This resource includes guidance on completing a research project into a Geek god or gorgon. It also includes a talk assessment sheet.

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 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.

This pack includes a comprehensive plan to encourage personal writing by thinking about appearance, best qualities, worst qualities and plans and ambitions. It also includes a model essay to illustrate good practice (which has been annotated to show effective word choices, imagery and punctuation). This resource could be used for younger secondary school students or could assist with National 5 folio- particularly in students who have missed class time (folio recovery).

A National 5 study guide which includes general hints and tips and specific steps to take when answering the various question types.

Comprehension questions that relate to Act 1 of ‘Sailmaker’ by Alan Spence. A good way for N5 classes to generate detailed notes (including quotations) that relate to this Scottish text. Could be assigned as a homework or class task.

This resource offers a detailed essay plan for a question that asks about an effective ending. PEEr paragraphs are used and scaffolding is given initially and then taken away in order to promote independent writing.

A Guardian article and RUAE questions. Suitable for National 5 or Higher revision. Good as classwork or homework.

This is a comprehensive Literacy unit that will provide evidence for pupils ability in Reading, Writing, Talking and Listening. I use it with all S1/ Y7 students in order to profile their Literacy abilities. This unit offers engaging tasks and worksheets that will challenge and support all learners.

This resource includes a Reading, Writing and Listening assessment and Research Project all linked to the theme of LEGO! Pupils will watch the 75th Anniversary film (15mins) about LEGO’s history and will complete a listening task. The will use LEGO stimulus pictures to inspire Creative Writing. Also included are two interpretation passages (differentiated & with marking schemes). Finally, pupils will have the opportunity to complete a research project into the history of LEGO. Suitable for: Primary 6, Primary 7, S1 Y5, Y6, Y7

This resource is a model essay on the poem ‘Havisham’ by Carol Ann Duffy. The resource can be used to model good practice and highlight ‘A’- level analysis. The essay has also been annotated and coded to show where high level evaluation takes place, where literary techniques are identified and where the candidate links back to the essay question

The power point takes pupils through tasks that develop understanding of the difference between direct and reported speech. The worksheet includes pictures of famous Scots from popular culture and requires pupils to change reported speech to direct speech, in Scots Language. Ideal for use with Primary 5, Primary 6, Primary 7, S1, S2

This resource includes key quotations and analysis for the characters of: Blanche, Stella and Stanley. This resource can be used to support Critical Essay Writing for Higher, AS Level or A Level.

These notes include all the information pupils will require about the Higher RUAE paper. This includes: information on how to answer each question, types of sentence structures, language techniques and information on how to answer the 5-mark question.

This resource includes: How to guide to answering In Your Own Words exam questions. Seven In Your Own Words example questions. Seven worked answers. Ideal for National 5 or Higher students. This resource can be used in class or is ideal as a homework activity. The answer scheme can be used to do peer/ self assessment. This worksheet has had a significant impact on the performance of my students in ‘In Your Own Words’ questions.

This resource includes a high quality essay that tackles a question on a flawed character who nonetheless gains our admiration. The resource also includes an activity that encourages young people to identify techniques mentioned in the essay, find important quotations and annotate the quality analysis. This is a very worthwhile resource to illustrate how to write an effective critical essay. It would be ideal for use with Higher/ National 6/ As level and A level classes.

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