One Flesh (Jennings) - teaching resource

One Flesh by Elizabeth Jennings – Edexcel GCSE Relationships Poetry Teaching Resource

This comprehensive GCSE English Literature teaching resource focuses on Elizabeth Jennings’ poem One Flesh, featured in the Edexcel GCSE Poetry Anthology (Relationships cluster). Designed to develop students’ analytical and comparative skills, this resource provides a detailed study of the poem’s language, imagery, structure, themes, and poetic techniques, making it ideal for both first teaching and revision.

The teaching pack includes a 37-slide fully editable PowerPoint presentation and seven pages of worksheets, offering a range of structured and engaging activities suitable for students of all abilities.

Resource highlights:

• Introduction Activities: Starter tasks to engage students with the poem and its themes

• Comprehension & Consolidation: Activities to ensure understanding of meaning and context

• Language & Imagery: Analysing Jennings’ word choices, symbolism, and visual imagery

• Structure & Poetic Techniques: Exploring stanza organisation, rhythm, tone, and devices such as metaphor, juxtaposition, and enjambment

• Themes & Ideas: Discussing love, emotional distance, intimacy, and change in relationships

• Additional Study Links: Includes references to further study notes and supporting materials

• Assessment & Analysis Support: Step-by-step analysis to help students write analytical responses confidently

Fully editable and easy to adapt, this resource is perfect for classroom teaching, homework, intervention, and revision, helping students prepare effectively for the Edexcel GCSE English Literature exam.

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