IGCSE Poetry 2025-2027: Vol. 2 Part 3 TEACH + EXAM PREP + ANSWERS Bundle
This comprehensive bundle includes ready-to-teach NO PREP worksheets, teaching activities, revision guides, and sample exam questions for all 15 poems that need to be taught and included in the preparation for the CIE IGCSE English Literature Exams in 2025-2027. Specifically:
From Songs of Ourselves Volume 2, Part 3, the following 15 poems:
1. Nancy Fotheringham Cato, ‘The Road’
2. Sarah Jackson, ‘The Instant of My Death’
3. Arun Kolatkar, ‘The Bus’
4. Julius Chingono, ‘At the Bus Station’
5. Imtiaz Dharker, ‘These are the Times We Live in’
6. Elizabeth Jennings, ‘The Enemies’
7. Sampurna Chattarji, ‘Boxes’
8. W H Auden, ‘The Capital’
9. Arthur Yap, ‘an afternoon nap’
10. Elizabeth Smither, ‘Plaits’
11. Elizabeth Daryush, ‘Children of Wealth’
12. Thomas Love Peacock, ‘Rich and Poor or, Saint and Sinner’
13. Musaemura Zimunya, ‘A Long Journey’
14. Stevie Smith, ‘Touch and Go’
15. George Szirtes, ‘Song'
Each unit includes the following:
**Biography** and introduction to the poet
**Context of Composition**, including contextual information, or explanation of additional, relevant terminology, literary concepts, movements, philosophies, etc., where necessary or appropriate.
**Pre-reading activity and after-reading activities** to introduce the poem and unit, and/or to review key poetic devices and figurative language relevant to the poem.
**The poem text with, line numbers and explanatory notes** to facilitate a close-reading, and to explain unusual or difficult vocabulary and concepts. Illustrations and images further help clarify the use of terminology and phrases in the specific context of the poem.
**Comprehension, Close-Reading and Analysis Questions** that allow your students to analyse the poem more closely and dig deeper.
**Additional essay questions (often from past IGCSE papers)** and writing tasks to facilitate exam preparation. These questions can also be used for mock exams.
**Teacher’s Guide and Answers** for all activities.
**Perfect for Distance Learning & Independent Study:** As a stand-alone, comprehensive teaching unit with answers and a teaching guide, this is also perfect for distance learning, homeschool or independent study and revision!
**Happy teaching and revising! Please leave feedback!**
