Unit of Work based on The Enemy by Charlie Higson. Unit leads up to a critical essay on the novel. Pupils do a variety of activites including: - Inference Skills - Individual and Paired Reading - Creative Writing - Writing a Letter - Storyboards and Timelines - Group Talks

Unit of work looking at the play Slab Boys by John Bryne - leading to pupils being able to answer questions on The Scottish Text. Resources include: - Styles of comedy - Introduction to Text - Analysis of quotes - Links between scenes - Thinking Deeper about the text

These lessons are designed to help pupils to study the poetry of Edwin Morgan. (for the National 5 Scottish Text element of the course) These lessons look at: Intro Lesson looking at techniques used by Edwin Morgan How To Answer Scottish Text Questions Looking at Commonality Revision Booklet - create your own Copy of all poems

Each PPT slide had a short paragraph or passage taken from a range of sources (fiction and non-fiction) Underneath each paragraph is a close reading style question. These are understanding or analysis based tasks looking at things such as word choice and sentence structure. Would be useful for a class working on Close Reading/Reading for UAE. Have been used as lesson starters of an extenstion activity for pupils.

Resources to help pupils study the play Blood Brothers by Willy Russell. Resources include - Storyboard - Looking at Character - Tracking Theme - Textual Analysis of a key scene

Resources to help pupils study the short story All That Glisters by Anne Donovan. There are various resources that could be used by class and can also be used for homework or extension tasks. Resources include - Inference Task - Assessment Booklet that demonstrates pupils understanding and analysis of the story - Storyboarding Task - Exploring the story

Rescources to help pupils study the play Demon Headmaster Pupils explore the main characters and work leads up to a critical essay on the text. Pupils also explore the differences between drama and prose.

Short unit of work that allowed pupils to practise their skills in Reading, Writing, Listening and Talking. Reading - Inference Skills Talking - Group Discussion Listening - Last 30 mins of film Writing - Answers to Problem Page

Unit of work helping pupils to develop their skills in key areas of the library. Pupils use library skills in order to solve clues to find out who the Phantom Page Turner is. Skills include: - Fiction and Non-Fiction -Alphabetical Order - Dewey Decimal System Lesson Plans, course booklet and extension work was all included

Bank of resources and Powerpoints for Clare Bevan's poem "He and She" Can be used for an S1/2 class Resources include: - Copy of poem - Annotation guide - Critical Essay - Textual Analysis/Close Reading Questions - Diary Writing Task

Unit of work that allows pupils to develop their skills in Reading, Writing, Listening and Talking. Focus of unit is on music and songs. Activities include: - Solo Talk - Personal Writing - Analysis of song lyrics - Listening Activities

Worksheets include: - Draw and label characters - Draw and label settings - Quote Bingo for Theme - Storyboarding Key Scene

Resources include: - Introduction to poetry - Study pack - Copy of poem - Analysis of poem - Essay Skills

Unit of work designed to help pupils explore the novel Carrie's War by Nina Bawden. Activities include: - Group discussion on character - Personal writing - Going On A Journey - Essay Writing - Character Study

Unit of work and revision resources for Higher pupils studying Sunset Song. Course has materials for pupils to write a critical essays and answer questions on Scottist Text section of the course. Resources Include: - Key Quotes - Homework and Revision Resources - Work on each chapter - Look at the key themes

Three passages with National 5 style RUAE questions. There are also two PPTs that help pupils to answer these questions. The passages help pupils to develop their understanding and analysis skills and could be adapted for other curriculums.

Each PPT slide had a short paragraph or passage taken from a range of sources (fiction and non-fiction) Underneath each paragraph is three tasks. A Must, A Should and A Could - this allows for pupils to work through each lesson starter at a pace suitable for them. These are analysis based tasks looking at things such as word choice and sentence structure. Would be useful for a class working on Close Reading/Reading for UAE. Have been used as lesson starters of an extenstion activity for pupils.

Set of worksheets that focus on word games such as: - Hide and Seek - finding words in other words - Word Wizards - finding words in different carergories - Alphabet Codes - using the alphabet to solve clues

Useful resource for Higher Critical Essay Revision. Collection of essay questions on taken from exam papers, sample questions and adapted questions from Old Higher. - Prose - Drama - Poetry - Non-Fiction

These are the resources needed to adapt a Draughts Board Game so that when pupils play it they can talk about their books and reading habits. This resources includes: Draughts instructions Draughts Coloured and NUmbered Cards - the front of the question cards Draughts Question Cards - these are the back of the question cards Draught Numbers - these can be stuck onto the board You will need a physical copy of a Draughts Game to make this game up.