Teaching Pack - teaching ideas and resources for John Donne’s metaphysical poem: ‘The Sun Rising’.

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:
A Level AHEAD Learning and Teaching Pack 2
The Sun Rising — Overview 2
Planning Learning and Teaching Activities: The Sun Rising 3
Connect Phase (Choose 1–2 activities) 3
Activate Phase (Choose 1–2 activities) 3
Demonstrate Phase (Choose 2–3 activities) 4
Consolidate Phase (Choose 1–2 activities) 4
Activities — Detailed Implementation 4
Connect Phase Activities 4
Activate Phase Activities 6
Demonstrate Phase Activities 7
Consolidate Phase Activities 9
Student Handouts 10
Handout 1: Annotation Framework for The Sun Rising 10
Handout 2: Essay Planning Sheet 11
Handout 3: Creative Writing Framework 12
Handout 4: Comparative Analysis Planner 13
Handout 5: Research Investigation Sheet 14
Teacher Planning: Interactive Quizzes and Activities 15
Create Genially Escape Room Activity — The Sun Rising 15
Alternative Activities 17
Annotation and Investigation 17
Personal Versus Private World — Extended Task 17
Further Research 18
Essay Challenges 18
Critical Contexts and Further Reading 18
Biographical Context: Donne, Anne More and Sir George More 18
Literary and Scientific Context: The Renaissance Cosmos 18
Literary Context: Metaphysical Poetry 18
Assessment Objectives Alignment 19