1. Lesson 1 – La Belle Dame Sans Merci
Keats
Lesson 1 – La Belle Dame Sans Merci

2. What am I learning today?
Do you know about John Keats’ life and about the conventions of tragedy?
Do you understand how these relate to ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’?
Can you write an answer that meets all of the AO’s?

3. How can I succeed today?
C – Give a straightforward and relevant response to the poem.
B – Give a coherent and thorough response to the poem.
A – Give a perceptive and assured response to the poem.

4. La Belle Dame sans Merci
Have a look at the comments I have made on the paragraph that you wrote last lesson. I will have asked you a question: answer it underneath IN GREEN PEN.
‘Pale’
‘No birds sing’
‘Her eyes were wild’
C – Give a straightforward and relevant response to the poem.
B – Give a coherent and thorough response to the poem.
A – Give a perceptive and assured response to the poem.

5. John Keats
As we hear what you have found out about Keats, think about how these facts might have had an impact on La Belle Dame Sans Merci, which he wrote in 1819.
C – Give a straightforward and relevant response to the poem.
B – Give a coherent and thorough response to the poem.
A – Give a perceptive and assured response to the poem.

6. John Keats
How does what we have learned about Keats affect your reading of the poem? Think about:
The fact that his brother had recently died of TB and Keats was himself beginning to experience symptoms.
The fact that Keats was in love with Fanny Brawne but was too poor to marry her.
C – Give a straightforward and relevant response to the poem.
B – Give a coherent and thorough response to the poem.
A – Give a perceptive and assured response to the poem.

7. Tragedy
We are studying Keats as part of the Tragedy section of the syllabus.
Have a look at what the syllabus tells us about Tragedy and highlight the key words.
What Aspects of Tragedy can we find in ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’?
C – Give a straightforward and relevant response to the poem.
B – Give a coherent and thorough response to the poem.
A – Give a perceptive and assured response to the poem.

8. Tragedy
We are studying Keats as part of the Tragedy section of the syllabus.
Have a look at what the syllabus tells us about Tragedy and highlight the key words.
What Aspects of Tragedy can we find in ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’?
C – Give a straightforward and relevant response to the poem.
B – Give a coherent and thorough response to the poem.
A – Give a perceptive and assured response to the poem.

9. Tragedy
Explore the view that the downfall of the knight in La Belle Dame Sans Merci is a result of a tragic flaw in his character.
C – Give a straightforward and relevant response to the poem.
B – Give a coherent and thorough response to the poem.
A – Give a perceptive and assured response to the poem.

10. Assessment Objectives
AO1: Articulate informed, personal and creative responses to literary texts, using associated concepts and terminology, and coherent, accurate written expression.
AO2: Analyse ways in which meanings are shaped in literary texts.
AO3: Demonstrate understanding of the significance and influence of the contexts in which literary texts are written and received.
AO4: Explore connections across literary texts.
AO5: Explore literary texts informed by different interpretations.
C – Give a straightforward and relevant response to the poem.
B – Give a coherent and thorough response to the poem.
A – Give a perceptive and assured response to the poem.