The Task

Task:  Explore the ways poets present their ideas about conflict. You should refer to the poem below and two poems from the Clashes and Collisions collection.  (24)

 Base Details
If I were fierce, and bald, and short of breath

I’d live with scarlet Majors at the Base,

And speed glum heroes up the line to death.

You’d see me with my puffy petulant face,

Guzzling and gulping in the best hotel

Reading the Roll of Honour. “Poor young chap,”

I’d say – “I used to know his father well;

Yes, we’ve lost heavily in this last scrap.”

And when the war is done and youth stone dead,

I’d toddle safely home and die – in bed
Siegfried Sassoon

What do students have to do?

Students will complete one reading task, from one of the four themed collections in the Edexcel Poetry Anthology. Students must complete this task on their own.

How much time do students have?

Following preparation, students will have up to two hours to complete the task.

How do students prepare for the task?

• Choose one of the four themes from the Anthology (Clashes and Collisions)

• Introduce task (see next slide)

• Students should then plan for the task.

What must the response to the task show?

The reponse must show that students can:

• read the poems with insight and engagement

• interpret the writer’s ideas and perspectives

 

Please click below for a Student-Friendly mark scheme (courtesy of Mr Carter):

Edexcel Unit 3 Poetry mark scheme Exam out of 24