Specialising in poetry resources for IGCSE Literature and World Literature. If you're looking for a single activity, full lesson, a week, month, or even a term's worth of learning, you'll find everything you need in my comprehensive study bundles. All my resources are illustrated with original images, bringing the poems to life and helping you add that little bit of visual flair into your lesson.
Specialising in poetry resources for IGCSE Literature and World Literature. If you're looking for a single activity, full lesson, a week, month, or even a term's worth of learning, you'll find everything you need in my comprehensive study bundles. All my resources are illustrated with original images, bringing the poems to life and helping you add that little bit of visual flair into your lesson.
A complete collection of study resources for IGCSE Literature featuring all fifteen poems from the 2023 - 2025 selection A (from Volume 1 of Songs of Ourselves). Each individual poem is fully resourced with materials including: a navigable and fully illustrated powerpoint giving line-by-line annotations of the poem; a crossword quiz (perfect for recap or a lesson starter); a printable workbook that is perfect for independent revision; focused worksheets explaining a variety of poetic techniques in depth; study questions for revision or to practice analytical paragraph technique; exam help, including sample analytical paragraphs, practice essay questions, and one completed Model Essay for each poem - that’s fifteen top-standard essays for you and your students to use and learn from. This Super Bundle can provide the perfect materials when you’re teaching the poems for the first time, or to help you reinvigorate the revision of poems before the IGCSE examinations. You can find a discussion of each poem by visiting my website: search for PoetryProf.
Comprehensive, ready-to-teach materials for the study of Farmhand by James K. Baxter, listed for examination in IGCSE English from 2020 - 2022. This resource is also available to download from my website (search for PoetryProf). The bundle contains: Study Questions with guidance on how to answer in full paragraphs; a 3-page worksheet with a focus on explaining Symbolism, including a sample PEE paragraph for Essay Writing; 4 pages of activities that can be printed and folded into a booklet for use in class or for self-study; an engaging quiz to test your knowledge and help you revise; a fully illustrated, editable and navigable powerpoint giving line-by-line annotations to help you quickly learn, self-study and deconstruct the poem; 4 practice essay questions with help and advice on how to approach essay writing – including one complete essay plan for you to use.
Comprehensive, ready-to-teach resources for Caged Bird by Maya Angelou, listed for examination in IGCSE Literature from 2020 - 2022. This resource is also available from my website (search for PoetryProf). The bundle contains: study questions with guidance on how to answer in full paragraphs; a 3-page worksheet with a focus on explaining Contrast and Juxtaposition, including a sample PEE paragraph for essay writing; 4 pages of activities that can be printed and folded into a booklet for use in class or for self-study; an engaging quiz to test your knowledge and help you revise; a fully illustrated, editable and navigable powerpoint giving line-by-line annotations to help you quickly learn, self-study and deconstruct the poem; 4 practice essay questions with help and advice on how to approach essay writing – including one complete essay plan for you to use.
Comprehensive, ready-to-teach materials for the study of Afternoon with Irish Cows by Billy Collins, listed for examination in IGCSE Literature from 2019 - 2021. These resources can also be found on my website (search for PoetryProf). The bundle contains: study questions with guidance on how to answer in full paragraphs; a 3-page worksheet with a focus on explaining metaphors and similes, including a sample PEE paragraph for essay writing; 4 pages of activities that can be printed and folded into a booklet for use in class or for self-study; an engaging quiz to test your knowledge and help you revise; a fully illustrated, editable and navigable powerpoint giving line-by-line annotations to help you quickly learn, self-study and deconstruct the poem; 4 practice essay questions with help and advice on how to approach essay writing – including one complete essay plan for you to use.
Comprehensive, ready-to-teach materials for the study of London Snow by Robert Bridges, listed for examination in IGCSE Literature from 2019 - 2021. These resources are also available to download from my website (search for PoetryProf). The bundle includes: study questions with guidance on how to answer in full paragraphs; a 3-page worksheet with a focus on explaining types of alliteration, euphony and cacophony, including a sample PEE paragraph for essay writing; 4 pages of activities that can be printed and folded into a booklet for use in class or for self-study; an engaging quiz to test your knowledge and help you revise; a fully illustrated, editable and navigable powerpoint giving line-by-line annotations to help you quickly learn, self-study and deconstruct the poem; 4 practice essay questions with help and advice on how to approach essay writing – including one complete essay plan for you to use.
Comprehensive, ready-to-teach materials for the study of In Praise of Creation by Elizabeth Jennings, listed for examination in IGCSE Literature from 2019 - 2021. These resources are also available to download from my website (search for PoetryProf). the bundle contains: study questions with guidance on how to answer in full paragraphs; a 3-page worksheet with a focus on explaining Jennings’ use of Stanzaic Form, including a sample PEE paragraph for essay writing; 4 pages of activities that can be printed and folded into a booklet for use in class or for self-study; an engaging quiz to test your knowledge and help you revise; a fully illustrated, editable and navigable powerpoint giving line-by-line annotations to help you quickly learn, self-study and deconstruct the poem; four practice essay questions with help and advice on how to approach essay writing – including one complete essay plan for you to use.
