Aims:

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1. To produce an English Literature GCSE coursework
   piece on post 1914 poetry

Aims
C
ontent
A
ttitude
Atmosphere
or
T
echnique
Key Skills Communication Working with
others Improving own learning and performance
S
uccess
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Writing Task

• War Poetry

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Step 1

• Gather all of your notes on the war poetry that
  you have studied.

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Step 2

• Choose the two poems that you feel convey the
  strongest messages relating to war.

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Step 3

• Using a mind-map or spidergram, note how the
  poems convey their messages.
• Note any similarities or differences.

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Step 4

• Use your diagram to make a list of points that
  explain how effectively the poems convey their
  messages.

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Step 5

• You now have your essay plan!

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Coursework Task

• Compare and contrast how any two poems that you
  have studied convey the experience of war.

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Possible Structure

• Paragraph 1 Title, author and content of both
  poems
• Paragraph 2 Attitude of the poets to their
  subject matter
• Paragraphs 3-5 Analysis of the techniques used
  in both poems
• Paragraph 6 To sum up, how successful both
  poems were in conveying their message.