Instructional Video20:05
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Using punctuation in poetry

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can use a range of punctuation for effect in poetry. Key learning points: - Punctuation is important in poetry as it shows the reader when to pause for meaning or dramatic effect. - The same punctuation we use to write...
Instructional Video23:54
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Analysing ideas of prejudice and perception in Femi's 'Thirteen'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can explain how Femi uses star imagery, caesuras, and structural choices to express ideas of prejudice and perception in 'Thirteen'. Key learning points: - Femi uses “star” imagery throughout the poem to perhaps...
Instructional Video30:28
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Analysing the poem 'Follower' by Seamus Heaney

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can explore how Heaney presents the admiration found in a parental relationship and how this changes over time. Key learning points: - Heaney uses imagery to convey the sense of wonder, awe and admiration felt towards a...
Instructional Video32:33
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Analysing the poem ‘War Photographer’ by Carole Satyamurti

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can explain how Satyamurti uses language and structure to convey the moral complexities of capturing images of conflict. Key learning points: - Juxtaposing images are used between the second and third stanza. - The poem...
Instructional Video35:01
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Analysing the poem 'Before You Were Mine' by Carol Ann Duffy

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can analyse how Duffy uses language and structure to convey the life-changing responsibilities of parenthood. Key learning points: - Duffy opens the poem with a vignette of the mother as glamorous and admirable in her...
Instructional Video34:38
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Analysing the poem ‘Belfast Confetti’ by Ciaran Carson

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can explain how Carson uses language, form and structure to convey a sense of the chaos and horror of The Troubles. Key learning points: - Enjambment and caesura are used to create a chaotic atmosphere. - Rhetorical...