A very helpful resource for pupils studying textual analysis. Key features of prose fiction to consider.

A unit of work - designed to be used with any level of secondary school class - that lasts for 3 weeks. Our pupils enjoyed doing this online over lockdown, but also suitable for a homework booklet or classroom work. Choices of tasks for each week : one writing task and one design task from lists of options. Thoughtful instructions to aid reflection.

I get pupils to complete the template while watching the scene, then later I provide them with a collated version of the class responses. This is a copy of a completed class response - but you may wish to create your own.

A short project based on the film ‘Philomena’ starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan. I’m using it in a Scottish secondary school with S3/4 pupils - age 14-16 - as part of a project on protagonists and antagonists. Tasks include group discussion of a key scene, analysis of screenplay excerpt, studying two film reviews and writing a review.

A passage and question based on a newspaper article about the dark side of Roald dahl’s stories. We use it with S1 - 3 (age 11 - 14) high school pupils.

After studying a play with first year high school pupils, we get them to do this group discussion and poster task which they all enjoy.

A short reading assessment. The topic is about what happens when you lose your mobile phones. Pupils find it interesting and we use it as a high school test with lower ability sets in S1-3

Differentiated listening assessments we use with S1-3 high school pupils. Based on the first episode of Tales by Light on Netflix which focuses on the amazing photographyby Simon Lister of children across the globe in challenging circumstances.

A unit of work for S1 pupils (age 11-13) based on the play by Anne Fine. Questions on each act and discussion activities.