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Guided Annotation - 'Chinese Cinderella'
iGCSE English Language – ‘Chinese Cinderella’
Guided Annotation
This accessible and exam-focused resource supports students studying “Chinese Cinderella” by Adeline Yen Mah, a key non-fiction text from the iGCSE English Language anthology. It includes guided annotations that help students meet key assessment objectives with confidence:
AO1 – Supports students in selecting and interpreting relevant information, ideas, and perspectives from the text,
AO2 – Helps students understand and analyse how Yen Mah uses language and structural devices to convey meaning and achieve her purpose.
This resource features targeted scaffolding, making it ideal for differentiation across a range of abilities. It also includes challenge questions designed to develop perceptive thinking, encouraging students to think critically and deepen their analysis.
Whether you’re guiding students through first encounters with the text or reviewing it ahead of exams, this resource builds the key analytical skills required for iGCSE success.
Perfect for revision for upcoming exams!
FREE: Try our free guided annotation for, ‘The Danger of a Single Story’ first to see if you like this style of resource:
/teaching-resource/resource-13249368
BUNDLE: Download guided annotations for all 10 anthology extracts:
/teaching-resource/resource-13249454
OR, try our FREE iGCSE Revision Workbook for ‘The Danger of a Single Story’.
Includes more substantial guided annotations, close word analysis, PETAL paragraph guidance and example:
/teaching-resource/resource-13209350
'127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place' - iGCSE Revision Workbook
‘127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place’ - iGCSE Revision Workbook
Designed for iGCSE English Language students studying the extract, ‘127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place’ by Aron Ralston, this downloadable workbook provides guided annotations, structured writing tasks, challenge questions, and an example analytical paragraph to support exam preparation and revision.
What’s Included?
✔ 16 pages of engaging, exam-focused activities
✔ Guided annotations to break down key quotations
✔ Writing tasks to improve essay responses
✔ Challenge questions for deeper analysis
✔ Example paragraph model for structured answers based on mark scheme
What could it be used for?
✔Classroom lessons
✔Homework assignments
✔Revision
✔Homeschooling
This resource helps students develop analytical and writing skills essential for the English Language iGCSE exam and should be used alongside the Pearson Anthology.
Try our FREE workbook first!
‘The Danger of a Single Story’ - iGCSE Revision Workbook:
/teaching-resource/-the-danger-of-a-single-story-gcse-revision-workbook-13209350
Guided Annotation - '127 Hours'
iGCSE English Language – ‘127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place’
Guided Annotation
This accessible and exam-focused resource supports students studying “127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place” by Aron Ralston, a key non-fiction text from the iGCSE English Language anthology. It includes guided annotations that help students meet key assessment objectives with confidence:
AO1 – Supports students in selecting and interpreting relevant information, ideas, and perspectives from the text,
AO2 – Helps students understand and analyse how Ralston uses language and structural devices to convey meaning and achieve his purpose.
This resource features targeted scaffolding, making it ideal for differentiation across a range of abilities. It also includes challenge questions designed to develop perceptive thinking, encouraging students to think critically and deepen their analysis.
Whether you’re guiding students through first encounters with the text or reviewing it ahead of exams, this resource builds the key analytical skills required for iGCSE success.
Perfect for revision for upcoming exams!
FREE: Try our free guided annotation for, ‘The Danger of a Single Story’ first to see if you like this style of resource:
/teaching-resource/resource-13249368
BUNDLE: Download guided annotations for all 10 anthology extracts:
/teaching-resource/resource-13249454
OR, try our FREE iGCSE Revision Workbook for ‘The Danger of a Single Story’.
Includes more substantial guided annotations, close word analysis, PETAL paragraph guidance and example:
/teaching-resource/resource-13209350
'The Explorer's Daughter' - iGCSE Revision Workbook
‘The Explorer’s Daughter’ - iGCSE Revision Workbook
Designed for iGCSE English Language students studying the extract, ‘The Explorer’s Daughter’ by Kari Herbert, this downloadable workbook provides guided annotations, structured writing tasks, challenge questions, and an example analytical paragraph to support exam preparation and revision.
