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Songs of Ourselves: Volume 1

by Cambridge Assessment International Education (compiled)

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Assigned across 1 curriculum list

Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).

Songs of Ourselves: Volume 1 by Cambridge Assessment International Education (compiled) is assigned in US schools at grades 9–12. It appears across 1 curriculum reference, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where Songs of Ourselves: Volume 1 is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

Grade range
Grades 9–12
Age range
Ages 14–18
First published
2018
Genre
Poetry Anthology
ISBN-13
9781108462266

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About this book

Cambridge's anthology of poetry in English, used for set poems on the IGCSE, O Level and AS & A Level Literature syllabuses. For the 2027 IGCSE exam, fifteen named poems in this volume are set, from Aphra Behn and William Blake to Seamus Heaney and Judith Wright; exam extracts are printed as they appear here.

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Why widely assigned

This Poetry Anthology title, typically at grades 9–12. Written in the 2010s; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

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Common questions

What grade level is Songs of Ourselves: Volume 1?
Songs of Ourselves: Volume 1 is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 9–12. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
What curricula assign Songs of Ourselves: Volume 1?
Songs of Ourselves: Volume 1 appears on reading lists for Cambridge IGCSE English Literature (0475). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Songs of Ourselves: Volume 1 banned in schools?
Songs of Ourselves: Volume 1 does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.

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Lexile measure
Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band
Grades 9–12 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags
Tagged for: Paper 1 Section A (Poetry).

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