Resource sheets that help pupils research and take notes effectively. Resources include - Information Sheets on key skills - Research Planning Sheet - Information Skills Questionairre

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

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

Resource includes: - Role cards with descriptions - Role display

Short activity task that allows pupils to explore the hooks that writer's use to draw them into their novels/short stories. Resources are: - Narrative Hook Cards - Examples of Openings - Example of how to analyse an Opening (Crossing the Line - Gillian Cross)

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.

Unit of Work for Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo. Pupils work through the novel with teacher-led, paired and indivudial reading session with activities for each chapter. There are also resources on relationship and the plot and a critical essay task for pupils.

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

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

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

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

Unit of work looking at the play As You Like It. It leads to the pupils working on a group project looking at making a film proposal about the film. There is questions on key scenes and analysis skills on each scene.

Unit of work exploring the short story of Liam O'Flaherty leading to a critical exploration of the text. Lessons include - Exploration of the role of The Sniper - Annotation and analysis of the text - Close Reading Activities - Critical Essay Resources

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

The unit was developed for a National 5 Literacy class but could be adapted for other uses. Resources include: - Group Talk on what items to take in Zombie Apocolypse - Reading for Information Tasks - Various Fiction Texts and Reading Tasks - Listening Tasks (based on Walking Dead) - Persuasive Writing - item to survive zombie apocolypse - Talk on life in 2015

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

These passages have been adapted from Old Higher papers, taking out questions that are relevant to the New Higher. The format is small extracts (usually 1-2 paragraphs) with questions underneath. These allow the pupils to practice their RUAE skills without working on a full passage.

Rescource includes: - PPT on Higher Essay Skills - Checklist for Higher Essay - Revision PPT on Essay Skills, focus on writing in more detail