Thomas Hardy: Selected Poems Comprehensive Guide for AS AQA B (With Recordings)

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  • AQA B AS

Hardy’s often overlooked poetry is a fantastic option for ‘Aspects of Tragedy’ for AQA B. The selected poems mix tradition with innovation, and there is much to explore in Hardy’s use of metre and form.

Both NQTs and experienced teachers would find it invaluable in planning new schemes of work; it would literally save days of someone’s time!!

J Colby, Teacher & Peer Reviewer
This specially written guide analyses every stanza individually, and prompts personal response with discursive and creative activities. Fantastically clear and comprehensive analysis allows students to get to grips with all the poems.

Engage your students!

Includes debate prompts; active learning tasks; further reading suggestions; key literary and linguistic terms throughout!

Tackles the key stages of text analysis:

  1. Walk-through
    Thorough section-by-section commentary walks students through each poem
  2. Drawing it all together
    In-depth discussion of whole text focuses on: characterisation, relationships, genre, themes, attitudes and values, language, form, structure, context, literary approaches
  3. Indicative content
    To support teaching by making sure all key areas are covered

Students will learn of the poetic intentions and through the creative tasks will explore authorial intentions

V Kondou, Teacher & Peer Reviewer

Plus! A glossary of key terms ensures full understanding

Now available with recordings!