Exploring Poetic Techniques and Feminism in Modern Literature

1. 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 Year 12: AS Level English ‘Struggle for Identity in Modern Literature’ Lesson Three Extend your Thinking @ Bishop Justus 6th Form LQ: Can I draw comparisons between two poems and explain them effectively? Miss L. Hamilton

2. 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 • Homework • Due: Next week (week 3) • Research in groups and prepare a presentation on one of the following: • Duffy • Feminism 1st wave • Feminism 2nd wave • Feminism 3rd wave • Other critics Extend your Thinking @ Bishop Justus 6th Form Homework extends learning Miss L. Hamilton

3. 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 draw comparisons between two poems and explain them effectively? How much progress will you make today? Outstanding progress: Creative and unique ideas well analysed using impressive vocabulary and embedding second quotations to evidence understanding Extend your Thinking @ Bishop Justus 6th Form Excellent progress: Unique ideas well explored and communicated using terminology and extended vocabulary Good Progress: Interesting ideas clearly communicated in a structured analytical paragraph

4. 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 Starter: Group (Boys v Girls) Brainstorm Task Share homework and collate ideas on to a brainstorm using the flip chart paper provided A Woman’s Body Extend your Thinking @ Bishop Justus 6th Form Ext: What are the differences between the two groups? Why is this? LQ: Can I draw comparisons between two poems and explain them effectively? Miss L. Hamilton

5. 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 Introduction: Group Reading and Collating Task Read the stanzas of the poem ‘The Cord’ and decide what order it goes in Ext: What is the poem about and how do you know? Extend your Thinking @ Bishop Justus 6th Form LQ: Can I draw comparisons between two poems and explain them effectively? Miss L. Hamilton

6. 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 Task 1: Group Discussion Task Now you’ve read the poem in the correct order, have your opinions changed? Do they change further after reading this quote? Extend your Thinking @ Bishop Justus 6th Form Ext: What’s the message of the poem and how is it conveyed? LQ: Can I draw comparisons between two poems and explain them effectively? Miss L. Hamilton

7. 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 Extract from an interview in The Guardian newspaper with Carol-Ann Duffy ‘Motherhood gave her a sense of herself as an 'ex-child', allowing her to revisit the imaginative landscape of her own early years. 'I write in that space between Ella's childhood and mine,' she explains […]’ Extend your Thinking @ Bishop Justus 6th Form LQ: Can I draw comparisons between two poems and explain them effectively? Miss L. Hamilton

8. 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 Task 2: Group Comparison Task How does this poem compare to the previous poem we looked at ‘Diet’? The Cord Diet Ext: Can you think of unique points? Extend your Thinking @ Bishop Justus 6th Form LQ: Can I draw comparisons between two poems and explain them effectively? Miss L. Hamilton

9. 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 Task 3: Group Analysis Task Write an analytical paragraph comparing the two poems Outstanding Progress: Sophisticated and confident analysis using the formula to effectively compare the poems making reference to the extract and using embedded quotes and extended vocabulary Ext: Can you use impressive vocabulary and think of unique points? Extend your Thinking @ Bishop Justus 6th Form Excellent Progress: Articulate analytical paragraphs using the extract and embedded quotes to convey understanding and unique comparisons Good Progress: Clear comparison of the two poems referring to the extract LQ: Can I draw comparisons between two poems and explain them effectively? Miss L. Hamilton

10. 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 • To successfully write a comparative paragraph, you should: • engage with mood and tone, as well as thoughts and feelings • refer to Wider Reading • make secure links via similarity and difference and explore them in detail • make relevant analytical comments about form, structure and language • understand that, despite its brevity, the extract has variety and layers of meaning Extend your Thinking @ Bishop Justus 6th Form LQ: Can I draw comparisons between two poems and explain them effectively? Miss L. Hamilton

11. 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 Plenary: Self Evaluation Task Read through another paragraph and re read your own. Self evaluate your work using the criteria below. Outstanding Progress: Sophisticated and confident analysis using the formula to effectively compare the poems making reference to the extract and using embedded quotes and extended vocabulary Ext: Revisit your targets from the first lesson and add to or review them where necessary Extend your Thinking @ Bishop Justus 6th Form Excellent Progress: Articulate analytical paragraphs using the extract and embedded quotes to convey understanding and unique comparisons Good Progress: Clear comparison of the two poems referring to the extract LQ: Can I draw comparisons between two poems and explain them effectively? Miss L. Hamilton

12. 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 draw comparisons between two poems and explain them effectively? How much progress will you make today? Outstanding progress: Creative and unique ideas well analysed using impressive vocabulary and embedding second quotations to evidence understanding Extend your Thinking @ Bishop Justus 6th Form Excellent progress: Unique ideas well explored and communicated using terminology and extended vocabulary Good Progress: Interesting ideas clearly communicated in a structured analytical paragraph