This resource uses the six Active Literacy strategies to enable students to fully understand poem ‘The Magic Box’ by Kit Wright. Pupils will also have the opportunity to write their own Magic Box poem- ideal for use at National Poetry Day- particularly for pupils who struggle to write poetry. For use with- Year 5-8 Primary 6/7 S1 & S2

This power point looks at 1950s society in order to give prior context to this short story. It offers study notes on characterisation, theme and a critical essay plan. This resource is appropriate for use with National 5, GCSE, AS level and Higher (National 6) English classes and will help pupils to produce high level Critical Evaluations of this piece of literature.

This pack includes stimulus pictures that require the learner to consider sensory responses.

This resource aims to help pupils complete personal writing about how they spend their Christmas. It involves detailed success criteria and example paragraphs.

Included in this resource pack is a copy of Roald Dahl’s short story ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’ with comprehension questions, note making tasky, key quotations/ analysis, essay plans and an example National 5 Essay.

This resource offers a detailed structure/ plan for writing a critical essay on ‘The Test’ by Angelica Gibbs. The Question focuses on CHARACTERISATION.

This resource included an annotates ‘A’ example of a critical essay on this piece of prose non-fiction by George Orwell. Ideal to be used as an exemplar with a Higher or string National 5 class in order to teach detailed analysis.

This resource provides a model answer that tackles a ten mark question that deals with ‘Frustrated ambition’ in the text.

This resource illustrates how to answer the ten mark question at the end of the Scottish Texts paper. It includes a detailed example. Ideal for use with a Higher class who have studied this play in preparation for the prelim or the final exam.

This adaptation of the National Geographic article explores the history of Guy Fawkes. Questions encourage students to identify and analyse language techniques and summarise chunks of the article. Ideal for use when teaching RUAE skills or for a homework/ extension task.

This resource is an ideal way to prepare students for the Scottish Texts National 5 paper. I used it with S3 students in order to prepare them for annotating and analysing poetry independently and to explain the 8- mark question structure.

This is a high quality critical response to the question: Write about a play you have recently read which contains a flawed character who ultimately gains your admiration. There is also a task that encourages students to annotate this model essay and find examples of literary techniques/ analysis and links to the essay question.

This pack aims to help students understand the various forms of travel writing. It includes a blog review by Zoella, a telegraph travel journal, a Visit California advert and a Disneyland poster. Pupils are encouraged to consider the impact of these pieces of travel writing. There is also an opportunity for students to plan their own trip which involved researching skills and managing a budget. The pack encourages pupils to write postcards home/ letters of complaint from their imaginary trip.

This scheme of work includes two pieces of literature- ‘Brooklyn Cop’ and ‘On the Sidewalk Bleeding’. It helps pupils to complete activities on these texts including a Critical Essay and a piece of Creative Writing. This resource is aimed at KS3 pupils but could also be used with National 4.

An outline of what paired reading is, why it is beneficial and how it should be completed at home.

This resource helps students to plan a presentation based on their work experience week.

This resource could be used in a class Critical Reading assessment.