Teaching Pack
Teaching Pack - teaching ideas and resources for John Donne’s 'The Anniversary’. Lesson planning ideas and resource materials for active learning, critical thinking and creative approaches to explore the poem in detail.

Lessons are structured around, but not limited to, the following learning continuum:
Connect - Activate - Demonstrate - Consolidate.

This is the content page from the Teaching Pack:

Contents
Introduction to A Level AHEAD 3
The Anniversary — Overview 3
Planning Learning and Teaching Activities 4
Connect Phase (choose one or two activities) 4
Activate Phase (choose one or two activities) 5
Demonstrate Phase (choose two or three activities) 5
Consolidate Phase (choose one or two activities) 6
Activities — Detailed Implementation 6
Connect Phase Activities 6
Activate Phase Activities 9
Demonstrate Phase Activities 11
Consolidate Phase Activities 15
Student Handouts 18
Handout 1: Annotation Framework for The Anniversary 18
Handout 2: Essay Planning Sheet 20
Handout 3: Creative Writing Framework 21
Handout 4: Comparative Analysis Planner 22
Handout 5: Research Investigation Sheet 23
Teacher Planning: Interactive Activities 24
Create a Google Forms Quiz — The Anniversary 24
Student Interactive Activity — The Anniversary (Student Overview) 28
Paper Task Version 28
Alternative Activities 29
Visual Representation 29
Comparative Thinking: Love and Eternity in Donne’s Poetry 29
Further Research 29
Extended Research Reflection 29
Full Essay Challenges 29
Critical Contexts and Further Reading 30
Assessment Objectives Alignment 30