This two-lesson mini-unit covers Ted Hughes’s ‘Hawk Roosting’ in detail. Designed for GCSE pupils studying WJEC Eduqas poetry, this resource explores the poem in depth and explains how to compare it to other poems from the anthology. The resource is made up of a 50-slide editable PowerPoint presentation and 3 accompanying worksheets.
The lessons contain the following:
Lesson One
Context – A brief outline of Ted Hughes and the poem’s mid-20th Century context.
Language and imagery – Analysing Hughes’s use of imagery.
Consolidation – A comprehension task (with example answers) to assess students’ initial understanding.
Essay Writing – An essay question task with an example response.
Lesson Two
Techniques - Analysing Hughes’s use of poetic techniques.
Themes – Exploring the themes of Hawk Roosting – power, nature and ruthlessness
Structure and Form – How Hughes uses form and structure for effect.
The GCSE exam – Comparing Hawk Roosting with Ozymandias and explaining how to write a comparison essay in the exam.
This is a comprehensive resource containing a range of activities, however it can also be edited, personalised and differentiated to suit your teaching needs. To preview Hawk Roosting, click on the images.
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