IGCSE unseen poetry booklet revision, lessons or homeowrk

Each poem follows a similar layout…Example:

Poem 1: What has happened to LULU (poem on sheet)

By Charles Causley

1. What is the poem about? (space provided for answers under each question so pupils can write in booklet)

2. Who is speaking?

3. Why is the title significant?

4. Find one technique and explain the impact on the reader and why you think the author uses it?

5. How does the poet feel about the topic?

Practise exam question, taken from exam paper: Explore how Causley presents the thoughts and feelings of the speaker in the poem.

This is a booklet created for my GCSE class which covered 14 poems that the exam board has covered with questions to explore each poem and the exam question at the end for pupils to attempt.

This has been used very successfully for a couple of years and works great as either a practise booklet prior to exams or (as I have used it) as a homework booklet for pupils to work through.
It could also be used as a quick pick up for cover or a lesson, or a go to if you need some time to mark.