Includes a PowerPoint, crtiical essay plan and a plan for an associated writing task for the novel Strom Catchers by Tim Bowler.

Seven passages and questions on N5-level skills such as effective introduction and conclusion, own words, word choice, imagery, sentence structure and writer’s language.

Three worksheets with questions and links to various short TED talks. I used these with National 4 in the run up to their listening assessment.

Resources designed to support teaching the poem Seagulls by Brian McCabe. Includes a PowerPoint, the poem and some worksheets.

A PowerPoint with quotes arranged by subject designed to support Nation 5 pupils this year. Each category has a quotation from Glasgow 5th March 1971 (since that's this year's poem) and two quotations from another poem.

A PowerPoint and short writing tasks designed to teach about persuasive techniques and advertising. I used it with my S2 class but it could easily be adapted for other levels.

Worksheets for teaching lists and rhetorical questions as part of RUAE/close reading. I used them with S1 and S2 classes, but they could be adapted for use with other levels.

A worksheet designed to be used for revising the analysis of similes and metaphors.

Worksheets designed to help teach pupils to answer ‘in your own words’ questions. I used them with my National 4 class but could be used at any level to teach the skill.

A PowerPoint designed to support the teaching of the 2009 film Coraline.

Various resources designed to support the teaching of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. Includes a PowerPoint and various worksheets and tasks.

Resources designed to support the teaching of the play Frankenstein, adapted by Phillip Pullman from Mary Shelley’s novel. Includes a PowerPoint, a write-on critical essay, a critical essay plan and a diary writing activity.

A PowerPoint designed to help pupils prepare for their SNSA - includes work on punctuation (commas, apostrophes etc.), clauses and various small tasks which test understanding. Can also be used as starter tasks.

Short class test, worth 20 marks, designed to test own words and word choice skills using short passages and simple questions.

A PowerPoint designed to teach own words, word choice, imagery and sentence structure skills. Includes short passages and questions that can be worked on as a class or individually. Also includes worksheets to allow pupils further practice.

Resources designed to support the teaching of Michael Morpurgo’s Private Peaceful. Includes a PowerPoint, a write-on essay and WW1 propaganda posters.

A PowerPoint designed to teach Theresa Breslin’s Divided City. I used it for a lower set S3 but it could be adapted for other levels.

A variety of resources designed to support the teaching of Ray Bradbury’s A Sound of Thunder. Includes a PowerPoint, essay plans, example essays and th story itself. I used it to teach National 5 but it could be adapted for other levels.

A series of worksheets with fake blank Facebook pages for main characters in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice including Shylock and Portia. Great for an extension activity.

A variety of starter tasks in a PowerPoint - includes riddles, grammar work, short writing stimuli and more.