Comprehensive, ready-to-teach materials for the study of The Buck in the Snow by Edna St Vincent Millay, listed for examination in IGCSE Literature from 2019 - 2021. These resources are also available from my website (search for PoetryProf). The study bundle includes: study questions with guidance on how to answer in full paragraphs; a 3-page worksheet with a focus on explaining symbolism, including a sample PEE paragraph for essay writing; 4 pages of activities that can be printed and folded into a booklet for use in class or for self-study; an engaging quiz to test your knowledge and help you revise; a fully illustrated, editable and navigable powerpoint giving line-by-line annotations to help you quickly learn, self-study and deconstruct the poem; 4 practice essay questions with help and advice on how to approach essay writing – including one complete essay plan for you to use.
Comprehensive, ready-to-teach resources for the study of The Kraken by Alfred Lord Tennyson, listed for examination in IGCSE Literature from 2019 - 2021. These materials are also available to purchase from my website (search for PoetryProf). The study bundle includes: study questions with guidance on how to answer in full paragraphs; a 3-page worksheet with a focus on explaining the Sonnet Form, including a sample PEE paragraph for essay writing; 4 pages of activities that can be printed and folded into a booklet for use in class or for self-study; an engaging quiz to test your knowledge and help you revise; a fully illustrated, editable and navigable powerpoint giving line-by-line annotations to help you quickly learn, self-study and deconstruct the poem; 4 practice essay questions with help and advice on how to approach essay writing – including one complete essay plan for you to use.
Comprehensive, ready-to-teach materials for the study of Marrysong by Dennis Scott, listed for examination in IGCSE English Literature from 2020 - 2022. The resources are also available to purchase from my website (search for PoetryProf). The bundle contains: study questions with guidance on how to answer in full paragraphs; a 3-page worksheet with a focus on explaining extended metaphor (conceit), including a sample PEE paragraph for essay writing; 4 pages of activities that can be printed and folded into a booklet for use in class or for self-study; an engaging quiz to test your knowledge and help you revise; a fully illustrated, editable and navigable powerpoint giving line-by-line annotations to help you quickly learn, self-study and deconstruct the poem; 4 practice essay questions with help and advice on how to approach essay writing – including one complete essay plan for you to use.
Comprehensive, ready-to-teach resources for the study of Amends by Adrienne Rich, listed for examination in IGCSE Literature from 2020 - 2022. This resource is also available to download at my website (search for PoetryProf). The bundle contains: study questions with guidance on how to answer in full paragraphs; a 3-page worksheet with a focus on explaining Personification, including a sample PEE paragraph for essay writing; 4 pages of activities that can be printed and folded into a booklet for use in class or for self-study; an engaging quiz to test your knowledge and help you revise; a fully illustrated, editable and navigable powerpoint giving line-by-line annotations to help you quickly learn, self-study and deconstruct the poem; 4 practice essay questions with help and advice on how to approach essay writing – including one complete essay plan for you to use.
Comprehensive, ready-to-teach materials for the study of The Three Fates by Rosemary Dobson, listed for examination in IGCSE Literature from 2020 - 2022. This product is also available for purchase from my website (search for PoetryProf). The bundle includes: study questions with guidance on how to answer in full paragraphs; a 3-page worksheet with a focus on explaining spatial form and lineation, including a sample PEE paragraph for essay writing; 4 pages of activities that can be printed and folded into a booklet for use in class or for self-study; an engaging quiz to test your knowledge and help you revise; a fully illustrated, editable and navigable powerpoint giving line-by-line annotations to help you quickly learn, self-study and deconstruct the poem; 4 practice essay questions with help and advice on how to approach essay writing – including one complete essay plan for you to use.
Comprehensive, ready-to-teach resources for Little Boy Crying by Mervyn Morris, listed for examination in IGCSE Literature from 2020 - 2022. This product is also available to download from my website (search for PoetryProf). The bundle includes: study questions with guidance on how to answer in full paragraphs; a 3-page worksheet with a focus on explaining Metaphors in the poem, including a sample PEE paragraph for essay writing; 4 pages of activities that can be printed and folded into a booklet for use in class or for self-study; an engaging quiz to test your knowledge and help you revise; a fully illustrated, editable and navigable powerpoint giving line-by-line annotations to help you quickly learn, self-study and deconstruct the poem; 4 practice essay questions with help and advice on how to approach essay writing – including one complete essay plan for you to use.
Comprehensive, ready-to-teach resources for the study of Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden, listed for examination in IGCSE Literature from 2020 - 2022. These materials area also available to download from my website (search for PoetryProf). The bundle includes: study questions with guidance on how to answer in full paragraphs; a 4-page worksheet with a focus on explaining alliteration, consonance and auditory imagery, including a sample PEE paragraph for essay writing; 4 pages of activities that can be printed and folded into a booklet for use in class or for self-study; an engaging quiz to test your knowledge and help you revise; a fully illustrated, editable and navigable powerpoint giving line-by-line annotations to help you quickly learn, self-study and deconstruct the poem; 4 practice essay questions with help and advice on how to approach essay writing – including one complete essay plan for you to use.
