Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey into Bhutan is currently taught on the Edexcel GCSE/IGCSE English Language Paper 1 curriculum. It is one of the 10 non-fiction texts which students answer on in Section A. This guide to teaching the extract includes activity ideas and teaching tips. The Beyond the Sky and the …
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H is for Hawk is currently taught on the Edexcel GCSE/IGCSE English Language Paper 1 curriculum. It is one of the 10 non-fiction texts which students answer on in Section A. This guide to teaching the extract includes activity ideas and teaching tips. The H is for Hawk IGCSE resources pack contains editable Google Slides, …
The poem ‘Disabled’ by Wilfred Owen is currently taught on the Edexcel GCSE/IGCSE English Language Paper 2 curriculum. It is one of the 10 prose and poetry anthology texts which students answer on for Question 1. This complete ‘Disabled‘ by Wilfred Owen IGCSE analysis comes in a cohesive poetry unit. It includes a line-by-line annotated …
The poem ‘Out, out-‘ by Robert Frost is currently taught on the Edexcel GCSE/IGCSE English Language Paper 2 curriculum. It is one of the 10 prose and poetry anthology texts which students answer on for Question 1. This ‘Out, out-‘ GCSE poetry unit includes a completed annotated text, quiz questions with an answer key, a …
The Explorer’s Daughter is currently taught on the Edexcel GCSE/IGCSE English Language Paper 1 curriculum. It is one of the 10 non-fiction texts which students answer on in Section A. This post will guide you through my The Explorer’s Daughter IGCSE lessons with activities. The central theme – hunting – causes strong and sometimes divisive …
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Chinese Cinderella is currently taught on the Edexcel GCSE/IGCSE English Language Paper 1 curriculum. It is one of the 10 non-fiction texts which students answer on in Section A. This blog is a guide for teaching this text based on my Chinese Cinderella GCSE Scheme of Work. The first thing that I notice when teaching …
A Passage to Africa is currently taught on the Edexcel GCSE/IGCSE English Language Paper 1 curriculum. It is one of the 10 non-fiction texts which students answer on in Section A. This is a guide to how to teach this text based on my A Passage to Africa GCSE resources pack. George Alagiah is often …
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A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat tends to intrigue students immediately with its strange title – odd images that don’t match up. This is one of the more light-hearted and fun extracts from the Edexcel GCSE/IGCSE English Language Paper 1 Section A: non-fiction texts, so always a pleasure to teach. This is a …
‘Between a Rock and a Hard Place’ IGCSE Lessons and Activities Between a Rock and a Hard Place, as well as being a popular idiom, is the title of a book written by Aron Ralston. An extract from the book – the part in which his hand is crushed – is currently studied as part …
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‘The Danger of a Single Story’ Lessons with Activities ‘The Danger of a Single Story’ is a Ted Talk speech by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. At the time of writing, it has been viewed 10 million times. It is currently studied as part of the IGCSE Edexcel English Language A exam Section A: Non-fiction texts. It’s engaging …
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