extend your thinking @ bishop justus 6 th form

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Extend your Thinking @ Bishop Justus 6

th Form

Year 12: AS Level English‘Struggle for Identity in

Modern Literature’Lesson 21

Literary Techniques: Alliteration, assonance, caesura, enjambement, hyperbole, sibilance, symbol, simile, metaphor, stanza, allusion, rhyme, rhythm, meter, personification, irony, satire Formula Words: portrays, suggests, emphasises, represents, reflects, illustrates, highlights

LQ: Can I actively listen and learn from others?

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th FormLiterary Techniques: Alliteration, assonance, caesura, enjambement, hyperbole, sibilance, symbol, simile, metaphor, stanza, allusion, rhyme, rhythm, meter, personification, irony, satire Formula Words: portrays, suggests, emphasises, represents, reflects, illustrates, highlights

Can I analyse poems and consider them from different perspectives?

Homework Reminder:

Due: Many people believe White Writing is the most beautiful poem in The Feminine Gospels. How far do you agree?

Set: The Feminine Gospels are a collection of poems written for women, and seek to portray men as the oppressive genderHow far do you agree?Due: Next week

Good Progress: Research to gain an understanding of the poem

Excellent progress: Annotate the poem in detail to develop understanding allowing for own interpretations

Outstanding progress: Consider the impact of the form, structure and language on the message of the poem

and identify links to other poems in the anthology

How much progress will you make today?

LQ: Can I research women in history to build a picture of the presentation of

women today?



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Starter: Individual Task

Write down the names of people who you think are beautiful...

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Introduction: Class Mind-Map

What is beauty?

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Task 1: Class Reading and Paired Research

Read the poem Beautiful on page 8

The stories of 4 famous women are depicted in this poem - who are they? Use your phones to research

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Task 2: Group Work

You have been given one of the women each to look at in detail – find out about their story and then analyse the poem to explore the messages portrayed

Feedback to the class in 10 minutes

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Task 3: Group Work

Now you have the research fully annotate and analyse your poem considering:

Invites you inToneAural choicePaceEnding

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Plenary: Individual Reflection Task

Add notes to your poetry revision tables and consider links to other poems

Good Progress: Research to gain an understanding of the poem

Excellent progress: Annotate the poem in detail to develop understanding allowing for own interpretations

Outstanding progress: Consider the impact of the form, structure and language on the message of the poem

and identify links to other poems in the anthology

How much progress will you make today?

LQ: Can I research women in history to build a picture of the presentation of

women today?



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