This lesson plan is for a 10th grade English class studying poetry. The learning goal is for students to critically understand the poem "A Wife in London" by analyzing its context and comparisons to other poems. Formative assessments include teacher questioning during the lesson and an APK quiz about the Boer Wars. Visual aids like a letter and telegram will be used to engage students with the poem's mood of tragedy and irony. Cognitive learning strategies incorporate visual organizers and discussion to independently analyze each line of the poem in depth.

1. Lesson Plan pro forma
Class: 10En/2
(mixed ability sets)
indicate levels of attainment
Date:
23/3/2016
Time: 11:15 –
12:20
No. of pupils:
34
Unit /SoW: GCSE Poetry Anthology
Key Learning Goals:
ref. to exam board criteria/NC as appropriate
Poetry
… in pupil-friendly format:
LO: To understand ‘A Wife in London’
critically
Expected Learning Outcomes:
all pupils? some pupils? a few pupils?
All pupils will be able to critically understand
‘A Wife in London’,the context it was written
in and comparisons thatit has with the other
poems of the anthology.
Opportunities for Assessment:
Formative & summative
Formative
 Teacher questioning – throughoutthe lesson,the T will use questions to check for
students understanding ofthe poem
 APK – Using the students’ knowledge,I will see whether they know what the Boer Wars
are
 Visuals – Visuals will be used to access the poem,such as a letter and a telegram
informing the wife of his death and a letter written posthumously
Cognitive challenges:
Desirable difficulties for all abilities; how will students progress?
To be able to understand the poem and to think independently – the use of
visuals and discussing the title at the start of the poem will give ideas to
the students in terms of the mood of the poem.
EBT strategies:
e.g. APK, reciprocal teaching, collaborative learning, advance & visual organisers,
similarities and differences, goals, repetition and practice, meta-cognition, feedback,
cognitive challenge, subject knowledge, summaries and note-taking
 Cognitive challenge – students are thinking cognitively about each
sentence and in depth
Key Terminology:
 A wife in London
 Thomas Hardy
 Tragedy
 Ironic
Resources:
 Anthology
Homework and practice:
N/A