What’s Included?
✔ 16 pages of engaging, exam-focused activities
✔ Guided annotations to break down key quotations
✔ Writing tasks to improve essay responses
✔ Challenge questions for deeper analysis
✔ Example paragraph model for structured answers based on mark scheme
What could it be used for?
✔Classroom lessons
✔Homework assignments
✔Revision
✔Homeschooling
This resource helps students develop analytical and writing skills essential for the English Language iGCSE exam and should be used alongside the Pearson Anthology.
Try our FREE workbook first!
‘The Danger of a Single Story’ - iGCSE Revision Workbook:
/teaching-resource/-the-danger-of-a-single-story-gcse-revision-workbook-13209350
'Explorers or boys messing about?' - iGCSE Revision Workbook
‘Explorers or boys messing about?’ - iGCSE Revision Workbook
Designed for iGCSE English Language students studying the extract, ‘Explorers or boys messing about?’ by Steven Morris, this downloadable workbook provides guided annotations, structured writing tasks, challenge questions, and an example analytical paragraph to support exam preparation and revision.
What’s Included?
✔ 16 pages of engaging, exam-focused activities
✔ Guided annotations to break down key quotations
✔ Writing tasks to improve essay responses
✔ Challenge questions for deeper analysis
✔ Example paragraph model for structured answers based on mark scheme
What could it be used for?
✔Classroom lessons
✔Homework assignments
✔Revision
✔Homeschooling
This resource helps students develop analytical and writing skills essential for the English Language iGCSE exam and should be used alongside the Pearson Anthology.
Try our FREE workbook first!
‘The Danger of a Single Story’ - iGCSE Revision Workbook:
/teaching-resource/-the-danger-of-a-single-story-gcse-revision-workbook-13209350
'The Danger of a Single Story' - iGCSE Revision Workbook
Designed for iGCSE English Language students studying the extract, ‘The Danger of a Single Story’ by Chimamanda Adichie, this downloadable workbook provides guided annotations, structured writing tasks, challenge questions, and an example analytical paragraph to support exam preparation and revision.
What’s Included?
✔ 16 pages of engaging, exam-focused activities
✔ Guided annotations to break down key quotations
✔ Writing tasks to improve essay responses
✔ Challenge questions for deeper analysis
✔ Example paragraph model for structured answers based on mark scheme
What could it be used for?
✔ Classroom lessons
✔Homework assignments
✔Revision
✔Homeschooling
This resource helps students develop analytical and writing skills essential for the English Language iGCSE exam and should be used alongside the Pearson Anthology.
'A Passage to Africa' - iGCSE Revision Workbook
‘A Passage to Africa’ - iGCSE Revision Workbook
Designed for iGCSE English Language students studying the extract, ‘A Passage to Africa’ by George Alagiah, this downloadable workbook provides guided annotations, structured writing tasks, challenge questions, and an example analytical paragraph to support exam preparation and revision.
What’s Included?
✔ 16 pages of engaging, exam-focused activities
✔ Guided annotations to break down key quotations
✔ Writing tasks to improve essay responses
✔ Challenge questions for deeper analysis
✔ Example paragraph model for structured answers based on mark scheme
What could it be used for?
✔Classroom lessons
✔Homework assignments
✔Revision
✔Homeschooling
This resource helps students develop analytical and writing skills essential for the English Language iGCSE exam and should be used alongside the Pearson Anthology.
Try our FREE workbook first:
/teaching-resource/-the-danger-of-a-single-story-gcse-revision-workbook-13209350
Guided Annotation - 'Beyond the Sky and Earth'
iGCSE English Language – ‘Beyond the Sky and Earth: A Journey into Bhutan’
Guided Annotation
This accessible and exam-focused resource supports students studying “Beyond the Sky and Earth: A Journey into Bhutan” by Jamie Zeppa, a key non-fiction text from the iGCSE English Language anthology. It includes guided annotations that help students meet key assessment objectives with confidence:
AO1 – Supports students in selecting and interpreting relevant information, ideas, and perspectives from the text,
AO2 – Helps students understand and analyse how Zeppa uses language and structural devices to convey meaning and achieve her purpose.
