Unit of work allowing pupils to analyse and compare Burns love poetry. Resources include: - Concept Maps - Annotation and questions on poems - Essay plans

Stand alone lesson to let pupils develop their poetry analysis skills. Resources include: - Group Discussion Cards - PPT to explore poem - Homework to develop their skills further

Copy of the poem and tasks to help pupils look deeper at the message and language techniques used in the poem. Poem is about a group of boys drawn to the girls walking by them

Useful couple of lessons to use with pupils either just before or after Christmas. Pupils read and study the poem Christmas Thank Yous and identify the different ways in which the poet has managed to find the positive in some terrible Christmas presents. Pupils then use those skills to use to write their own thank you for a terrible present. This can take the form of a letter or text message.

Unit of work exploring the novel Crossing The Line by Gillian Philips. Pupils will be able to write an essay on this novel by the end of the unit. Resources include: - Reading Logs - Weekly Activity Sheets - Writer's Craft worksheets -Openings and Endings - Writer's Message

Koyasan is a lovely short book based on Koyasan and how she learns to control her fears and worries. This unit of work helps pupils explore the character, theme and plot of the story. The workbooklet allows pupils to work at their own pace and allows the teacher to support any pupils that may need some extra support.

Resources on the novel Holes by Louis Sachar Resources include - Critical Essay Skills - Writing about heroes - Paired Reading - Inference

Unit of Work exploring the novel Crossing The Line by Gillian Philips. Unit leads up to a critical essay of the novel Resources include: - Paired Reading Tasks - Inference Tasks - Look at relationships in novel - Summarising and Theme

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

Resources on the novel Harry Potter by JK Rowling. Resources include - Examing if Harry Potter is a traditional hero - Writing resources - including writing a Quidditch match report - Reading chapters with questions - Looking at specific scenes - Good vs Evil

Unit of Work for novel Bomb by Sarah Mussi. The novel is about a girl who wakes up strapped to a bomb and details what happens next. It is a hard-hitting novel that allows young people to explore themes such as extremisism Unit leads up to pupils writing a critical essay on the novel and materials are focussed on National Five but could be adapted. Tasks include: - writing mini-essays - Analysis of Quotes - Looking at key themes and scenes

Project based on A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury. Pupils research and create a brochure/booklet on a particular moment on history. The booklet is for time travel tourists who want to blend in into a historic moment. Resources include: - Research sheet - Specifications - Letter and background information on key area

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

Six PowerPoints that will take pupils through annotation of the Scottish Text Duffy poems - suitable for National 5 or Higher.

Scaffolded unit that explores four poems with the theme of loss: - My Busconductor - Roger McGough - The Identification - Roger McGough - Sorting Through - Liz Lochhead - Mid Term Break - Seamus Heaney The lessons go from class work-group work-paired work and individual work for each poem. There is also workbooklets to extend the work for two of the poems.

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

Resources to help pupils develop their Reading for UAE/Close Reading Skills. The article focuses on the positives (or not!) of supporting a football team - which appeals to a lot of boys. The resources include; - Copy of the article - Article with techniques identified and accompaying worksheet that lets pupils analyse technqiues - PPT to help pupils create their own CR/RUAE questions - PPT with help to answer specific RUAE style questions (focus on National 5) - Resources to help pupils break down and read the passage in more detail

Resources include - Critical Essay Skills PPT - Handouts on improving vocabulary - Checklist for essay skills

Selection of resources to help pupils write a persuasive essay. Tailored to the National 5 Folio but could be adapted.

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