Mametz Wood - teaching resource

Mametz Wood by Owen Sheers – WJEC Eduqas GCSE Poetry Anthology Teaching Resource

This comprehensive two-lesson teaching resource explores Owen Sheers’ poem Mametz Wood, featured in the WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Literature Poetry Anthology. Designed to develop students’ analytical skills and exam technique, this resource provides a detailed study of the poem’s language, imagery, tone, structure, and themes, alongside strategies for writing effective comparative essays.

The teaching pack includes a 43-slide fully editable PowerPoint presentation and four accompanying worksheets with a variety of engaging and exam-focused activities.

Resource highlights:

• Introduction & Context: Featuring a transcript of Owen Sheers discussing the poem

• Comprehension & Consolidation: Guided reading tasks and discussion questions with suggested answers

• Language & Imagery: Detailed analysis of Sheers’ imagery, vocabulary choices, and symbolism

• Structure & Form: Examining Sheers’ use of stanza organisation, rhythm, and free verse

• Poetic Techniques: Analysing Sheers’ use of metaphor, personification, and tone

• Themes & Ideas: Exploring memory, war, history, and human fragility

• Essay Writing Support: Using the P.E.T.E.R. framework to structure responses, with a model comparative question and exemplar answer

Fully editable and adaptable, this resource is ideal for classroom teaching, homework, intervention, and revision, helping students prepare confidently for the WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Literature exam.

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