A unit of work on seven poems by John Keats:
On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer
When I have fears that I may cease to be
Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art
Ode on a Grecian Urn
Ode to a Nightingale
To Autumn
La Belle Dame sans Merci
This unit is suitable for senior students in Years 10-12. It introduces them to the forms Keats used, and seven of his most famous poems.
A research task with suggested reading and viewing gets students across Keats' life and influences.
'What is analysis?' encourages them to think about exactly what literary analysis is, and how to go about it
Explanation of the sonnet, ode, and ballad forms
Explanation of Negative Capability
Foray into critical reading
Seven poems included with questions structured according to Bloom's taxonomy
Selection of senior-suitable essay questions