Revising Futility and Falling Leaves (Nature/Feelings/Death)

1.  This is the powerpoint we used in class:



2. Brilliant revision booklets from Whitworth school:

• Falling Leaves
• Futility

3.  A good (it's meant to be silent) revision video on Futility with lots of notes:



4. Those great teachers from Royton & Crompton School discussing and analysing The Falling Leaves. 

5.  Useful revision questions.  Click on the images to go to bigger versions that can be zoomed in on.  

 

Revising Belfast Confetti (Strong Feelings/Experience of being in a Conflict)

1. If you click here you'll go to an image of the collected annotations we made 11m1. 

2.  This is the powerpoint we used in class:

3. This is a teacher talking about Belfast Confetti, look on his channel for videos on other poems and OMAM:

  

4.  Useful revision questions.  Click on the image to go to a larger version that can be zoomed in on. 

Revising Out of the Blue (Strong Feelings/Experience of being in a conflict)

1.  This is the Falling Man Documentary that we watched parts of in class.

2.  This is the powerpoint we used in class:



3. This is a reading of the poem which is very moving, although a few of the words are different than our copy in the anthology:

4. A really thorough analysis of the poem and lots of useful links:

Mr W's Help Me With English Page 

5. Useful analysis questions for revision:

Revising next to of course god america i (Patriotism/Strong Feelings)

1.  EE Cummings reading his poem:

2. Here is a link to a brilliant revision booklet (thank you Whitworth school) for this tricky poem.  Included are copies of "The Star Spangled Banner" and "My Country Tis' Of Thee" which the poem makes allusions to. 

3. Here is the powerpoint we used in class:



4. This is a video of 3 English teachers talking through this poem which is great!  For others just like this go to this youtube channel:

Teachers Talk About next to of course god america i


5.  Useful revision questions - click on the image to go to a larger version that can be zoomed in on.

Revising Bayonet Charge (Patriotism/Bravery/Strong Feelings)

1. This is the powerpoint we used in class:



2.  This is an analysis from Free E School:

3.  Some useful revision questions.  Click on the image to take you to a larger version you can zoom in on. 

Revising The Charge of the Light Brigade (Patriotism/Bravery/Experience of Conflict)

1.  This is the powerpoint we used in class:


2. This is the short documentary about the context of the poem that we watched:

3.  This is a teacher's analysis of the poem from youtube - the channel: Free E School has loads of other useful videos on OMAM, AQA English Language exam, and your other subjects so check it out:

4.  Useful revision questions - click on the image to go to a larger version that is easier to read.  

Revising Flag (Patriotism/Strong Feelings)

1. Here is John Agard reading his poem:

 

2. This is the powerpoint we used in class:



3.  This is a teacher's analysis of the poem from youtube: 

4.  Useful revision questions - click to go to a larger version which you can zoom in on to read more easily: