Reading assessment on 'The Chimney Sweeper'

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Teachit Author
Reading assessment on 'The Chimney Sweeper'
Main Subject
Key stage
Category
Poetry: Comparing poems
Resource type
Student activity
Author
William Blake
Genre
Romantic
Time period
Pre-1900

An essay question designed to support students studying the two 'The Chimney Sweeper' poems by William Blake. Paragraph prompts guide students in writing about:

  • the poems' subject
  • the poems' language
  • literary techniques and their effects
  • a personal response to the poems.

It is assumed that students will have some prior knowledge of child labour in the Industrial Revolution to inform their understanding of the context.

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