‘Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou

‘Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou

A fully annotated copy of the poem ‘Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou to support the teaching of Edexcel IGCSE English Language Poetry & Prose Anthology. This can also be used to guide the teaching of this prose text as a coursework element. Subscriber Content Premium content here only be visible to you as a [...]

English as a Second Language: Listening Homework study schedule

English as a Second Language: Listening Homework study schedule

10ESL Listening and Skills: Homework study schedule Week 1: Spellings and Definitions practice Listen and answer the following pre-intermediate questions. Screenshot the marks and email them to Mrs Dunn on completion: https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/listening/2L2-dianas-new-job.php Complete the following exercise on conditionals or ‘If clauses’: https://www.grammarbank.com/support-files/if-wish-clauses-ac.pdf Week 2: Spellings and Definitions practice Watch and apply key vocabulary for ‘i [...]

Poems of the Decade: Coping with Difficulty

Poems of the Decade: Coping with Difficulty

Compare the ways in which poets present people coping with difficulties in ‘Please Hold’ and ‘A Minor Role’   O’Driscoll and Fanthorpe portray a wide sense of people coping with difficulties all throughout both ‘Please Hold’ and ‘A Minor Role’. Both poems interweave a sense of nihilism, time passing and the progressiveness of suffrage. However, [...]

Romantic Poetry: Life and Death

‘Compare and contrast Keats and Shelley’s presentation of life and death in their poetry’   Through their poetry, both John Keats and Percy Shelley present the themes of life and death, reflecting their personal philosophies and state of mind during the social and political context of the Romantic era. In particular, Keats’ ‘To Autumn’ and [...]