Songs of Ourselves. Carpet Weavers, Morocco - Carol Rumens This poem is part of the 2026/2028 IGCSE Literature program. This is a two lesson plan and presentation - The lesson plan is provided in Word document with a classroom Power Point, both of which are editable, if required. There is lots of in-depth detail - you can fully edit to use as much or as little as you require. These lessons are easy to follow and could therefore be used as a ‘last minute’ lesson, or even a ‘cover lesson’ - if required - as the all of the information and answers tasks is included - all you need to do is print it. Contents - Teacher’s notes (bullet pointed to assist you), student tasks and task handouts - the teacher notes are in word as is the line by line analysis and narrative voice notes. The lesson contains the following: Five tasks for the class to complete - as decided by you - A tone graph, Essay analysis, discussion, poetry analysis etc. The GCSE question is a supportive one, to help with application of quotes and writing structure - The question is set, as is the structure on how to complete it - The essay has been provided (complete) but missing quotes and with some information that is incorrect - name of the poem and poet, and a specifc point. The teachers notes give a correct version. Students to re-write the poem including quotes. With option to add or re-arrange.

Edexcel - A Prayer Before Birth - Louis Macneice This poem is part of the 2026/2028 IGCSE Literature program. This is a full lesson -with scope to cover one or two lessons if required - The lesson plan is provided in Word document with a classroom Power Point, both of which are editable, if required. There is **lots **of in depth detail - you can fully edit to use as much or as little as you require. This lesson is easy to follow and could therefore be used as a ‘last minute’ lesson, or even a ‘cover lesson’ - if required - as the all of the information and answers tasks is included - all you need to do is print it. Contents - Teacher’s notes (bullet pointed to assist you) and two 1 hour lesson plans The lesson contains the following: Five tasks for the class to complete - as decided by you - A tone graph, Essay analysis, discussion, poetry analysis etc.

Songs of Ourselves. An Essay on Man by Alexander Pope This poem is part of the 2026/2028 IGCSE Literature program. This is a full lesson -with scope to cover one or two lessons if required - The lesson plan is provided in Word document with a classroom Power Point, both of which are editable, if required. There is **lots **of in depth detail - you can fully edit to use as much or as little as you require. This lesson is easy to follow and could therefore be used as a ‘last minute’ lesson, or even a ‘cover lesson’ - if required - as the all of the information and answers tasks is included - all you need to do is print it. Contents - Teacher’s notes (bullet pointed to assist you), student tasks and task handouts - the teacher notes are in word as is the line by line analysis and narrative voice notes. The lesson contains the following: Five tasks for the class to complete - as decided by you - A tone graph, Essay analysis, discussion, poetry analysis etc.

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Songs of Ourselves ‘A Married State - Katherine Phillips This poem is part of the 2026/2028 IGCSE Literature program. This is a full lesson -with scope to cover one or two lessons if required - The lesson plan is provided in Word document with a classroom Power Point, both of which are editable, if required. There is **lots **of in depth detail - you can fully edit to use as much or as little as you require. This lesson is easy to follow and could therefore be used as a ‘last minute’ lesson, or even a ‘cover lesson’ - if required - as the all of the information and answers tasks is included - all you need to do is print it. Contents - Teacher’s notes (bullet pointed to assist you), student tasks and task handouts - the teacher notes are in word as is the line by line analysis and narrative voice notes. The lesson contains the following: Five tasks for the class to complete - as decided by you - A tone graph, Essay analysis, discussion, poetry analysis etc.

Before the Sun - Charles Mungoshi This poem is part of the 2026/2028 IGCSE Literature program. This is a full lesson -with scope to cover one or two lessons if required - The lesson plan is provided in Word document with a classroom Power Point, both of which are editable, if required. There is **lots **of in depth detail - you can fully edit to use as much or as little as you require. This lesson is easy to follow and could therefore be used as a ‘last minute’ lesson, or even a ‘cover lesson’ - if required - as the all of the information and answers tasks is included - all you need to do is print it. Contents - Teacher’s notes (slide by slide to assist you), student tasks and task handouts - the teacher notes are in word as is the line by line analysis and narrative voice notes. The lesson contains the following: A full breakdown looking at tone, structure, poetic devices, quotes, effect, context, a line by line analysis, and an example essay. Contains tasks for the class to complete - as decided by you - A tone graph, Essay review, discussion, poetry analysis etc. This also shows students how to structure a PEEZER essay on poetry by giving an example based on this poem.

