My Father Would Not Show Us

My Father Would Not Show Us – Ingrid de Kok | Edexcel GCSE Relationships Poetry

Teach ‘My Father Would Not Show Us’ through two structured lessons exploring grief, memory and emotional distance within a family.

Designed for the Edexcel GCSE English Literature Relationships anthology, this 43-slide editable PowerPoint includes:

Poet introduction, context and vocabulary support

Comprehension and close-reading activities with suggested answers

Analysis of language, imagery, themes, form and structure

Alternative interpretations of the father’s silence

Single-poem essay practice with model analytical writing

Comparison with ‘One Flesh’, including activities and suggested answers

An Edexcel-style comparison question, A LOT essay planning and a full model comparative response

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