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

Useful resource for Higher Critical Essay Revision. Collection of essay questions on taken from exam papers, sample questions and adapted questions from Old Higher. - Prose - Drama - Poetry - Non-Fiction

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

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

Booklet adapted from old Higher paper. This booklet breaks down each skill required for Higher Reading for UAE paper and allows pupils to practice each of these skills. There is an explaination for each skill and includes two passages so pupils can practice the final question.

Resources to help with revision of Scottish Text They include: - Study Pack - Revision Worksheets - Quiz

A5 cards with extenstion activities suitable for pupils studying fiction. They include: - Draw an illustration for your book - Are the characters like people you know - Similes and Metaphors - Design a Character's Bedroom - What happened before the story began - Write a five line poem about your book.

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

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

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

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