Keeping in mind the students yet to taste Literature in English (0475) at IGCSE level, these notes give the teacher a framework, can be used in class, as introductory notes or as revision notes. With a special appendix to give a scaffolding for essay writing to IGCSE students. The poem is discussed in detail, with line by line analysis, SMILE analysis and discussion and a brief note on figurative language used as well. This PowerPoint Presentation leaves the user to think deeply and go further, not ad nauseam.

Keeping in mind the students yet to taste Literature in English (0475) at IGCSE level, these notes give the teacher a framework, can be used in class, as introductory notes or as revision notes. With a special appendix to give a scaffolding for essay writing to IGCSE students. The poem is discussed in detail, with line by line analysis, SMILE analysis and discussion and a brief note on figurative language used as well. This PowerPoint Presentation leaves the user to think deeply and go further, not ad nauseam.

This PP analysis is ready to be used, is detailed enough to stimulate clear thinking skills, interpretation skills of all the literary knowledge needed at this level. This PP can be used as is in class, on line and in revision classes. There is room for further additions for a higher level class, for example, A or AS Level. Care was taken not to give course interpretations. It is not a pre-cooked answer to the syllabus requirements so as to blunt the learner’s skills acquisition. Its a scaffolding to think smart.

Helps the learners to read and think carefully about the poem, the analysis stimulates more thinking, shapes a deeper personal response, no spoon feeding!

During my discussion with my students, I find myself engrossed in lifting words to look under them, folding away layers of images and metaphors. i have complied ready-to-use PowerPoint presentaion of all the poems in the course. I hope my colleagues find them a good based to set their learners thinking and adding meaning.