Course curriculum

    1. Anthology for the whole block - Belonging

    1. Session 1 Recording - Island Man by Grace Nichols

    2. Session 1 Powerpoint

    1. Session 2 PowerPoint

    2. Session 1 recording

    1. Session 3 PowerPoint

    2. Session 2 recording

    1. Session 4 PowerPoint

    2. Session 4 recording

    1. Session 5 Powerpoint

    2. Session 2 recording

About this course

  • £10.00
  • Tutor: Diane , 5 sessions
  • Age: 11-16
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Content

  • Belonging is one of Pearson Edexcel’s poetry anthologies, introduced in 2019 as their fourth collection.

    We have studied some of these poems in previous sessions but will be looking at some new ones in this block.

    The theme explores our relationship with places and ideas about home, heritage, belonging and connection.

    There will be a range of contemporary, romantic and literary heritage poetry.

  • There is no need to have completed previous poetry blocks – each block stands alone (unless this is being studied for the Pearson GCSE English Literature exam - see note below).

    We will be using the SMILE structure to analyse poetic techniques – structure, mood and meaning, imagery, language and effect on the reader.

    We will also learn about the poet and the context in which they wrote their poetry.

  • NOTE: For students who wish to take Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature, the poems in this collection will support your study for the anthology poetry section of the exam (the Belonging cluster).

    This is the third block of poems – five poems were studied in Block 1 and five in Block 2 – this third recorded block completes the anthology.

    To understand structure, mood and meaning, imagery, language and the effect on the reader of contemporary and literary heritage poetry.

Tutor

Diane .

English Tutor

Hello! I’m Diane and I teach a variety of Secondary English sessions in the Hub, which currently includes Classic Literature, Modern Literature, Shakespeare, GCSE English Language, Creative Writing and Poetry. I’m a recently retired Secondary Head of English, a current examiner of many years’ experience with some of the major exam boards and I run my own tuition business. I have been teaching since 2004. I’m now based in Somerset, originally from the Midlands but I lived in Cornwall for many years.

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