2-3 lessons on unseen poetry including a model response and a clear, structured process for students to follow. Initially focused on ‘Hope is the Thing with Feathers’ by Emily Dickinson, then ‘On Aging’ by Maya Angelou and finally ‘Winter Swans’ by Owen Sheers. Moves students from initial modelling to independent practice. You will need to download the poems to go with it.

Covering History of English and the plot of Beowulf. Focused on the Seamus Heaney translation

This is a worksheet for KS5 students studying ‘Skirrid Hill’ by Owen Sheers. They have to work across the collection to identify the quotation and then look at it closely for AO2

Powerpoint covering exam technique for IGCSE Literature paper 1. Includes a walkthrough for essay structure and key words for each poem.