Between these 2 PowerPoints you will find materials to take pupils through a trailer task, camera shots and angles and colour and lighting. Each presentation also includes stills from the movie with questions and an embedded countdown timer. Suitable for use with S1/2 ( Year 8/9). There is also a blank grid for pupils to sketch each angle and space to match and stick the purpose as well as a quiz to test pupils’ knowledge of each shot and their purpose.

This is a comprehensive unit to support pupils studying George Orwell’s “A Hanging”. The unit includes pre-reading tasks, understanding questions, analysis questions, tables, essay writing advice, and some other bits and bobs. I’ve also included an example essay which is formatted in consistence with the example paragraphs in the printable unit.

This is a PP unit with printable worksheets throughout. Contents include: Introduction Link to Band of Brothers clip (liberation of Kaufering) Understanding Questions for each Stanza Annotations of each stanza Analysis Questions for each stanza Example Analysis Answer List of poetic techniques featured in the poem with explanation Slides outlining Themes and Issues Explored to feed into Essay Writing Critical Essay Writing Support Example Paragraphs Evaluative Language Slide Slides outlining Past Paper questions from the last few years Pre-essay writing task Essay questions Designed with N6 in mind (Scottish Curriculum) but can be easily adapted for N5 or other qualifications.

Looking for a fresh way to teach Creative Writing? This is a unit of work designed to teach pupils to write creatively within the genre of Magical Realism. The unit inlcludes the following: a printable unit, two well known examples of Magical Realism fiction and a support PowerPoint to introduce them to the genre with various tasks and visual stimuli. What’s nice about this unit is that it really can be used for a variety of year groups as once the pupils are familiar with the genre they will differentiate via response; I have used this with S1-S3,and the pupils really enjoy it. The unit will take roughly 3 weeks to complete and includes a variety of Reading, Writing, Talk and Listening tasks to keep them busy and motivated! Enjoy! And please leave a review if you decide to purchase! :)

New for 2021. This resource includes an example Critical Essay (A), for an “interesting/ memorable character” type essay question, but can easily be adapted to fit another essay question. The essay follows a neat, predictable paragraph structure: Topic Sentence, Point, Evidence, Analysis & Relate to Essay Question. It also includes a placemat activity which correlates with the essay whereby pupils find the evidence/ analysis and record it on the placemat. This works well as a revision placemat.

A printable PowerPoint resource which takes the pupils thorugh the various examples of Duality in Jekyll and Hyde, as means of supporting the Scottish Set Texts section of the Higher exam.

This extensive PowerPoint will take you through a film study of Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet. It contains information about key aspects of Cinematography ( camera shots and angles, Mise-en-Scene & sound), and includes embedded activities and various stills from the movie. Over 80 slides in total.

A worksheet with questions to support the understanding of tone as created through the use of writer’s language. Examples provided.

Worksheets to support the learning of the following pages: Act 1: Exposition Questions Act 1: pages 15-24 Table plus comprehension Questions Act 2: pages 33-43 Comprehension Questions Act 2: pages 43-53 Comprehnsion Questions Act 2: pages 53 - end and supplementary “The British Working Man” worksheet table task. Theme PowerPoint lesson: this can be used as an ongoing working document. The resource includes a PowerPoint and 4 placemats (1 for each theme) for the pupils to complete as they work their way through the play.

As this is a new poem, there aren’t any official SQA Past Papers for this particular poem. These questions have therefore been made in this style in order to prepare the pupils for their final exam should this poem come up. Can be adapted to suit National 6.

This is an 8 slide PowerPoint which can be printed as a booklet to support pupils when writing their Critical Essay. PowerPoint includes: Introduction with Success Criteria (TAART) Main paragraph structure (Topic Sentence, Point, Evidence, Analysis (zoom in. zoom out) and Relate to Essay Question. Example double PEAR paragraph. Success Criteria and example Conclusion. Please see example Critical Essay for “Flowers” which marries in with this presentation.

This unit introduces the pupils to the Detective Fiction/ Mystery Genre, with aim of writing their own detective Fiction story at the end. There are numerous tasks linked to Genre, Characterisation, Setting etc. There are also a variety of listening, writing and research tasks. The unit is a PP unit, orientated to portrait and designed for printing.

A short PP presentation which contextualises the novel, “The Great Gatsby” for pupils, including a link to an interesting and pupil friendly YouTube video.

This is a detailed paragraph plan, including an example paragraph, for students to follow when writing about an “isolated character” in response to The Great Gatsby ( focus being Jay Gatsby himself). Please also see my resource: “Critical essay Guidance” which is an excellent precursor to essay writing after studying The Great Gatsby. I have also included an example of an excellent essay based on an “isolated character” style question.

This is a full and detailed booklet which takes the reader through all of the various key themes, ideas and areas of interest which appear in “The Strange Case of Dr Jekykll and Mr Hyde”. I originally made this to assist pupils when revising for the 10 mark question, but this is a very useful resource for all pupils studying this text, regardless of the curriculum they are studying within. The booklet includes detailed notes on the following areas, each with examples AND analysis: The Gothic Genre Atmosphere The Victorian Gentleman Utterson as a Narrator The Role of Minor Characters Symbolism Characterisation of Dr Jekyll Characterisation of Hyde The Theme of Science and Scientific Discovery The Theme of Duality

This is a full unit of work based around the theme of superhero origin stories. There are a number of Reading, Writing, Talk and Listening tasks, as well as a scaffolded essay plan at the end to assist pupils writing their own origin story. The pupils love this unit of work and, like my other resources, it is ready to print. As the ‘listening and note-making’ sheets are in landscape these should be printed separately and merged into the unit just after the 'Questions for The Hulk" page, before photocopying class sets of the unit. I have also included 3 word documents which have coloured images of the settings used in the booklet These may be printed in colour to assist the “Super Setting” activity, or simply projected. Enjoy :)

A concise printable unit of work designed to support the study of the short drama,“The Letterbox,” by Ann Marie Di Mambro. The unit includes a copy of the text, comprehension questions, PEE grid, characterisation activities, revision notes and more.

All you need to take a BGE class through Discursive Writing. This is both a teacher and pupil friendly unit of work that is “write on” and ready to print. The support PowerPoint introduces the topic of Discursive Writing and also takes pupils through how to structure their introductions and main body paragraphs. The main unit is a Word file; below is a copy of the Contents Page of the printable unit. I’d like to add that the preview is such a way that it makes the front page look incredibly dull when it’s actually very visual - strange. Page 1: Front Cover Page 2: Contents Page Page 3&4: Example “Animal Testing” Essay Page 5 & 6: Discursive Writing “Main Ingredients” Task Page 7: “Be Heard” Page 8: Researching My Topic Page 9: Rate your Arguments Page 10: Useful Phrases Page 11 & 12: Discursive Essay Plan

Pupils should use this grid to show their understanding of the camera shots and angles used in the invasion scene ( in which Harry and Marv break into Kevin’s “funhouse”) and the purpose and effect of their chosen shots/ angles. An example has been provided.

poem plus comprehension questions based on Edwin Morgan’s Trio. This resource should be used as a first response to reading the poem, prior to detailed analysis of the poetic techniques.