Follower by Seamus Heaney This poem is part of the 2026/2028 IGCSE Literature program. This is a full lesson -with scope to cover one or two lessons if required - The lesson plan is provided in Word document with a classroom Power Point, both of which are editable, if required. There is **lots **of in depth detail - you can fully edit to use as much or as little as you require. This lesson is easy to follow and could therefore be used as a ‘last minute’ lesson, or even a ‘cover lesson’ - if required - as the all of the information and answers tasks is included - all you need to do is print it. Contents - Teacher’s notes (slide by slide to assist you), student tasks and task handouts - the teacher notes are in word as is the line by line analysis and narrative voice notes. The lesson contains the following: A full breakdown looking at tone, structure, poetic devices, quotes, effect, context, a line by line analysis, and an example essay. Contains tasks for the class to complete - as decided by you - A tone graph, Essay review, discussion, poetry analysis etc. This also shows students how to structure a PEEZER essay on poetry by giving an example based on this poem.

Storyteller by Liz Lochhead This poem is part of the 2026/2028 IGCSE Literature program. This is a full lesson -with scope to cover one or two lessons if required - The lesson plan is provided in Word document with a classroom Power Point, both of which are editable, if required. There is **lots **of in depth detail - you can fully edit to use as much or as little as you require. This lesson is easy to follow and could therefore be used as a ‘last minute’ lesson, or even a ‘cover lesson’ - if required - as the all of the information and answers tasks is included - all you need to do is print it. Contents - Teacher’s notes (slide by slide to assist you), student tasks and task handouts - the teacher notes are in word as is the line by line analysis and narrative voice notes. The lesson contains the following: A full breakdown looking at tone, structure, poetic devices, quotes, effect, context, a line by line analysis, and an example essay. Contains tasks for the class to complete - as decided by you - A tone graph, Essay review, discussion, poetry analysis etc. This also shows students how to structure a PEEZER essay on poetry by giving an example based on this poem.

Comparison Table for the poems / set texts for examination in 2027 – Paper 1 From Cambridge Songs of Ourselves Volume 1, the following 15 poems: Aphra Behn, ‘Song: Love Armed’ Sujata Bhatt, ‘A Different History’ William Blake, ‘The Chimney-Sweeper’ Elizabeth Brewster, ‘Where I Come From’ Boey Kim Cheng, ‘Report to Wordsworth’ Gillian Clarke, ‘Lament’ Kevin Halligan, ‘The Cockroach’ Seamus Heaney, ‘Follower’ Liz Lochhead, ‘Storyteller’ Charles Mungoshi, ‘Before the Sun’ Katherine Philips, ‘A Married State’ Alexander Pope, From ‘An Essay on Man’ Carol Rumens, ‘Carpet-weavers, Morocco’ William Shakespeare, ‘Sonnet 18’ Judith Wright, ‘Hunting Snake’ The comparison table covers the following information for comparision. Poem name Poet Key Themes Similar Themes (and poem) Key Ideas Dominant Tone(s) Key Language Features Structure/Form Potential Contrasting Poem(s) Cultural/Historical Context Quote for Comparison Alternate Comparison Quote (and poem)

Comparison Table for the poems Paper 1 Cambridge Songs of Ourselves volume 2 2027, Part 3 15 poems: Nancy Fotheringham Cato, ‘The Road’ Sarah Jackson, ‘The Instant of My Death’ Arun Kolatkar, ‘The Bus’ Julius Chingono, ‘At the Bus Station’ Imtiaz Dharker, ‘These are the Times We Live in’ Elizabeth Jennings, ‘The Enemies’ Sampurna Chattarji, ‘Boxes’ W H Auden, ‘The Capital’ Arthur Yap, ‘an afternoon nap’ Elizabeth Smither, ‘Plaits’ Elizabeth Daryush, ‘Children of Wealth’ Thomas Love Peacock, ‘Rich and Poor or, Saint and Sinner’ Musaemura Zimunya, ‘A Long Journey’ Stevie Smith, ‘Touch and Go’ George Szirtes, ‘Song’ The comparison table covers the following information for comparision. Poem name Poet Key Themes Similar Themes (and poem) Key Ideas Dominant Tone(s) Key Language Features Structure/Form Potential Contrasting Poem(s) Cultural/Historical Context Quote for Comparison Alternate Comparison Quote (and poem)

