A 20-slide lesson plan that guides students’ analysis of the poem ‘Prayer Before Birth’ by Louis MacNeice. This can be used as part of the IGCSE Edexcel English Literature course. Topics covered: Context The speaker (dramatic monologue & tone) Language Analysis Themes of fear, humanity, religion and nature Form and Structure HW task

Three lesson plans (22 slides) that prepare students for the Edexcel IGCSE English Language exam, Paper 1. The lessons cover the non-fiction text A Passage to Africa’, Question 4 practice, and Transactional Writing practice (persuasive writing for letter of application) for Section B of the exam.

A 24-slide lesson plan that guides students’ analysis of the poem ‘Remember’ by Christina Rossetti. This can be used as part of the IGCSE Edexcel English Literature course. Topics covered: Title Analysis Context The speaker Language Analysis The Petrarchan Sonnet Homework Task

A 19-slide lesson plan that guides students’ analysis of the poem ‘Do not go gentle into that good night’ by Dylan Thomas. This can be used as part of the IGCSE Edexcel English Literature course. Topics covered: Context Poem Meaning Technique Activity Form Homework Task

Three lesson plans (19 slides) that prepare students for the Edexcel IGCSE English Language exam, Paper 1. The lessons cover the non-fiction text ‘The Explorer’s Daughter’, Question 1-4 practice for Paper 1. There is also a starter focused on writing skills.

Two lesson plans (21 slides) that guide students’ analysis of the poem ‘An Unknown Girl’ by Moniza Alvi and prepares them to answer an exam-style question. I have used the Edexcel IGCSE English Language mark scheme and student examples for the second lesson - these could easily be swapped with a different mark scheme more relevant for your class.

A 25-slide lesson plan that guides students’ analysis of the poem ‘If-’ by Rudyard Kipling. This can be used as part of the IGCSE Edexcel English Literature course. Topics covered: Context Tone Language and Structural Analysis How to identify the rhyme scheme How to identify iambic pentameter Reflections on the theme of masculinity

A 26-slide lesson plan that guides students’ analysis of the poem ‘Sonnet 116’ by William Shakespeare. This can be used as part of the IGCSE Edexcel English Literature course. Topics covered: Context Allusion to ceremony of marriage Language Analysis Use of Imagery Personification of love and death Structure of the Shakespearean Sonnet Homework Task

Two lesson plans (21 slides) that guide students’ analysis of the poem ‘Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou and prepares them to answer an exam-style question. I have used the Edexcel IGCSE English Language mark scheme and a student example for the second lesson - these could easily be swapped with a different mark scheme more relevant for your class.

Three lesson plans (17 slides) that prepare students for the Edexcel IGCSE English Language exam, Paper 1. The lessons cover the non-fiction text ‘Between a Rock and a Hard Place’ and Question 4 practice. There is also a starter to revisit writing skills.

A 21-slide lesson plan that guides students’ analysis of the poem ‘Half-past Two’ by U A Fanthorpe. This can be used as part of the IGCSE Edexcel English Literature course. Topics covered: Context Speaker Title analysis Allusion to fairytale Presentation of the teacher Concept of time The boy’s mental escape Form and structural features Homework Task

A 26-slide lesson plan that guides students’ analysis of the poem ‘La Belle Dame sans Merci’ by John Keats. This can be used as part of the IGCSE Edexcel English Literature course. Topics covered: Context Plot of the poem Title analysis The speakers of the poem and their function Setting Presentation of the knight Presentation of the faery Power dynamics in the poem Imagery of death Structure of a ballad Homework Task

A 25-slide lesson plan that guides students’ analysis of the poem ‘The Tyger’ by William Blake. This can be used as part of the IGCSE Edexcel English Literature course. Topics covered: Context Focus of the speaker Use of questions Allusions to Greek Mythology Viewpoint of mankind Structure and Form Homework Task

A 44-slide lesson plan that guides students’ analysis of the poem ‘My Last Duchess’ by Robert Browning. This can be used as part of the IGCSE Edexcel English Literature course. Topics covered: Poetry Terminology Context First Reading Comprehension Questions Language Analysis/Character Analysis Subtext Themes of power, pride and control Form and Structure Analysis Homework Task

Three lesson plans (18 slides) that prepare students for the Edexcel IGCSE English Language exam, Paper 1. The lessons cover the non-fiction text ‘H is for Hawk’, and Q1-4 practice.

A 26-slide lesson plan that guides students’ analysis of the poem ‘War Photographer’ by Carol Ann Duffy. This can be used as part of the IGCSE Edexcel English Literature course. Topics covered: Context Content - cyclical structure & effect on tone The speaker The characters Use of contrast The photographer’s feelings Step-by-step analysis Structure Homework Task

An 18-slide lesson plan that guides students’ analysis of the poem ‘Search for my Tongue’ by Sujata Bhatt. This can be used as part of the IGCSE Edexcel English Literature course. Topics covered: Context Speaker Intended reader Language analysis Extended metaphor Tone shift Dreams Structural features Homework Task

A 29-slide lesson plan that guides students’ analysis of the poem ‘Half-Caste’ by John Agard. This can be used as part of the IGCSE Edexcel English Literature course. Topics covered: Title Analysis Context Key Terminology The speaker and intended reader Stanza by stanza analysis Structure and Form Homework Task

Three lesson plans (18 slides) that prepare students for the Edexcel IGCSE English Language exam, Paper 1. The lessons cover the non-fiction text ‘A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat’, Question 4 practice, and Unseen non-fiction practice for Question 5. Please note that I have attached the past question paper from 2019 that is freely available from the Pearson website. I am selling my ppt, not the past paper. I have attached this merely for your convenience so that you don’t have to find it from the website.

Three thoroughly planned lessons (31 slides) for Paper One practice. These three lessons guide students through Questions 1 - 5 in the Paper 1 exam using a past paper. If you only want to focus on teaching the non-fiction text ‘Chinese Cinderella’ then I advise you focus solely on Lesson 2. I have also attached the past paper I use (available from Edexcel website) for convenience. I have created student example answers to encourage students to reflect on what each question requires from them. Please note that I have attached the past Question paper purely for your convenience. I am selling the ppt, not the question paper.