This resource features targeted scaffolding, making it ideal for differentiation across a range of abilities. It also includes challenge questions designed to develop perceptive thinking, encouraging students to think critically and deepen their analysis.
Whether you’re guiding students through first encounters with the text or reviewing it ahead of exams, this resource builds the key analytical skills required for iGCSE success.
Perfect for revision for upcoming exams!
FREE: Try our free guided annotation for, ‘The Danger of a Single Story’ first to see if you like this style of resource:
/teaching-resource/resource-13249368
BUNDLE: Download guided annotations for all 10 anthology extracts:
/teaching-resource/resource-13249454
OR, try our FREE iGCSE Revision Workbook for ‘The Danger of a Single Story’.
Includes more substantial guided annotations, close word analysis, PETAL paragraph guidance and example:
/teaching-resource/resource-13209350
Guided Annotation - 'A Passage to Africa'
iGCSE English Language – ‘A Passage to Africa’
Guided Annotation
This accessible and exam-focused resource supports students studying “A Passage to Africa” by George Alagiah, a key non-fiction text from the iGCSE English Language anthology. It includes guided annotations that help students meet key assessment objectives with confidence:
AO1 – Supports students in selecting and interpreting relevant information, ideas, and perspectives from the text,
AO2 – Helps students understand and analyse how Alagiah uses language and structural devices to convey meaning and achieve his purpose.
This resource features targeted scaffolding, making it ideal for differentiation across a range of abilities. It also includes challenge questions designed to develop perceptive thinking, encouraging students to think critically and deepen their analysis.
Whether you’re guiding students through first encounters with the text or reviewing it ahead of exams, this resource builds the key analytical skills required for iGCSE success.
Perfect for revision for upcoming exams!
FREE: Try our free guided annotation for, ‘The Danger of a Single Story’ first to see if you like this style of resource:
/teaching-resource/resource-13249368
BUNDLE: Download guided annotations for all 10 anthology extracts:
/teaching-resource/resource-13249454
OR, try our FREE iGCSE Revision Workbook for ‘The Danger of a Single Story’.
Includes more substantial guided annotations, close word analysis, PETAL paragraph guidance and example:
/teaching-resource/resource-13209350
Guided Annotation - 'Explorers or boys messing about?'
iGCSE English Language – ‘Explorers or boys messing about?’
Guided Annotation
This accessible and exam-focused resource supports students studying “Explorers or boys messing about?” by Steven Morris, a key non-fiction text from the iGCSE English Language anthology. It includes guided annotations that help students meet key assessment objectives with confidence:
AO1 – Supports students in selecting and interpreting relevant information, ideas, and perspectives from the text,
AO2 – Helps students understand and analyse how Morris uses language and structural devices to convey meaning and achieve his purpose.
This resource features targeted scaffolding, making it ideal for differentiation across a range of abilities. It also includes challenge questions designed to develop perceptive thinking, encouraging students to think critically and deepen their analysis.
Whether you’re guiding students through first encounters with the text or reviewing it ahead of exams, this resource builds the key analytical skills required for iGCSE success.
Perfect for revision for upcoming exams!
FREE: Try our free guided annotation for, ‘The Danger of a Single Story’ first to see if you like this style of resource:
/teaching-resource/resource-13249368
BUNDLE: Download guided annotations for all 10 anthology extracts:
/teaching-resource/resource-13249454
OR, try our FREE iGCSE Revision Workbook for ‘The Danger of a Single Story’.
Includes more substantial guided annotations, close word analysis, PETAL paragraph guidance and example:
/teaching-resource/resource-13209350
Guided Annotation - 'The Explorer's Daughter'
iGCSE English Language – ‘The Explorer’s Daughter’
Guided Annotation
This accessible and exam-focused resource supports students studying “The Explorer’s Daughter” by Kari Herbert, a key non-fiction text from the iGCSE English Language anthology. It includes guided annotations that help students meet key assessment objectives with confidence:
AO1 – Supports students in selecting and interpreting relevant information, ideas, and perspectives from the text,
AO2 – Helps students understand and analyse how Herbert uses language and structural devices to convey meaning and achieve her purpose.
