Here’s a full lesson + study guide for the poem ‘Hawk Roosting’ by Ted Hughes. Suitable for GCSE, iGCSE + A Level students, including those studying the Cambridge IGCSE Ted Hughes Poetry and WJEC GCSE Poetry specifications.
This digital + printable + PPT (powerpoint) + workseet resource includes:
VOCABULARY
STORY + SUMMARY
SPEAKER + VOICE
LANGUAGE FEATURE ANALYSIS
FORM + STRUCTURE ANALYSIS
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES + MESSAGES
THEMES + DEEPER IDEAS
KEY QUOTATIONS
EXTRA TASKS
COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the whole WJEC collection? Have a resource on us! Download Duffy’s ‘Valentine’ for free here
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The Complete WJEC GCSE Poetry Bundle (2025)!
A bundle of 19 teaching and revision resources for all poems on the WJEC (EDUQAS) GCSE Literature syllabus! Everything you need to teach or study the poems in detail. Each resource includes: * Key vocabulary * A summary * Pieces voice * Key quotes + language techniques * Poems structure * Context * Attitudes * Themes * Tasks + Exercises * Possible Essay Questions . POEMS INCLUDED: * 'A Wife in London' - Thomas Hardy * 'Afternoons' - Philip Larkin * 'As Imperceptibly as Grief' - Emily Dickinson * 'Cozy Apologia' - Rita Dove * 'Death of a Naturalist' - Seamus Heaney * 'Dulce et Decorum Est' - Wilfred Owen * 'Excerpt from the Prelude' - William Wordsworth * 'Hawk Roosting' - Ted Hughes * 'Living Space' - Imitiaz Dharker * 'London' - William Blake * 'Mametz Wood' - Owen Sheers * 'Ozymandias' - Percy Bysshe Shelley * 'She walks in beauty' - Lord Byron * 'Sonnet 43' - Elizabeth Barrett Browning * 'The Manhunt' - Simon Armitage * 'The Soldier' - Rupert Brooke * 'To Autumn' - John Keats * 'Valentine' - Carol Ann Duffy ... BONUS MATERIAL * Grade 7 Student Exemplar + Teacher Feedback - Keats' 'To Autumn' . Reasons to love this resource: * Provides you with all the EDUQAS poems * Each poem has an in depth analysis included * Series of essays questions related to each poem included * Useful in depth start, or update, for those revising and starting their studies . Interested in how our resources work? Download [Duffy's 'Valentine' for FREE here](http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-valentine-by-carol-ann-duffy-complete-study-guide-12766602) to view an example of our resources. . You may also be interested in: [To Kill A Mockingbird Revision Bundle](http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12390641) [An Inspector Calls Revision Bundle](http://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-revision-bundle-12611113) … If you buy this resource and find it useful, we’d be very grateful if you could leave an honest review - to say thank you, we’re happy to give you a second resource completely free of charge. Just drop us an email at admin@scrbbly.com with your TES name, the name of the resource you reviewed, and which one you’d like for free. We’ll email it over to you within 24 hours. … View our [SHOP](http://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/scrbbly) for other literature and language resources.
Ted Hughes IGCSE Poetry - The Complete 2025 Bundle! (Digital + Printable Docs, PPTs + Worksheets)
Everything you need to teach or study Ted Hughes' Poetry - perfect for the CAIE (Cambridge) IGCSE exams, but also generally suitable for GCSE, A Level + University students. All the resources in this bundle are arranged into powerpoints + worksheets for teaching, and digital + printable study guides for independent student learning and revision - your purchase includes all of this! Save over 50% with this bundle on the price of our individual resources. Have a resource on us! Download ['Football at Slack'](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12936619) completely for FREE so you can see whether the complete bundle is right for you! Each separate poem resource includes: THE POEM (copyright permitting) VOCABULARY STORY / SUMMARY SPEAKER / VOICE ATTITUDES LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM ANALYSIS CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS THEMES TASKS + EXERCISES POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS Poems included in the bundle: ['Football at Slack'](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12936619) ['A Memory'](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12936640) ['Anniversary'](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12936663) ['Cat and Mouse'](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12936665) ['Relic'](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12936673) ['Roe Deer'](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12936676) ['Snowdrop'](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12936681) ['Hawk Roosting'](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12764059) ['Telegraph Wires'](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12936683) ['The Harvest Moon'](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12936688) ['The Horses'](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12936689) ['The Jaguar'](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12936690) ['The Other'](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12936701) ['The Thought-Fox'](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12936703) ['Wind'](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12936704) BONUS MATERIAL: [Ted Hughes' 'Football at Slack' Grade 7 Example Essay + Feedback](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12814683) [Biography + Context](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12937364) [Ted Hughes' Argumentative Grade 9 Essay Example](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12937370) [Ted Hughes CAIE IGCSE Essay Questions](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12937367) You may also be interested in: [CAIE / Cambridge AS + A Level Poetry - BUNDLE PART 1](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12735444) [CAIE / Cambridge AS + A Level Poetry - BUNDLE PART 2](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12736419) *If you buy this resource and find it useful, we’d be very grateful if you could leave an honest review - to say thank you, we’re happy to give you a second resource completely free of charge. Just drop us an email at admin@scrbbly.com with your TES name, the name of the resource you reviewed, and which one you’d like for free. We’ll email it over to you within 24-48 hours.* View our [SHOP](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Scrbbly) for other literature and language resources!
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