AQA GCSE English Literature - Poetry - Power and Conflict.

This course will look at the War and Conflict cluster of poems in the AQA Poetry Anthology for GCSE English Literature. We will be looking at the following poems:* Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley* London by William Blake* The Prelude by William Wordsworth* My Last Duchess by Robert Browning* The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred TennysonExposure by Wilfred OwenStorm on the Island by Seamus HeaneyBayonet Charge by Ted HughesRemains by Simon ArmitagePoppies by Jane WeirWar Photographer by Carol Ann DuffyThe Emigree by Carol RumensChecking Out Me History by John AgardKamikaze by Beatrice Garland. Includes an introduction to the course with details on what is expected of you to get top marks. Each lecture will have a reading of the poem, a summary of what is going on, language, form and structure and the relationship between text and context. At the end of each lecture the students have the option of answering further questions and tasks to help them think about the poems in more depth and prepare their answers. This course is directed for students who are aiming for the top marks. It can also be taken by parents who want to gain a greater understanding of what is expected from their child.