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

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

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

Class Quiz used to revise Reading for UAE skills including: - Vocabulary - Imagery - In Your Own Words - Link - Sentence Structure - Connotations

Powerpoint that encourages pupils to develop their analysis so that they write their answers in more depth. There is examples, an explaination of the difference between explain and analyse and several practice passages. Each practice has a MUST/SHOULD/COULD success criteria to allow pupils to work on different skills

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

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

Great listening activity for pupils. Each pupil gets given out a bingo card and teacher reads out selection of poems. Pupils mark off words as teacher reads until someone gets all the words on their card.

Themed Unit looking at the City. Tasks/Work includes: - Listening Task on Roman Cities - Poetry Study - Hotel Rm 12th Floor - Fiction Study - On The Sidewalk Bleeding (leading to an critical essay) - Group Discussion - Design a Refugee Camp

Variety of resources including - Resources that focus on reading the passage and identifying techniques - Resources that focus on the final question - Resources that focus on Reading for UAE questions

Looking at skills in these FOUR areas Distinguishing Fact vs Opinion Summarising a writer’s arguments Analysis Skills Writing my Opinion

Co-operative Learning or Group Work Resource Appointment card to help pupils pair up when working together. Pupils write down a partner for each time on the clock (four partners in total) and the teacher can use this to assign partners.

This resource was used for a class that needed structured work and was designed to let pupils work at their own pace throughout the novel and allowed the teacher to support those who needed it. For each chapter there are activities for pupils to work on, including questions on what happens. The teacher copy gives answers for each task pupils are set.

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