Comprehensive, ready-to-teach materials for the study of Sonnet 29 by Edna St Vincent Millay, listed for examination in English Literature from 2020 - 2022. These resources are also available to purchase from my website (search for PoetryProf). The bundle includes: study questions with guidance on how to answer in full paragraphs; a 3-page worksheet with a focus on explaining figurative imagery, including a sample PEE paragraph for essay writing; 4 pages of activities that can be printed and folded into a booklet for use in class or for self-study; an engaging quiz to test your knowledge and help you revise; a fully illustrated, editable and navigable powerpoint giving line-by-line annotations to help you quickly learn, self-study and deconstruct the poem; 4 practice essay questions with help and advice on how to approach essay writing – including one complete essay plan for you to use.
Comprehensive, ready to teach resources for the study of Funeral Blues by W.H. Auden, listed for examination in IGCSE English Literature from 2023 - 2025. This resource is also available to download at my website (search for PoetryProf). The bundle contains: study questions with guidance on how to answer in full paragraphs; a 4-page worksheet with a focus on explaining the writer’s use of hyperbole, including a sample PEE paragraph for essay writing; 4 pages of activities that can be printed and folded into a booklet for use for revision or for self-study; an engaging quiz to test your knowledge and help you revise; a fully illustrated, editable and navigable powerpoint giving line-by-line annotations to help you quickly learn, self-study and deconstruct the poem; 4 practice essay questions with help and advice on how to approach essay writing – including one complete Model Essay for you to use.
Comprehensive, ready to teach resources for the study of Song by George Szirtes, listed for examination in IGCSE English Literature from 2025 - 2027. This resource is also available to download at my website (search for PoetryProf). The bundle contains: study questions with guidance on how to answer in full paragraphs; a 4-page worksheet with a focus on explaining the writer’s use of rhythm and meter, including a sample PEE paragraph for essay writing; 4 pages of activities that can be printed and folded into a booklet for use for revision or for self-study; an engaging quiz to test your knowledge and help you revise; a fully illustrated, editable and navigable powerpoint giving line-by-line annotations to help you quickly learn, self-study and deconstruct the poem; 4 practice essay questions with help and advice on how to approach essay writing – including one complete Model Essay for you to use.
Comprehensive, ready-to-teach resources for the study of Mid-Term Break by Seamus Heaney, listed for examination in IGCSE Literature from 2020 - 2022. These products are also available to download from my website (search for PoetryProf). The bundle includes: study questions with guidance on how to answer in full paragraphs; a 3-page worksheet with a focus on explaining Stanzaic Form, including a sample PEE paragraph for essay writing; 4 pages of activities that can be printed and folded into a booklet for use in class or for self-study; an engaging quiz to test your knowledge and help you revise; a fully illustrated, editable and navigable powerpoint giving line-by-line annotations to help you quickly learn, self-study and deconstruct the poem; 4 practice essay questions with help and advice on how to approach essay writing – including one complete essay plan for you to use.
Comprehensive, ready-to-teach materials for the study of Plenty by Isobel Dixon, listed for examination in IGCSE Literature from 2020 - 2022. These products are also available to download from my website (search for PoetryProf). The bundle includes: study questions with guidance on how to answer in full paragraphs; a 4-page worksheet with a focus on explaining lexical fields, synonyms and reiteration, including a sample PEE paragraph for essay writing; 4 pages of activities that can be printed and folded into a booklet for use in class or for self-study; an engaging quiz to test your knowledge and help you revise; a fully illustrated, editable and navigable powerpoint giving line-by-line annotations to help you quickly learn, self-study and deconstruct the poem; 4 practice essay questions with help and advice on how to approach essay writing – including one complete essay plan for you to use.
Comprehensive, ready-to-teach resources for the study of Not Waving But Drowning by Stevie Smith, listed for examination in IGCSE English Literature from 2020 - 2022. These resources are also available from my website (search for PoetryProf). The study bundle includes: study questions with guidance on how to answer in full paragraphs; a 3-page worksheet with a focus on explaining Speaker and Poetic Voice, including a sample PEE paragraph for essay writing; 4 pages of activities that can be printed and folded into a booklet for use in class or for self-study; an engaging quiz to test your knowledge and help you revise; a fully illustrated, editable and navigable powerpoint giving line-by-line annotations to help you quickly learn, self-study and deconstruct the poem; 4 practice essay questions with help and advice on how to approach essay writing – including one complete essay plan for you to use.
Comprehensive, ready-to-teach resources for the study of Rising Five by Norman Nicholson, listed for examination in IGCSE Literature from 2020 - 2022. These resources can also be found on my website (search for PoetryProf). The bundle includes: study questions with guidance on how to answer in full paragraphs; a 3-page worksheet with a focus on explaining end-stopping, enjambment and caesura, including a sample PEE paragraph for essay writing; 4 pages of activities that can be printed and folded into a booklet for use in class or for self-study; an engaging quiz to test your knowledge and help you revise; a fully illustrated, editable and navigable powerpoint giving line-by-line annotations to help you quickly learn, self-study and deconstruct the poem; 4 practice essay questions with help and advice on how to approach essay writing – including one complete essay plan for you to use.
