Bayonet Charge (Ted Hughes)

(Bayonet Charge (Ted Hughes) - English teaching resource featuring 76 slides)

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English Teaching Resources: Bayonet Charge (Ted Hughes)

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English Teaching Resources: Bayonet Charge (Ted Hughes) is a 76 slide fully editable PowerPoint presentation designed to teach Ted Hughes's poem Bayonet Charge. Bayonet Charge (Ted Hughes) is included in the AQA and GCSE English/Literature Anthology collection and has been a popular text at KS4/GCSE for many years. Resources include a variety of lessons and activities ideal for helping pupils understand the imagery, structure and themes of the poem. English Teaching Resources: Bayonet Charge (Ted Hughes) also contains 18 worksheets which can be used alongside thePowerPoint presentation. Activities include:

Read Bayonet Charge and discuss ideas. Students complete a written task to assess their understanding.
A brief biography of Ted Hughes and a hyperlink to further information about the man and his poetry.
Exploration of imagery and how to use P.E.E. to write about language. A written task with a writing frame to assess students’ understanding of how Ted Hughes uses imagery and an exemplar response.
Analysis of the use and effect of various poetic techniques. Matching activity and a writing task (with framework).
Structural devices that learners should look for. Key words with definitions, a writing task (with framework) and an exemplar response.
The themes of the poem explored; consolidation of the poem’s meaning and purpose.
A mnemonic (HIT POEM) and guidelines for writing a poetry comparision with exemplar responses.
Where to find further information about Bayonet Charge and other poetry of Ted Hughes.
76 slide PowerPoint presentation.
18 worksheets to accompany the PowerPoint.