This bundle consists of 16 thoroughly planned lessons that take students through all 16 poems in the Edexcel IGCSE English Anthology.
List of poems covered:
‘If-’ by Rudyard Kipling
‘Prayer Before Birth’ by Louis MacNeice
‘Blessing’ by Imtiaz Dharker
‘Search for my Tongue’ by Sujata Bhatt
‘Half-past Two’ by U A Fanthorpe
‘Piano’ by D H Lawrence
‘Hide and Seek’ by Vernon Scannell
‘Sonnet 116’ by William Shakespeare
‘La Belle Dame sans Merci’ by John Keats
‘Poem at Thirty-Nine’ by Alice Walker
‘War Photographer’ by Carol Ann Duffy
‘The Tyger’ by William Blake
‘My Last Duchess’ by Robert Browning
‘Half-caste’ by John Agard
‘Do not go gentle into that good night’ by Dylan Thomas
‘Remember’ by Christina Rossetti
Also included: a powerpoint outlining the way to structure a comparative essay, model answers and exam practice.
This bundle consists of 20 thoroughly planned lessons that take students through every poetry & prose text in the Edexcel IGCSE English Anthology. Lessons incorporate Paper 2-style question practice and guided analysis of each text.
List of poetry & prose texts covered:
‘Disabled’ by Wilfred Owen
‘Out, Out-’ by Robert Frost
‘An Unknown Girl’ by Moniza Alvi
‘The Bright Lights of Sarajevo’ by Tony Harrison
‘Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou
‘The Story of an Hour’ by Guy de Maupassant
'Significant Cigarettes (from ‘The Road Home’) by Rose Tremain
'Whistle and I’ll Come to You (from ‘The Woman in Black’) by Susan Hill
‘Night’ by Alice Munro
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
This bundle consists of 30 thoroughly planned lessons that take students through every non-fiction text in the Edexcel IGCSE English Anthology. Lessons incorporate Paper 1-style question practice, guided analysis of each text, and some transactional writing practice (article writing and persuasive writing).
List of non-fiction texts covered:
‘The Danger of a Single Story’
‘A Passage to Africa’
‘The Explorer’s Daughter’
‘Explorers or boys messing about? Either way, taxpayer gets rescue bill’
‘Between a Rock and a Hard Place’
‘Young and Dyslexic? You’ve got it going on’
‘A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat’
‘Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey into Bhutan’
‘H is for Hawk’
‘Chinese Cinderella’
Three lesson plans (28 slides) that prepare students for the Edexcel IGCSE English Language exam, Paper 1. The lessons cover the non-fiction text ‘The Danger of a Single Story’, Question 4 practice, and Unseen non-fiction practice for Question 5. Themes covered in starters are media misrepresentation of refugees and gender stereotypes in films. There is also a starter focused on grammar. All handouts are added as a separate attachment or are at the end of PPT.
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 (21 slides) that guide students’ analysis of the poem ‘An Unknown Girl’ by Moniza Alvi 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.
Three lesson plans (23 slides) that prepare students for the Edexcel IGCSE English Language exam, Paper 1. The lessons cover the non-fiction text ‘Young and Dyslexic? You’ve got it going on’, Question 1-4 practice, and Transactional Writing practice (speech writing).
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 (26 slides) that guide students’ analysis of the extract ‘Whistle and I’ll Come to You’ taken from Susan Hill’s ‘The Woman in Black’. The lessons prepare students to answer an exam-style question taken from an Edexcel IGCSE English Language past paper. This could easily be swapped with an exam question and mark scheme more fitting for your curriculum.
Three lesson plans (17 slides) that prepare students for the Edexcel IGCSE English Language exam, Paper 1. The lessons cover the non-fiction text ‘Between a Rock and a Hard Place’ and Question 4 practice. There is also a starter to revisit writing skills.
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
Three thoroughly planned lessons (36 slides) for Paper One practice. These three lessons guide students through Questions 1 - 5 in the Paper 1 exam using a past paper. If you only want to focus on teaching the non-fiction text ‘Explorers or boys…’ then I advise you focus solely on Lesson 2. I have also attached the past paper I use (available from Edexcel website) for convenience. I have taken student example answers (also available from Edexcel website) and incorporated into lesson activities to encourage students to reflect on what each question requires from them. Please note that I have attached the past Question paper purely for your convenience. I am selling the ppt, not the question paper.
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
Two lesson plans (21 slides) that guide students’ analysis of the short story ‘The Necklace’ by Guy de Maupassant 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.
Three lesson plans (22 slides) that prepare students for the Edexcel IGCSE English Language exam, Paper 1. The lessons cover the non-fiction text A Passage to Africa’, Question 4 practice, and Transactional Writing practice (persuasive writing for letter of application) for Section B of the exam.
Three lesson plans (19 slides) that prepare students for the Edexcel IGCSE English Language exam, Paper 1. The lessons cover the non-fiction text ‘The Explorer’s Daughter’, Question 1-4 practice for Paper 1. There is also a starter focused on writing skills.
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
Two lesson plans (21 slides) that guide students’ analysis of the poem ‘Disabled’ by Wilfred Owen and prepares them to answer an exam-style question. I have used the Edexcel IGCSE English Language mark scheme and examiner feedback for the second lesson - these could easily be swapped with a different mark scheme more relevant for your class.
Two lesson plans (18 slides) that guide students’ analysis of the poem ‘Out, Out-’ by Robert Frost and prepares them to answer an exam-style question. I have used the Edexcel IGCSE English Language mark scheme for the second lesson - these could easily be swapped with a different mark scheme more relevant for your class.