly, in addition, on the other hand, unlike in, however
Point – poem 2
Evidence – poem 2
Analysis – poem 2
Close analysis – poem 2
Effect on reader – poem 2
At any point here, added comparisons to poem one would be helpful / beneficial
6+ ensure you are offering multiple interpretations and thinking outside the box!

12. Anthology Poetry Practice Questions: Planning
Like with language, planning properly BEFORE starting to write will help you gain marks. For each poem, plan to respond to the given question using these steps.
STEP 1: Read question and highlight key words
STEP 2: Annotate given poem in response to question – focus on KEY WORDS in question
STEP 3: Add quotes and analysis from chosen poem to RELEVANT bits in response to question – use different colour to make it obvious.
How do the poets present the power of nature in ‘Kamikaze’ and one other poem of your choice?
Try to use a different poem from the ones you’ve used today already if you can/ it makes sense to!
Bronze– identify the skills required in the exam Silver – identify the common themes across the poems studied
Gold – understand how to create and plan an answer
Platinum - Apply existing knowledge of the poems and complete plans for sample questions

13. Literature Paper 2 Section A: Anthology Poetry
After you have planned, have a go at writing one PEACECPEACE or SEICSEI paragraph in response to the question.
To practise everything you’ll need to cover, I’ll ask you to focus on a different thing for each of your paragraphs.
For this question focus your paragraph on…
meaning/poet’s message, feelings and attitudes, language, structure
Point – poem 1
Evidence – poem 1
Analysis – poem 1
Close analysis – poem 1
Effect on reader– poem 1
Comparative word – likewise, similarly, in addition, on the other hand, unlike in, however
Point – poem 2
Evidence – poem 2
Analysis – poem 2
Close analysis – poem 2
Effect on reader – poem 2
At any point here, added comparisons to poem one would be helpful / beneficial
6+ ensure you are offering multiple interpretations and thinking outside the box!

14. Anthology Poetry Response Structure
You now have four PEACE C PEACE / SEICSEI paragraphs covering everything you need to include in your exam.
Use these as a starting point for your revision to write further practice responses – if you don’t know quotes from the poems off the top of your head then you won’t be able to do as well in this exam!!
Focus on learning 3-5 (including a war and a nature and a crossover if you can) really well and being familiar with the rest.
Bronze– identify the skills required in the exam Silver – identify the common themes across the poems studied
Gold – understand how to create and plan an answer
Platinum - Apply existing knowledge of the poems and complete plans for sample questions

15. Literature Paper 2 Section A: Anthology Poetry
Other questions you can prepare answers to at home:
How do the poets present control in…
How do the poets explore the feeling of loss in…
How do the poets convey fear in…
How do the poets present the effects of war in…
How do the poets encourage the reader to sympathise with the speaker in…
How do the poets force the reader to dislike the speaker in…
How do the poets explore attitudes to war in…
STEP 1: Read question and highlight key words
STEP 2: Annotate given poem in response to question – focus on KEY WORDS in Q
STEP 3: Add quotes and analysis from chosen poem to RELEVANT bits in response to question – use different colour to make it obvious.
Write PEACECPEACE or SEICSEI paragraphs using your plan focussing on meaning/message, feelings and attitudes, language, structure
Point – poem 1
Evidence – poem 1
Analysis – poem 1
Close analysis – poem 1
Effect on reader– poem 1
Comparative word – likewise, similarly, in addition, on the other hand, unlike in, however
Point – poem 2
Evidence – poem 2
Analysis – poem 2
Close analysis – poem 2
Effect on reader – poem 2
At any point here, added comparisons to poem one would be helpful / beneficial
6+ ensure you are offering multiple interpretations and thinking outside the box!