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A template to support students when comparing and contrasting poems. The poems include: 'Nothing's Changed', 'Absence' and 'Where the Picnic Was', from the Time and place cluster in the Edexcel GCSE poetry anthology. Students explore context, setting, form and key poetic features. 

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Full marks Edexcel Conflict Poetry Essay - Memories in What Were They Like and Prelude GCSEExam

Full marks Edexcel Conflict Poetry Essay - Memories in What Were They Like and Prelude GCSEExam

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gcse poetry comparison essay example edexcel

A 20/20 (grade 9) response to the question “Explore how memories are presented in What Were They Like and one other poem from the Conflict anthology”.

For Edexcel exam board - English Literature (9-1)

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  2. Mark Scheme & Model Answer

    The weighting for this question is: AO2 - 75%. AO3 - 25%. Here is a simple version of the Edexcel mark scheme for the Poetry Anthology question: AO2. Analyse the language, form and structure used by a writer to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate. AO3.

  3. Mark Scheme & Model Answer

    The weighting for this question is: AO1 - 40%. AO2 - 60%. Here is a simple version of the Edexcel mark scheme for the unseen poetry question on Paper 2 of your Edexcel GCSE: AO1. Read, understand and respond to texts. Students should be able to: Maintain a critical style and develop an informed personal response.

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    Conflict Poetry Overview. Paper 2, Section B, part (a) of your GCSE exam will ask you to compare a named poem from the Conflict section of your Pearson Poetry Anthology to another poem from that collection. The 15 poems in this anthology are thematically linked by their focus on conflict and related subjects. This page offers you an overview of ...

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    Here at PoemAnalysis.com, we have the largest database of poetry analysis online and that is a fact! For those who are studying English Literature at the GCSE level on the Pearson Edexcel board of examiners, here is a list of the poems analyzed from their Poetry Anthology. This includes all the collections of poems from 'Relationships ...

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    pdf, 9.95 MB. This PowerPoint gives guidance on the Paper 1 exam format and provides opportunity to practice comparing poetry. It is best used alongside teaching the poems individually and slotting in exam practice as and when the poems have been covered in class. Check out my bundle 'Edexcel IGCSE English Literature Poetry' which includes ...

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    Exposure. Each poetry anthology in Edexcel GCSE English Literature contains 15 poems, and in the poetry question in the exam you will be given one poem on the paper - printed in full - and asked to compare this given poem to one other from the anthology. As this is a "closed book" exam, you will not have access to the other poems, so ...

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    docx, 15.97 KB. Includes 3 examples comparative essays, written by a student under timed exam conditions and given full marks by a GCSE teacher with 20+ years of experience. Compare how conflict is presented in 'The Man He Killed' and another poem you have studied. Compare how the poets use contrast to convey their ideas in "The ...

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