At the start of the summer term, Year 10 started to explore Power and Conflict Poetry as part of their GCSE in English Literature. Students will be looking at a total of 15 poems in the collection across the remainder of Year 10 and the star of Year 11. When looking at the poems, students will be able to analyse how poets are able to show readers how people are impacted by conflict, the effect of war, the power of nature as well as the power that memory has on individuals. During the course of the term so far, students have also been developing their skills using our Common Approach to tackling GCSE style questions on the poems. Students apply these skills and are able to be reflective using self and peer assessment to look at areas of strength and areas for development. Teachers have seen a really positive start for our Year 10 students and are looking forward to helping students to deepen their knowledge and understanding on the topic.