This resource features targeted scaffolding, making it ideal for differentiation across a range of abilities. It also includes challenge questions designed to develop perceptive thinking, encouraging students to think critically and deepen their analysis.
Whether you’re guiding students through first encounters with the text or reviewing it ahead of exams, this resource builds the key analytical skills required for iGCSE success.
Perfect for revision for upcoming exams!
FREE: Try our free guided annotation for, ‘The Danger of a Single Story’ first to see if you like this style of resource:
/teaching-resource/resource-13249368
BUNDLE: Download guided annotations for all 10 anthology extracts:
/teaching-resource/resource-13249454
OR, try our FREE iGCSE Revision Workbook for ‘The Danger of a Single Story’.
Includes more substantial guided annotations, close word analysis, PETAL paragraph guidance and example:
/teaching-resource/resource-13209350
Guided Annotation - 'A Game of Polo'
iGCSE English Language – ‘A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat’
Guided Annotation
This accessible and exam-focused resource supports students studying “A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat” by Emma Levine, a key non-fiction text from the iGCSE English Language anthology. It includes guided annotations that help students meet key assessment objectives with confidence:
AO1 – Supports students in selecting and interpreting relevant information, ideas, and perspectives from the text,
AO2 – Helps students understand and analyse how Levine uses language and structural devices to convey meaning and achieve her purpose.
This resource features targeted scaffolding, making it ideal for differentiation across a range of abilities. It also includes challenge questions designed to develop perceptive thinking, encouraging students to think critically and deepen their analysis.
Whether you’re guiding students through first encounters with the text or reviewing it ahead of exams, this resource builds the key analytical skills required for iGCSE success.
Perfect for revision for upcoming exams!
FREE: Try our free guided annotation for, ‘The Danger of a Single Story’ first to see if you like this style of resource:
/teaching-resource/resource-13249368
BUNDLE: Download guided annotations for all 10 anthology extracts:
/teaching-resource/resource-13249454
OR, try our FREE iGCSE Revision Workbook for ‘The Danger of a Single Story’.
Includes more substantial guided annotations, close word analysis, PETAL paragraph guidance and example:
/teaching-resource/resource-13209350
Guided Annotation - 'Young and dyslexic?'
iGCSE English Language – ‘Young and dyslexic?’
Guided Annotation
This accessible and exam-focused resource supports students studying “Young and dyslexic?” by Benjamin Zephaniah, a key non-fiction text from the iGCSE English Language anthology. It includes guided annotations that help students meet key assessment objectives with confidence:
AO1 – Supports students in selecting and interpreting relevant information, ideas, and perspectives from the text,
AO2 – Helps students understand and analyse how Zephania uses language and structural devices to convey meaning and achieve his purpose.
This resource features targeted scaffolding, making it ideal for differentiation across a range of abilities. It also includes challenge questions designed to develop perceptive thinking, encouraging students to think critically and deepen their analysis.
Whether you’re guiding students through first encounters with the text or reviewing it ahead of exams, this resource builds the key analytical skills required for iGCSE success.
Perfect for revision for upcoming exams!
FREE: Try our free guided annotation for, ‘The Danger of a Single Story’ first to see if you like this style of resource:
/teaching-resource/resource-13249368
BUNDLE: Download guided annotations for all 10 anthology extracts:
/teaching-resource/resource-13249454
OR, try our FREE iGCSE Revision Workbook for ‘The Danger of a Single Story’.
