A Power point with background information about the life of Christy Brown. A great resource for introducing the autobiography or the film.

A worksheet that I created for revision purposes before National 5 and Higher English exams in Scotland. (But suitable for England too) Tackles parenthesis, repetition, listing, colons, semi-colons etc. Pupils said this really helped them clarify how to answer many of the exam questions.

Developed to assess Listening for the Scottish National 5 English qualification, but an interesting activity for any English or Media class, these questions focus on a YouTube interview in which Malala revisits the day she was shot, and shares her opinions about life for young girls under the Taliban.

An excellent resource for getting pupils to analyse the effectiveness of a writer's word choice. A homework sheet with a step-by-step guide to how to tackle each sentence. My pupils' close reading (comprehension/interpretation) marks improved significantly after doing this.

A booklet with a guided plan for choosing a topic and producing a persuasive essay. Detailed notes about persuasive writing techniques that pupils can use to enhance their writing in this genre. Model opening paragraphs.

A simple but useful presentation of information for pupils to copy down, then an exercise on using similes.

A fun activity for new secondary pupils. I get them to complete this first and then use it as a stimulus for a group discussion activity.

A detailed help sheet to scaffold pupils in the writing of a reflective essay about friendship.

A whole note-taking booklet, with support notes, to help pupils write a novel study on the book of their choice. Covers: plot summary, choosing a focus, genre, structure, setting, characterisation, theme, narrator, and style. This has worked extremely well with my senior pupils.

A detailed write on template to scaffold pupils in writing a reflective essay. Supports pupils in considering all aspects of the process of sitting their first set of exams and leads to a very mature, reflective piece of writing.

Detailed essay plan to support pupils writing a critical essay on this poem

A detailed summary of the poem with important quotations highlighted. A full set of questions on the text to support pupil analysis.

Pages of important quotations for each character, essay plan , group discussion questions, setting and symbolism notes.

My senior classes absolutely love this team game at the end of studying the text. Five rounds of fun questions, with a bonus anagram round at the end. Answer key provided. A totally riotous lesson (even without beer!)

Several pages of important quotations listed for Vic and Ingrid, and the theme of love. A template for pupils to write on as they analyse the quotations.

Questions on the novel, then a detailed essay plan for writing 3 diary extracts.

Work to suit secondary pupils in S3/4 (age 14+) A set of questions to support pupil analysis of the text, and then a detailed essay plan to help pupils write an essay about the range of feelings communicated in the poem.

Questions on chapter 1-6, a listening test with answer key, writing task - Davey's Diary, and a critical essay plan.

Resources I've been using successfully with Scottish Higher pupils (age 16/17) in order to support their writing of critical essays. The pack includes templates for initial internet research, 2 model essays, detailed notes on the whole poem, questions on each part of the poem, a step by step essay plan and more... (If Miss Reid, who uploaded my accidentally incomplete first unit is able to contact me, I will email her this full version)

A planning sheet to support pupils writing a critical evaluation of the novel 'Carrie's War'