Starter quiz
- When we compare we look for...
- similarities only
- differences only
- both similarities and differences ✓
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- What person is Wilfred Owen's 'Exposure' written in?
- first person ✓
- second person
- third person
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- In 'Poppies', Weir presents the grief of a...
- wife
- mother ✓
- daughter
- soldier
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- Which other poem in the anthology would compare well with 'Poppies' as it shows the impact of war on family?
- 'Kamikaze' by Beatrice Garland ✓
- 'Remains' by Simon Armitage
- 'Exposure' by Wilfred Owen
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- What is the role of a thesis statement?
- to outline the argument of whole essay ✓
- to outline the argument of each paragraph
- to summarise the argument in each paragraph
- to give a conclusive summary of the writer's message
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- If something is nuanced it is...
- showing something supports something else
- showing a slight difference in meaning ✓
- showing an obvious difference between two things
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Exit quiz
- Match the keywords with their definitions.
- Complement⇔when something supports something else or makes it more effective ✓
- Contrast⇔an obvious difference between two things ✓
- Intention⇔the reason or purpose behind a decision or action ✓
- If considering the theme of nature which poem would you choose to compare with 'Kamikaze'?
- 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' by Alfred Tennyson
- 'War Photographer' by Carol Ann Duffy
- 'Exposure' by Wilfred Own ✓
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- A concluding sentence should…
- rephrase the topic sentence
- give your opinion about the poem
- have a sharp focus on the writer’s purpose ✓
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- Topic sentences should...
- outline arguments of each paragraph ✓
- include contextual detail
- include key question vocabulary ✓
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- It is useful to consider the similarities between poems and then consider on any subtle ______ between them.
- 'differences' ✓
- What group might the following poems belong to? 'Charge of the Light Brigade', 'Bayonet Charge' and 'Exposure'.
- poems about the traumatic aftermath of war
- poems about trauma during the war ✓
- poems including nature
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Key learning points
- The anthology's war poems can be grouped via their exploration of who war effects.
- The anthology's war poems can be grouped via their exploration of the effect of war during and after the conflict.
- The poems that you choose to compare should both be linked to the focus and nuances of the question you are asked.
- It is useful to consider the similarities between poems and then consider any subtle differences between them.
- Concluding sentences should have a sharp focus on the writer’s intention.
Common misconception
Students may think that all war poems are equally suitable for comparison.
Grouping the war poems into distinct categories can help students see the subtle differences between poems that seem to be largely about the same thing.
Keywords
Complement - when something supports something else or makes it more effective
Contrast - if one thing contrasts with another, it is very different from it
Intention - the reason or purpose behind a decision or action
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