Year 9 · English
Make critical text comparisons in Year 9 English
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Focus on comparing two poems on a similar theme. Open support for “Compare and Contrast Opposing Arguments on the Subject of Zoos”, then explain the idea in your own words.
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.
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- Compare and Contrast Opposing Arguments on the Subject of Zoos — support from Oak National Academy
- Compare the Use of Language to Convey Meaning in Two Texts — support from Oak National Academy
- Compare Two Poems on a Similar Theme: 'Futility' and 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' — support from Oak National Academy
- Compare Two Poems: 'London' and 'Londons Summer Morning' — support from Oak National Academy
- Make Comparisons Between Texts: Poetry — support from Oak National Academy
- Make Comparisons Between Texts: Shakespearean Sonnets — support from Oak National Academy
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Comparing Two Pieces Of War Literature
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Literary perspectives from the First World War
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Comparing poetry from the First World War
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Reading poetry
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