The Cockroach - Cambridge Songs of Ourselves - Kevin Halligan This poem is part of the 2026/2028 IGCSE Literature program. This is a full lesson -with scope to cover one or two lessons if required - The lesson plan is provided in Word document with a classroom Power Point, both of which are editable, if required. There is **lots **of in depth detail - you can fully edit to use as much or as little as you require. This lesson is easy to follow and could therefore be used as a ‘last minute’ lesson, or even a ‘cover lesson’ - if required - as the all of the information and answers tasks is included - all you need to do is print it. Contents - Teacher’s notes (bullet pointed to assist you), student tasks and task handouts - the teacher notes are in word as is the line by line analysis and narrative voice notes. The lesson contains the following: A full breakdown looking at tone, structure, poetic devices, quotes, effect, context, a line by line analysis, and an example essay. Five tasks for the class to complete - as decided by you - A tone graph, Essay analysis, discussion, poetry analysis etc. This also shows students how to structure a PEEZER essay on poetry by giving an example based on this poem.

Lament - Cambridge Songs of Ourselves - Gillian Clarke This poem is part of the 2026/2028 IGCSE Literature program. This is a full lesson -with scope to cover one or two lessons if required - The lesson plan is provided in Word document with a classroom Power Point, both of which are editable, if required. There is **lots **of in depth detail - you can fully edit to use as much or as little as you require. This lesson is easy to follow and could therefore be used as a ‘last minute’ lesson, or even a ‘cover lesson’ - if required - as the all of the information and answers tasks is included - all you need to do is print it. Contents - Teacher’s notes (bullet pointed to assist you), student tasks and task handouts - the teacher notes are in word as is the line by line analysis and narrative voice notes. The lesson contains the following: A full breakdown looking at tone, structure, poetic devices, quotes, effect, context, a line by line analysis, and an example essay. Five tasks for the class to complete - as decided by you - A tone graph, Essay analysis, discussion, poetry analysis etc.

Songs of Ourselves - ‘Where I Come From’ by Elizabeth Brewster This poem is part of the 2026/2028 IGCSE Literature program. This is a full lesson -with scope to cover one or two lessons if required - The lesson plan is provided in Word document with a classroom Power Point, both of which are editable, if required. There is **lots **of in depth detail - you can fully edit to use as much or as little as you require. This lesson is easy to follow and could therefore be used as a ‘last minute’ lesson, or even a ‘cover lesson’ - if required - as the all of the information and answers tasks is included - all you need to do is print it. Contents - Teacher’s notes (bullet pointed to assist you), student tasks and task handouts - the teacher notes are in word as is the line by line analysis and narrative voice notes. The lesson contains the following: Five tasks for the class to complete - as decided by you - A tone graph, Essay analysis, discussion, poetry analysis etc.

Songs of Ourselves - The Chimney-Sweeper by William Blake. This poem is part of the 2026/2028 IGCSE Literature program. This is a full lesson -with scope to cover one or two lessons if required - The lesson plan is provided in Word document with a classroom Power Point, both of which are editable, if required. There is **lots **of in depth detail - you can fully edit to use as much or as little as you require. This lesson is easy to follow and could therefore be used as a ‘last minute’ lesson, or even a ‘cover lesson’ - if required - as the all of the information and answers tasks is included - all you need to do is print it. Contents - Teacher’s notes (bullet pointed to assist you), student tasks and task handouts - the teacher notes are in word as is the line by line analysis and narrative voice notes. The lesson contains the following: Five tasks for the class to complete - as decided by you - A tone graph, Essay analysis, discussion etc.

Songs of Ourselves ‘Song: Love Armed’ by Aphra Behn This poem is part of the 2026/2028 IGCSE Literature program. This is a full lesson -with scope to cover one or two lessons if required - The lesson plan is provided in Word document with a classroom Power Point, both of which are editable, if required. There is **lots **of in depth detail - you can fully edit to use as much or as little as you require. This lesson is easy to follow and could therefore be used as a ‘last minute’ lesson, or even a ‘cover lesson’ - if required - as the all of the information and answers tasks is included - all you need to do is print it. Contents - Teacher’s notes (bullet pointed to assist you), student tasks and task handouts - the teacher notes are in word as is the line by line analysis and narrative voice notes. The lesson contains the following: Five tasks for the class to complete - as decided by you - A tone graph, Essay analysis, discussion, poetry analysis etc.

