IB Literature Teacher Resources

IB English Literature Teacher Resources by Diploma Collective

Teach with clarity and confidence using our curated collection of IB English Literature teacher resources—designed to reduce your planning time while supporting high-level instruction across the entire course.

Why Teachers Love Our Resources:

✅ IB-Aligned Content: Every resource is designed to align with the IB English Literature curriculum and assessment objectives, so you can teach knowing you’re on track.

✅ Ready-to-Use & Editable: From analytical writing frameworks to literary commentary slides and exam practice materials, our resources are fully editable and classroom-ready.

✅ Covers the Full Course: Whether you’re teaching prose, poetry, drama, or preparing students for the IO and Paper 1/2 exams, our resources are organized by course component to make planning seamless.

✅ Focused on Skill-Building: Lessons emphasize close reading, textual analysis, comparative skills, and writing techniques—helping students develop the confidence to tackle complex literature.

✅ Designed for Teacher Sanity: Created by experienced IB teachers, these materials are built to save you hours of prep without compromising academic rigor.

Whether you’re just starting with IB or refining your course delivery, these IB English Literature teacher resources will help you deliver an engaging, effective, and stress-free classroom experience.

Want to try it first? Access a free preview with three sample presentations and an assessment to see how our resources can transform your teaching.

What’s Included in Our IB English Literature Teacher Resources

📚 Presentation Pack

A full suite of ready-to-teach slide decks covering every required component of the IB DP Literature A course.

Each unit includes:

• ✅ Daily warm-ups
  
• ✅ Skills-based instruction (Paper 1, Paper 2, IO, HL Essay)
  
• ✅ Literary analysis tasks
  
• ✅ Scaffolded discussion prompts
  
• ✅ Text-specific engagements with works like Beloved, Macbeth, and Interpreter of Maladies
• ✅ Inquiry-based questions and conceptual connections

All presentations are:

• 🎯 Aligned with IB assessment objectives
  
• 🧠 Visually rich and cognitively engaging
  
• 🧰 Structured for ease of use and flexible delivery

📝 Assessment Pack

A robust collection of IB-style assessments that match the pacing and pedagogy of the course.

Includes:

• 🔍 Formative checkpoints and discussion tasks
  
• 🧾 Paper 1 and Paper 2 practice tasks
  
• 🗣️ Individual Oral (IO) prep materials and scaffolds
  
• 🧠 HL Essay planning tools
  
• 🧰 Marking rubrics and feedback templates based on IB criteria

Perfect for tracking student growth, preparing for IB assessments, and supporting rigorous literary thinking.

📖 Texts Covered in This Bundle

This resource contains 8 units covering 9 works, meeting the 9-text requirement for Standard Level (SL).

Units:

1. Interpreter of Maladies – Jhumpa Lahiri
2. Selected Poems – Rumi
3. Macbeth – William Shakespeare
4. Sylvia Plath (HL Unit) can be adapted to SL by changing assessment info
5. Beloved – Toni Morrison
6. The Metamorphosis – Franz Kafka
7. Chronicle of a Death Foretold – Gabriel García Márquez
8. Things Fall Apart – Chinua Achebe
9. Pachinko – Min Jin Lee

    

HL Extension Work:

Selected Poems – Sylvia Plath (HL Essay focus) Unit 4

👩‍🏫 Notes for Teachers

SL Teachers: These materials provide all 9 SL works. The HL Plath unit can also be adapted for SL by removing HL Essay references.

HL Teachers: HL requires 13 works in total. This bundle includes 9 works, and teachers will need to add 4 more HL works of their choosing to complete the course; slides for that are not included in this bundle. This ensures flexibility to adapt HL study to your school’s needs.