A lesson that focuses on the poem ‘Half-Past Two’ by U.A. Fanthorpe, and aims to develop personal interpretation, annotation confidence,close analysis skills and comparison practice for AO2 and AO3.
The slides include:
- Key terminology with definitions.
- Guiding questions on language, form and structural features to support annotations for each stanza.
- Pair and/or group analysis tasks.
- Authorial context information
- A ‘challenge route’ for higher ability students.
- A thematic grid that connects the poem to wider, holistic ideas and supports with comparison for AO3.
- Writing frames and a scaffolded model paragraph.
- Self assessment opportunities at the end of the slides.
- Revision questions at the end of the presentation for exam prep.
Suitable for use as a standalone lesson or to support an existing SoL as part of the Edexcel IGCSE Literature Poetry Anthology.
Please note this was originally taught after students had covered several poems in the anthology. Prior knowledge in order to compare Half-Past Two with another anthology poem based on the exploration of attitudes towards childhood would be useful, but there are activities that just focus on this poem if that’s not the case.
Originally taught to a mainstream, mixed ability Year 10 class, this lesson could also be adapted for Year 11 revision.
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