The War Poems of Wilfred Owen: Comprehensive Guide for A Level
- AQA A A Level
One of the most influential voices of the First World War, Owen produced poetry that challenged the patriotic verse of his time to present the brutality and futility of war. Unearth the terrors of the trenches with comprehensive and detailed analysis of all poems in the collection. Plus! Engaging tasks and ‘busy-student summaries’ consolidate learning.
The pack tackles the key stages of text analysis:
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Walk-through
Thorough section-by-section commentary walks students through each poem -
Drawing it all together
In-depth discussion of whole text focuses on: themes, attitudes and values, language, form, structure, context, literary approaches -
Indicative content
Supports teaching by ensuring all key areas are covered
Plus! Glossary of key terms ensures full understanding
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What do teachers say about this resource? (8458)
Excellent - a much needed resource... I really liked the critical approaches and the poem-by-poem analysis. Really useful for students... There are no other study guides available for this particular collection of poems, so the notes are an extremely useful starting place, or revision tool for students... [The resource] offers appropriate analysis with literary terminology that is suitable for this level of study... It's really well researched and thorough in approach. I will be recommending that we purchase a copy for school.
I am thoroughly impressed with this resource. It is truly excellent and, in every sense, ‘comprehensive’... I love the detail this resource provides. This guide leaves no stone unturned in its detailed and considered exploration of Owen’s poetry. The style of writing is excellent and offers a perfect level of aspiration for students. It perfectly demonstrates how to integrate all the assessment objectives. This resource is truly excellent – the author has done a magnificent job... Teachers can use this resource in two ways – to help them to teach the poetry and for students to revise from – this resource would work perfectly for both of these jobs. Students could pick up this guide and the teacher would have the peace of mind of knowing the content is top level and second-to-none... This is a beautiful resource and is an absolutely pleasure to read. I honestly cannot recommend this resource enough.
I am thoroughly impressed with this resource. It is truly excellent and, in every sense, ‘comprehensive’.
I love the detail this resource provides. This guide leaves no stone unturned in its detailed and considered exploration of Owen’s poetry. The style of writing is excellent and offers a perfect level of aspiration for students. It perfectly demonstrates how to integrate all the assessment objectives. This resource is truly excellent – the author has done a magnificent job.
Teachers can use this resource in two ways – to help them to teach the poetry and for students to revise from – this resource would work perfectly for both of these jobs. Students could pick up this guide and the teacher would have the peace of mind of knowing the content is top level and second-to-none.
This is a beautiful resource and is an absolutely pleasure to read. I honestly cannot recommend this resource enough.
Keywords
- A level English Literature
- A Level AQA A English Literature (7712)
- Paper 2: Texts in shared contexts
- WW1 and its aftermath
- A Level Comprehensive Guide
- A Level English Literature Comprehensive Guide
- Wilfred Owen
- 'Dulce Et Decorum Est'
- 'Disabled'
- 'The Send-Off'
- 'Futility'
- 'Spring Offensive'
- 'Anthem for Doomed Youth'
- 'Exposure'
- 'Strange Meeting'
- 'Greater Love'
- 'The Dead-Beat'
- 'S.I.W.'
- Poetry
- A Level English Literature Comprehensive Guide with Recordings