Carol Ann Duffy: Mean Time: ‘Poetic Voices’ Activity Pack
for AS Paper 1: Views and Voices ♦ A Level Paper 1: Telling Stories
As the first female Poet Laureate of Great Britain and a prolific, highly successful writer, Duffy represents a compelling choice to select for teaching. Her work – especially this collection, with its focus on fleeting youth and the inexorable pull of time – resonates strongly with A Level students.
Stimulating activities designed to support the poetry section of the 2015 AQA AS and A Level Language and Literature specification. Adapt to your existing scheme of work, or dip in and out, to build student confidence.
Concise introduction to each text followed by a carefully considered range of classroom-ready activities:- Active learning tasks target understanding of the text and key literary and linguistic techniques
- Discussion questions lead to more in-depth, open-ended debate and analysis of each poem
- Research and extension tasks to challenge the most ambitious students
- Exam-style essay questions for vital exam practice
Easy to use, and suited to students of all abilities with handy tips interspersed throughout.
PLUS! Suggested answers to all activities included – minimal preparation required!
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Keywords
- A level English Language and Literature
- A Level AQA English Language and Literature
- A Level English Language and Literature Activity Pack
- Poetic Voices
- ‘The Captain of the 1964 Top of the Form Team’
- ‘Nostalgia’
- ‘Before You Were Mine’
- ‘Beachcomber’
- ‘First Love’
- ‘Valentine’
- ‘The Biographer’
- ‘Litany’
- ‘Stafford Afternoons’
- ‘The Cliché Kid’
- ‘Small Female Skull’
- ‘Never Go Back’
- ‘Close’
- ‘Mean Time’
- Carol Ann Duffy
- AS Paper 1: Views and Voices
- A Level Paper 1: Telling Stories
- Poetic Voices Study Guides for A Level AQA