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Year 9 · English

Make Critical Text Comparisons

Year 9 learners practise comparing two poems on a similar theme.

The activities include Compare and Contrast Opposing Arguments on the Subject of Zoos, Compare the Use of Language to Convey Meaning in Two Texts, Compare Two Poems on a Similar Theme: 'Futility' and 'The Charge of the Light Brigade', and related practice. The checked support below includes video, worksheet, teaching, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

  • Compare and Contrast Opposing Arguments on the Subject of Zoos
  • Compare the Use of Language to Convey Meaning in Two Texts
  • Compare Two Poems on a Similar Theme: 'Futility' and 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'
  • Compare Two Poems: 'London' and 'Londons Summer Morning'
  • Make Comparisons Between Texts: Poetry
  • Make Comparisons Between Texts: Shakespearean Sonnets

Checked learning resources

  • Comparing And Evaluating Texts

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    This Year 9 Oak video lesson directly teaches the reading or writing method required by "Compare and Contrast Opposing Arguments on the Subject of Zoos".

  • Comparing Two Pieces Of War Literature

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    This Year 9 Oak video lesson directly teaches the reading or writing method required by "Compare the Use of Language to Convey Meaning in Two Texts".

  • Making Comparisons Between Two Poems

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    This Year 9 Oak video lesson directly teaches the reading or writing method required by "Compare Two Poems on a Similar Theme: 'Futility' and 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'".

  • Comparing And Evaluating Texts: worksheet and quizzes

    Oak National Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

    Browser-first Oak page for the lesson worksheet, starter quiz and exit quiz supporting "Compare and Contrast Opposing Arguments on the Subject of Zoos".

  • Reading poetry

    BBC Bitesize · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

    BBC KS3 English explanations, examples and practice for Make Critical Text Comparisons, including comparison; selected against the complete context of "Compare and Contrast Opposing Arguments on the Subject of Zoos".

  • Women's rights across the ages: non-fiction reading and writing

    Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    This Year 9 Oak unit provides the sequenced teaching context for Comparing And Evaluating Texts and the complete activity focus.

  • Comparing Two Pieces Of War Literature: worksheet and quizzes

    Oak National Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

    Browser-first Oak page for the lesson worksheet, starter quiz and exit quiz supporting "Compare the Use of Language to Convey Meaning in Two Texts".

  • Literary perspectives from the First World War

    Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    This Year 9 Oak unit provides the sequenced teaching context for Comparing Two Pieces Of War Literature and the complete activity focus.