CIE IGCSE Poetry Anthology

Here’s a full analysis of the poem ‘Amends’, tailored towards GCSE/IGCSE students but also suitable for those studying Rich at a higher level. Includes: VOCABULARY STORY/SUMMARY FORM/STRUCTURE LANGUAGE THEMES CONTEXT ESSAY QUESTIONS

Here’s a full analysis of the poem ‘Caged Bird’ by Maya Angelou, tailored towards GCSE/IGCSE students but also suitable for those studying Angelou at a higher level. Includes: STORY / SUMMARY SPEAKER / VOICE ATTITUDES LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT THEMES

This resource provides Essay Questions for CIE IGCSE Songs of Ourselves Vol. 1 Pt. 3 Poetry.

In this resource, you’ll find a list of the current CIE / Cambridge IGCSE English Literature Poetry Anthology (0475). These are for the 2020-2021 syllabus. This is a list of all the poems from Songs of Ourselves, Vol. 1 Pt 3 could come up on Paper 1 of the IGCSE English Literature exams.

This is an essay completed by an IGCSE student, though in non-timed conditions. It received an A grade, although some of the ideas and interpretations demonstrate a higher level and the issues with it are mostly structural. Suitable for CIE/Cambridge and IGCSE students, but also for those at a higher level. It includes: The Essay Question The Essay Mark Scheme Examiner Notes/Comments

Here’s an essay example of the poem ‘Little Boy Crying’ by Mervin Morris. It includes the essay question and the essay - suitable for CIE/Cambridge and IGCSE students, but also for those at a higher level.

Here are essay examples on ‘Amends’, A-grade vs B-grade essays; tailored towards GCSE/IGCSE students but also suitable for those studying Rich at a higher level.

I wrote this essay during a poetry lesson with a student who is taking the CIE / Cambridge IGCSE exam. It wasn’t written under timed conditions so the middle paragraphs are slightly longer than you’d ideally aim for on your own, but I tried to include all of the main important ideas that you’d need for a high A or A* (L7/L8/L9) grade at GCSE — including analysis of form, structure and language, a clear layout, a central argument and understanding deeper meanings and alternative interpret...

A full analysis of James K. Baxter’s poem ‘Farmhand’, tailored towards IGCSE students but also suitable for those studying at a higher level. Includes the following: VOCABULARY STORY/SUMMARY SPEAKER/VOICE ATTITUDES LANGUAGE STRUCTURE/FORM CONTEXT THEMES