This is a unit designed for an average middle school group. This unit covers characterisation, themes, plot and gets the pupils to look at how we treat others.
This is a media unit for junior years where we go through the 2009 film version of 'A Christmas Carol'. Outcomes are personal reflective writing and critical writing.
In this unit, they look at 3 poems. They make use of the following skills: analysis of poetry, critical writing skills, understanding skills, comparative writing skills, research skills and presentation skills. I use it for a National 4 class.
This is a resource I often use with a National 4 class. It covers understanding, media terminology, historical knowledge, analysis and critical thinking.
This is a complete unit (with answers) for a junior year class. It covers introductory work to media and analysis of media texts. It leads to a critical essay.
This is a complete unit on the play. It is aimed for National 5 candidates but can be used for a good S3 class. It covers areas addressed in National 5 Critical Essay questions.
This unit covers 5 fairy tales and is designed for an S1 class (11-12). It has been designed so that they are introduced to the comparative writing required for the N4 AVU and so that they can try their hand at creative writing. We cover a variety of techniques, such as: purpose/audience, morals, themes, imagery.
This is a unit for junior years and goes through understanding, analysis and evaluation skills. Pupils write a critical essay on the text, do comparative work between the play and film adaptations and do personal reflective writing.
This unit is for junior years and introduces pupils to comparative writing for the Added Value Unit. In it, they look at comparing two poems about Robin Hood and coming to a conclusion on which text they prefer and constructing an essay to present findings.
This is for junior years and is a media unit combined with History. They look at media terminology, write a critical essay, work on a group presentation and develop research skills.
This unit covers basic media terminology and gets the pupils to consider a bit of the historical element in this film. We also look at the characterisation and themes in the story.