This fully-resourced lesson is designed for A Level English Literature students studying the Poems of the Decade anthology for the Edexcel 9ET0 specification. Focused on Leontia Flynn’s The Furthest Distances I’ve Travelled, the lesson supports students in analysing imagery, structure, and symbolism, while encouraging personal reflection on themes of travel, identity, and emotional distance.
Lesson Stages and Features:
- Reflective Starter: Students consider journeys they’ve taken—literal or emotional—to begin engaging personally with the poem’s themes.
- First Reading: Guided questioning prompts initial impressions of structure, imagery, and thematic concerns.
- Suitcase of Symbols Task: A creative activity encouraging students to “pack” the poem’s images into a suitcase, unpacking their literal and symbolic meanings and what they reveal about the speaker.
- Glossary and Symbolism Analysis: A list of culturally and geographically specific references (e.g., Larium, Tannoy, Giro) invites exploration of lexical choices and their broader significance.
- Structural Analysis: Students identify key formal elements—enjambment, rhyme, caesurae—and examine how these shape tone and progression.
- Postcard to the Poet: A reflective plenary task encouraging students to write a personal, analytical response to Flynn and her use of imagery.
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