The Road by Nancy Fotheringham Cato This poem is part of the 2026/2027 IGCSE Literature program. Songs of Ourselves Volume 2: This is a full lesson -with scope to cover one or two lessons if required - The lesson plan is provided in Word document with a classroom Power Point, both of which are editable, if required. There is **lots **of in depth detail - you can fully edit to use as much or as little as you require. This lesson is easy to follow and could therefore be used as a ‘last minute’ lesson, or even a ‘cover lesson’ - if required - as the all of the information and answers tasks is included - all you need to do is print it. Contents - Teacher’s notes (bullet pointed to assist you), student tasks and task handouts - the teacher notes are in word as is the line by line analysis and narrative voice notes. The lesson contains the following: A full breakdown looking at tone, structure, poetic devices, quotes, effect, context, a line by line analysis, and an example essay.

Songs of Ourselves - Sujata Bhatt, ‘A Different History’ This poem is part of the 2026/2028 IGCSE Literature program. This is a full lesson -with scope to cover one or two lessons if required - The lesson plan is provided in Word document with a classroom Power Point, both of which are editable, if required. There is **lots **of in depth detail - you can fully edit to use as much or as little as you require. This lesson is easy to follow and could therefore be used as a ‘last minute’ lesson, or even a ‘cover lesson’ - if required - as the all of the information and answers tasks is included - all you need to do is print it. Contents - Teacher’s notes (bullet pointed to assist you), student tasks and task handouts - the teacher notes are in word as is the line by line analysis and narrative voice notes. The lesson contains the following: A full breakdown looking at tone, structure, poetic devices, quotes, effect, context, a line by line analysis, and an example essay.

Report to Wordsworth - Cambridge Songs of Ourselves - Boey Kim Cheng This poem is part of the 2026/2028 IGCSE Literature program. This is a full lesson -with scope to cover one or two lessons if required - The lesson plan is provided in Word document with a classroom Power Point, both of which are editable, if required. There is **lots **of in depth detail - you can fully edit to use as much or as little as you require. This lesson is easy to follow and could therefore be used as a ‘last minute’ lesson, or even a ‘cover lesson’ - if required - as the all of the information and answers tasks is included - all you need to do is print it. Contents - Teacher’s notes (bullet pointed to assist you), student tasks and task handouts - the teacher notes are in word as is the line by line analysis and narrative voice notes. The lesson contains the following: A full breakdown looking at tone, structure, poetic devices, quotes, effect, context, a line by line analysis, and an example essay. Five tasks for the class to complete - as decided by you - A tone graph, Essay analysis, discussion, poetry analysis etc.

This is a step by step student’s guide to writing an essay. It breaks down the component parts of an essay into manageable sections. This handout sheet can be used as a revision guide, or worksheet template and will show students how to write a structured essay.

This is full ‘no frills’ lesson plan, with resources, covering Walt Whitman’s :How Solemn as One by One This poem is part of the 2025/2027 A2 Literature program. This is a full lesson -with scope to cover one or two lessons if required - The lesson plan is provided in Word document with a classroom PowerPoint, both of which are editable, if required. There is **lots **of in depth detail - you can fully edit to use as much or as little as you require. This lesson is easy to follow and could therefore be used as a ‘last minute’ lesson, or even a ‘cover lesson’ - if required - as the all of the information and answers tasks is included - all you need to do is print it. Contents - Teacher’s notes (bulllet pointed to assist you), student tasks and task handouts - the teacher notes are in word as is the line by line analysis and narrative voice notes. The lesson contains the following: A full breakdown looking at tone, structure, poetic devices, quotes, effect, context, a line by line analysis, and an example essay. Two easy to follow lesson plans A comprehensive set of teacher support notes Student tasks A2 exam style question

This is full ‘no frills’ lesson plan, with resources, covering Walt Whitman’s :The Wound-Dresser. This poem is part of the 2025/2027 A2 Literature program. This is a full lesson -with scope to cover one or two lessons if required - The lesson plan is provided in Word document with a classroom PowerPoint, both of which are editable, if required. There is **lots **of in depth detail - you can fully edit to use as much or as little as you require. This lesson is easy to follow and could therefore be used as a ‘last minute’ lesson, or even a ‘cover lesson’ - if required - as the all of the information and answers tasks is included - all you need to do is print it. Contents - Teacher’s notes (bulllet pointed to assist you), student tasks and task handouts - the teacher notes are in word as is the line by line analysis and narrative voice notes. The lesson contains the following: A full breakdown looking at tone, structure, poetic devices, quotes, effect, context, a line by line analysis, and an example essay. Two easy to follow lesson plans A comprehensive set of teacher support notes Student tasks A2 exam style question