Singh Song! - teaching resource

Singh Song! by Daljit Nagra – AQA GCSE Love and Relationships Poetry Teaching Resource

This comprehensive two-lesson mini-unit explores Daljit Nagra’s poem Singh Song!, featured in the AQA GCSE English Literature Love and Relationships poetry anthology. Designed to help students develop analytical and comparative skills, this resource provides a detailed study of the poem’s context, language, imagery, themes, and structure, with focused exam preparation activities.

The teaching pack includes a 46-slide fully editable PowerPoint presentation and four accompanying worksheets, offering structured and engaging activities suitable for students of all abilities.

Lesson One:

• Context: Introduction to Daljit Nagra, his background, and the historical context of British immigration in the 1950s and 1960s

• First Reading: Guided reading of Singh Song! with discussion tasks and exploration of the poem’s inspiration

• Language & Imagery: Analysing Nagra’s use of figurative language, dialect, symbolism, and poetic imagery, supported by model answers

• Essay Writing: A practice essay-style question to assess initial understanding, complete with a sample response

Lesson Two:

• Themes: Exploring the central themes of love, marriage, cultural identity, family expectations, and generational conflict

• Structure & Form: Analysing Nagra’s playful use of rhythm, rhyme, repetition, and stanza organisation

• Exam Preparation: Comparing Singh Song! with Winter Swans by Owen Sheers and Letters From Yorkshire by Maura Dooley, with strategies and model answers for writing strong comparative essays

Fully editable and adaptable, this resource is ideal for classroom teaching, homework, intervention, and revision, supporting students as they prepare effectively for the AQA GCSE English Literature exam.

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