If you’re teaching Storyteller, you don’t need to spend hours creating lessons, discussion tasks, and exam questions from scratch.
This complete teaching resource pack provides a clear, flexible structure that helps students move from first impressions and initial discussion to confident, analytical exam-style responses — while saving valuable planning time.
Designed for CIE IGCSE English Literature (0475 & 0922, 2027 syllabus), the pack also works effectively for wider secondary poetry teaching and literary exploration. It can support an entire sequence of lessons, whether you’re introducing the poem, analysing Liz Lochhead’s methods and ideas, developing interpretation and discussion, or preparing students for assessment and exam-style writing.
Our in-depth study guide for the poem is also available to support teaching and deepen students’ understanding of Lochhead’s exploration of storytelling, memory, identity, imagination, performance, and the relationship between truth and narrative.
This is not a random collection of worksheets. It is a carefully designed set of discussion-driven, analysis-focused activities that help students develop confident, independent interpretations of poetry.
Designed for paired, group, and independent learning
Encourages active thinking, interpretation, and discussion rather than passive task completion
Includes exam-style questions suitable for both Literature and Language preparation
Develops analytical confidence and independent interpretation
Promotes thoughtful discussion, debate, and extended written responses
Helps students engage with Lochhead’s use of voice, imagery, tone, narrative perspective, and symbolism
Poetry analysis task cards covering context, structure, language, tone, imagery, symbolism, personal response, and more
10 exam-style essay questions for developing and assessing analytical responses
10 creative writing prompts designed to support skills needed for the Language Paper
Roll the Dice discussion board for low-prep, high-engagement lessons
Silent debate activities built around thought-provoking statements to encourage independent thinking and discussion
Teacher instructions for quick and straightforward implementation
Introduce the poem and develop initial understanding
Structure analytical lessons without excessive scaffolding
Run engaging, discussion-led poetry lessons
Explore themes such as storytelling, identity, truth, memory, and imagination
Set up independent written responses and revision activities
Prepare students for exam-style analytical questions with confidence
Greater confidence analysing poetry independently
Experience answering exam-style questions
Stronger ability to form and support interpretations
Improved discussion and analytical writing skills
Greater independence in their thinking
Deeper understanding of Lochhead’s methods, ideas, and poetic voice
Download the full pack and start using it immediately — from first reading through to confident, exam-style analysis and discussion.
If you’re teaching Storyteller, you don’t need to spend hours creating lessons, discussion tasks, and exam questions from scratch.
This complete teaching resource pack provides a clear, flexible structure that helps students move from first impressions and initial discussion to confident, analytical exam-style responses — while saving valuable planning time.
Designed for CIE IGCSE English Literature (0475 & 0922, 2027 syllabus), the pack also works effectively for wider secondary poetry teaching and literary exploration. It can support an entire sequence of lessons, whether you’re introducing the poem, analysing Liz Lochhead’s methods and ideas, developing interpretation and discussion, or preparing students for assessment and exam-style writing.
Our in-depth study guide for the poem is also available to support teaching and deepen students’ understanding of Lochhead’s exploration of storytelling, memory, identity, imagination, performance, and the relationship between truth and narrative.
This is not a random collection of worksheets. It is a carefully designed set of discussion-driven, analysis-focused activities that help students develop confident, independent interpretations of poetry.
Designed for paired, group, and independent learning
Encourages active thinking, interpretation, and discussion rather than passive task completion
Includes exam-style questions suitable for both Literature and Language preparation
Develops analytical confidence and independent interpretation
Promotes thoughtful discussion, debate, and extended written responses
Helps students engage with Lochhead’s use of voice, imagery, tone, narrative perspective, and symbolism
Poetry analysis task cards covering context, structure, language, tone, imagery, symbolism, personal response, and more
10 exam-style essay questions for developing and assessing analytical responses
10 creative writing prompts designed to support skills needed for the Language Paper
Roll the Dice discussion board for low-prep, high-engagement lessons
Silent debate activities built around thought-provoking statements to encourage independent thinking and discussion
Teacher instructions for quick and straightforward implementation
Introduce the poem and develop initial understanding
Structure analytical lessons without excessive scaffolding
Run engaging, discussion-led poetry lessons
Explore themes such as storytelling, identity, truth, memory, and imagination
Set up independent written responses and revision activities
Prepare students for exam-style analytical questions with confidence
Greater confidence analysing poetry independently
Experience answering exam-style questions
Stronger ability to form and support interpretations
Improved discussion and analytical writing skills
Greater independence in their thinking
Deeper understanding of Lochhead’s methods, ideas, and poetic voice
Download the full pack and start using it immediately — from first reading through to confident, exam-style analysis and discussion.
