Students learn through a logical and step - by - step learning journey, including: - Understanding the context of the poem and defining the key terminology «bayonet», «
over the top», «trenches», and «no - man's land»; - Understanding key information about the poet Ted Hughes; - Reading and interpreting the poem; - Interpreting the poem, with a particular
emphasis upon how Hughes creates visual and auditory imagery; - Finding and analysing the language features used throughout the poem, and considering how these link to the poet's message; - Writing an extended analysis piece based upon how Hughes creates imagery in order to capture the soldier's horrifying final moments; -
Peer assessing each other's learning attempts.