This PowerPoint gives guidance on the Paper 1 exam format and provides opportunity to practice comparing poetry. It is best used alongside teaching the poems individually and slotting in exam practice as and when the poems have been covered in class. Check out my bundle ‘Edexcel IGCSE English Literature Poetry’ which includes this PowerPoint as well as lessons that cover all 16 Anthology Poems. *Please note that the Examiner Report document is readily available from the Pearson website for free and is not included in the price. I have attached it here simply for your convenience. Contents: Section B explained Mark Scheme explained How to use a themes chart for revision 4 Practice Exam Questions with guidance on planning and organizing your answer. Model Answers

A 33-slide lesson plan that guides students’ analysis of the poem ‘Hide and Seek’ by Vernon Scannell. This can be used as part of the IGCSE Edexcel English Literature course. Topics covered: Context Speaker Emotions Chart Activity Line by line analysis Situational Irony Juxtaposition of emotions Form and structural features Extended Metaphor Homework Task

An 18-slide lesson plan that guides students’ analysis of the poem ‘Piano’ by D H Lawrence. This can be used as part of the IGCSE Edexcel English Literature course. Topics covered: Context Speaker Title analysis Atmosphere Presentation of the memory The speaker’s feelings Use of sound Form and structural features Homework Task

A 25-slide lesson plan that guides students’ analysis of the poem ‘If-’ by Rudyard Kipling. This can be used as part of the IGCSE Edexcel English Literature course. Topics covered: Context Tone Language and Structural Analysis How to identify the rhyme scheme How to identify iambic pentameter Reflections on the theme of masculinity

An 18-slide lesson plan that guides students’ analysis of the poem ‘Search for my Tongue’ by Sujata Bhatt. This can be used as part of the IGCSE Edexcel English Literature course. Topics covered: Context Speaker Intended reader Language analysis Extended metaphor Tone shift Dreams Structural features Homework Task

A 20-slide lesson plan that guides students’ analysis of the poem ‘Prayer Before Birth’ by Louis MacNeice. This can be used as part of the IGCSE Edexcel English Literature course. Topics covered: Context The speaker (dramatic monologue & tone) Language Analysis Themes of fear, humanity, religion and nature Form and Structure HW task

A 22-slide lesson plan that guides students’ analysis of the poem ‘Poem at Thirty-Nine’ by Alice Walker. This can be used as part of the IGCSE Edexcel English Literature course. Topics covered: Context The speaker Techniques and definitions chart Step-by-step analysis Structure Homework Task

A 26-slide lesson plan that guides students’ analysis of the poem ‘Sonnet 116’ by William Shakespeare. This can be used as part of the IGCSE Edexcel English Literature course. Topics covered: Context Allusion to ceremony of marriage Language Analysis Use of Imagery Personification of love and death Structure of the Shakespearean Sonnet Homework Task

A 24-slide lesson plan that guides students’ analysis of the poem ‘Remember’ by Christina Rossetti. This can be used as part of the IGCSE Edexcel English Literature course. Topics covered: Title Analysis Context The speaker Language Analysis The Petrarchan Sonnet Homework Task

A 19-slide lesson plan that guides students’ analysis of the poem ‘Do not go gentle into that good night’ by Dylan Thomas. This can be used as part of the IGCSE Edexcel English Literature course. Topics covered: Context Poem Meaning Technique Activity Form Homework Task

A 21-slide lesson plan that guides students’ analysis of the poem ‘Half-past Two’ by U A Fanthorpe. This can be used as part of the IGCSE Edexcel English Literature course. Topics covered: Context Speaker Title analysis Allusion to fairytale Presentation of the teacher Concept of time The boy’s mental escape Form and structural features Homework Task

A 26-slide lesson plan that guides students’ analysis of the poem ‘La Belle Dame sans Merci’ by John Keats. This can be used as part of the IGCSE Edexcel English Literature course. Topics covered: Context Plot of the poem Title analysis The speakers of the poem and their function Setting Presentation of the knight Presentation of the faery Power dynamics in the poem Imagery of death Structure of a ballad Homework Task

A 25-slide lesson plan that guides students’ analysis of the poem ‘The Tyger’ by William Blake. This can be used as part of the IGCSE Edexcel English Literature course. Topics covered: Context Focus of the speaker Use of questions Allusions to Greek Mythology Viewpoint of mankind Structure and Form Homework Task

A 26-slide lesson plan that guides students’ analysis of the poem ‘War Photographer’ by Carol Ann Duffy. This can be used as part of the IGCSE Edexcel English Literature course. Topics covered: Context Content - cyclical structure & effect on tone The speaker The characters Use of contrast The photographer’s feelings Step-by-step analysis Structure Homework Task

A 29-slide lesson plan that guides students’ analysis of the poem ‘Half-Caste’ by John Agard. This can be used as part of the IGCSE Edexcel English Literature course. Topics covered: Title Analysis Context Key Terminology The speaker and intended reader Stanza by stanza analysis Structure and Form Homework Task

A 44-slide lesson plan that guides students’ analysis of the poem ‘My Last Duchess’ by Robert Browning. This can be used as part of the IGCSE Edexcel English Literature course. Topics covered: Poetry Terminology Context First Reading Comprehension Questions Language Analysis/Character Analysis Subtext Themes of power, pride and control Form and Structure Analysis Homework Task

A 20-slide lesson plan that guides students’ analysis of the poem ‘Blessing’ by Imtiaz Dharker. This can be used as part of the IGCSE Edexcel English Literature course. Topics covered: Context Language Analysis Structural Features Religious Diction Theme of hardship & value Intended reader and poet’s intention Homework Task

Two lesson plans (23 slides) that guide students’ analysis of the short story ‘The Story of an Hour’ by Kate Chopin and prepares them to answer an exam-style question. I have used the Edexcel IGCSE English Language mark scheme and a student example for the second lesson - these could easily be swapped with a different mark scheme more relevant for your class.

Two lesson plans (20 slides) that guide students’ analysis of the extract ‘Significant Cigarettes’ by Rose Tremain and prepares them to answer an exam-style question. I have used the Edexcel IGCSE English Language mark scheme and a student example for the second lesson - these could easily be swapped with a different mark scheme more relevant for your class.

Two lesson plans (25 slides) that guide students’ analysis of the poem ‘The Bright Lights of Sarajevo’ by Tony Harrison and prepares them to answer an exam-style question. I have used the Edexcel IGCSE English Language mark scheme and student examples for the second lesson - these could easily be swapped with a different mark scheme more relevant for your class. Note that the student example is from the Jan 2020 exam and can be accessed from the Pearson website; I’ve screenshot the student example and incorporated it into the ppt for convenience.