Differentiated activities to allow students to explore a poem and different approaches to understanding the plot, character and themes. Can be used as a lesson on its own or form part of a differentiated homework task. Would work for any exam board.

A complete game to be played in groups, following the rules of Trivial Pursuit. This game is fully differentiated and designed to support and challenge students as part of their revision for Macbeth. Questions are designed to meet the different levels of the AQA 9-1 GCSE. It is designed to be played once students have read the play at least once. Included in this download: Game Instructions Gameboard Differentiated question cards Coloured counters (to replace the 'cheese')

Context posters/sheets to use as display or as part of a lesson. These could be used as part of a Marketplace style research lesson or individually as an introduction to the poems. They link to AQA Literature A03, with a small amount of information for students to remember. Key ideas are highlighted, related to higher or lower levels. AQA 9-1 Conflict Cluster: Percy Bysshe Shelley -Ozymandias William Blake - London William Wordsworth - The Prelude: stealing the boat Robert Browning - My Last Duchess Alfred Lord Tennyson - The Charge of the Light Brigade Wilfred Owen - Exposure Seamus Heaney - Storm on the Island Ted Hughes - Bayonet Charge Simon Armitage - Remains Jane Weir - Poppies Carol Ann Duffy - War Photographer Imtiaz Dharker - Tissue Carol Rumens - The émigree John Agard - Checking Out Me History Beatrice Garland - Kamikaze

A context sheet for the poem War Photographer - to be used as display or resource within lessons. Suitable for AQA 9-1 Conflict Cluster. To download the full set, go to https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/poetry-context-sheets-11349297

A context sheet for the poem Poppies - to be used as display or resource within lessons. Suitable for AQA 9-1 Conflict Cluster. To download the full set, go to https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/poetry-context-sheets-11349297

A context sheet for the poem Remains - to be used as display or resource within lessons. Suitable for AQA 9-1 Conflict Cluster. To download the full set, go to https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/poetry-context-sheets-11349297

A context sheet for the poem Bayonet Charge - to be used as display or resource within lessons. Suitable for AQA 9-1 Conflict Cluster.

A context sheet for the poem Exposure - to be used as display or resource within lessons. Suitable for AQA 9-1 Conflict Cluster.

A context sheet for the poem Charge of the Light Brigade - to be used as display or resource within lessons. Suitable for AQA 9-1 Conflict Cluster.