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KS3 · Year 9 - Mastery · Term 3 - Conflict: Poetry and Modern Drama · Week 3
Pages: Sassoon, "Suicide in the Trenches"
Sassoon's three quatrains move from a naive boy to his suicide to a direct indictment of "smug-faced crowds" who cheer soldiers home.
Lesson 1
What students do
Close read tercet structure and ballad-like rhyme.
Task
Annotate the structural pivot at stanza 3.
Success criteria
Reads structurally.
Lesson 2
What students do
Discuss: who is the real target - soldiers, generals, or civilians?
Task
Structured response.
Success criteria
Argues analytically.
Lesson 3
What students do
Model comparison with Owen on tone (savage vs anguished).
Task
Write a comparative paragraph.
Success criteria
Compares methods.
Lesson 4
What students do
Analyse direct address ("You smug-faced crowds").
Task
Paragraph on accusation as method.
Success criteria
Sustains analysis.
Lesson 5
What students do
Plan comparative thesis: Sassoon vs Owen on conflict.
Task
Thesis + first comparative paragraph.
Success criteria
Thesis compares.
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