No Problem | Edexcel GCSE Conflict Poetry | Grade 9 Analysis PowerPoint

How does Benjamin Zephaniah use the refrain “I am not de problem” to challenge racism and expose the assumptions behind it? This 60-slide PowerPoint guides students through the poem, from the speaker’s experiences of playground racism to his closing challenge to Britain.

Designed for Edexcel GCSE English Literature’s Conflict poetry collection, the resource takes students from a first reading to close analysis and a developed exam response.

What’s included

• The full poem and a stanza-by-stanza walkthrough exploring racism, stereotyping, cultural identity and denied opportunities.
• Detailed language, form and structure analysis covering Caribbean Creole, the changing refrain, direct address, rhyme and the poem’s roots in performance.
• Context linked to interpretation, including Zephaniah’s background, Jamaican dub poetry and racial stereotyping in British education.
• Eight key quotations to revise, with subject terminology and more sophisticated interpretations to stretch confident students.
• Edexcel Question 8 guidance on analysing the poet’s methods for AO2 and integrating context effectively for AO3.
• A high-level essay plan, model opening and model context paragraph to show students how to turn their annotations into a sustained argument.

Teach the presentation across a sequence of lessons or select individual sections for KS4 teaching, tutoring, revision or independent study.

Download includes one 60-slide PowerPoint (.pptx).