Includes more substantial guided annotations, close word analysis, PETAL paragraph guidance and example:
/teaching-resource/resource-13209350
Bundle
iGCSE English Language Guided Annotations
iGCSE English Language: Section A Anthology
Guided Annotations Bundle
These resources support students studying extracts from the iGCSE English Language anthology. This bundle includes guided annotations for:
The Danger of a Single Story – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A Passage to Africa – George Alagiah
The Explorer’s Daughter – Kari Herbert
Explorers or Boys Messing About? Either way, taxpayer gets rescue bill – Steven Morris
127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place – Aron Ralston
Young and Dyslexic? You’ve Got it Going On – Benjamin Zephaniah
A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat – Emma Levine
Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey into Bhutan – Jamie Zeppa
H is for Hawk – Helen Macdonald
Chinese Cinderella – Adeline Yen Mah
Each resource supports students in developing the following key assessment objectives in line with the iGCSE English Language specification:
AO1 – Supports students in selecting and interpreting relevant information, ideas, and perspectives from the text,
AO2 – Helps students understand and analyse how writers use language and structural devices to convey meaning and achieve their purpose.
Each resource features targeted scaffolding, making it ideal for differentiation across a range of abilities. They also include challenge questions designed to develop perceptive thinking, encouraging students to think critically and deepen their analysis.
Whether you’re guiding students through first encounters with the texts or reviewing them ahead of exams, this resource bundle builds the key analytical skills required for iGCSE success.
Perfect for revision for upcoming exams!
FREE: Try our free guided annotation for, ‘The Danger of a Single Story’ first to see if you like this style of resource:
/teaching-resource/resource-13249368
OR, try our FREE iGCSE Revision Workbook for ‘The Danger of a Single Story’.
Includes more substantial guided annotations, close word analysis and PETAL paragraph guidance and example:
/teaching-resource/resource-13209350
NOTE: This bundle previously had the ‘H is for Hawk’ resource uploaded incorrectly. This resource can be downloaded for free in the short term here:
/teaching-resource/resource-13258733
Guided Annotation - 'The Danger of a Single Story'
iGCSE English Language – ‘The Danger of a Single Story’
Guided Annotation
This accessible and exam-focused resource supports students studying “The Danger of a Single Story” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a key non-fiction text from the iGCSE English Language anthology. It includes guided annotations that help students meet key assessment objectives with confidence:
AO1 – Supports students in selecting and interpreting relevant information, ideas, and perspectives from the text,
AO2 – Helps students understand and analyse how Adichie uses language and structural devices to convey meaning and achieve her purpose.
This resource features targeted scaffolding, making it ideal for differentiation across a range of abilities. It also includes challenge questions designed to develop perceptive thinking, encouraging students to think critically and deepen their analysis.
Whether you’re guiding students through first encounters with the text or reviewing it ahead of exams, this resource builds the key analytical skills required for iGCSE success.
Perfect for revision for upcoming exams!
BUNDLE: Download guided annotations for all 10 anthology extracts:
/teaching-resource/resource-13249454
OR, try our FREE iGCSE Revision Workbook for ‘The Danger of a Single Story’.
Includes more substantial guided annotations, close word analysis, PETAL paragraph guidance and example:
/teaching-resource/resource-13209350
Guided Annotation - 'H is for Hawk'
iGCSE English Language – ‘H is for Hawk’
Guided Annotation
This accessible and exam-focused resource supports students studying “H is for Hawk” by Helen Macdonald, a key non-fiction text from the iGCSE English Language anthology. It includes guided annotations that help students meet key assessment objectives with confidence:
AO1 – Supports students in selecting and interpreting relevant information, ideas, and perspectives from the text,
AO2 – Helps students understand and analyse how Macdonald uses language and structural devices to convey meaning and achieve his purpose.
This resource features targeted scaffolding, making it ideal for differentiation across a range of abilities. It also includes challenge questions designed to develop perceptive thinking, encouraging students to think critically and deepen their analysis.
Whether you’re guiding students through first encounters with the text or reviewing it ahead of exams, this resource builds the key analytical skills required for iGCSE success.
Perfect for revision for upcoming exams!
NOTE - This resource was previously uploaded incorrectly. I have re-uploaded this resource for free as an apology for the inconvenience.
OR, try our FREE iGCSE Revision Workbook for ‘The Danger of a Single Story’.
Includes more substantial guided annotations, close word analysis, PETAL paragraph guidance and example:
/teaching-resource/resource-13209350