The goal of this course is to completely prepare GCSE English students for their Unseen Poetry paper. Students have the opportunity to hone and refine their existing skills, as well as pick up new ones.
This course will expose students taking their English GCSE to a wide variety of poetry in order to develop their ability to closely analyse unseen poems. By the end of the course, they will be able to analyse and compare key features such as their content, theme, structure and use of language in a limited amount of time to begin to prepare them for the experience of the Unseen Poetry Section in the exam paper. A large proportion of the course will focus on honing students' ability to engage with new material and develop their own responses to the poetry before they move on to working on their essay planning and being able to express themselves in a concise, original and well thought out manner.
Course Content
10 LESSONS
15 HOURS Total Length
Lesson 1
Poem Group I
90 minutes
Lesson 2
Poem Group II
90 minutes
Lesson 3
Poem Group III
90 minutes
Lesson 4
Poem Group IV
90 minutes
Lesson 5
Poem Group V
90 minutes
Lesson 6
Poem Group VI
90 minutes
Lesson 7
Poem Group VII
90 minutes
Lesson 8
Poem Group VIII
90 minutes
Lesson 9
Poem Group IX
90 minutes
Lesson 10
Poem Group X
90 minutes
Key Skills
Analysis
Understanding Structure
Language
Literary Devices
Educator
Looby M
English and Film Studies Educator
Looby is a professional Educator alongside working as an actor. She is confident in teaching a number of subjects to GCSE and provides a supportive learning environment for students.