These resources are designed to help pupils study and prepare for the Higher Scottish Text. These resources focus on the poem Originally. It includes a copy of the poem Resources included: PPT to take them through annotation Annotated poem Revision Tasks Scottish Text Practice including PPT MS for peer/self-assessment

These resources are designed to help pupils study and prepare for the National Five Scottish Text. These resources focus on the poem Hotel Room, 12th Floor. It includes a copy of the poem Resources included: PPT to take them through annotation Annotated poem Revision Tasks Scottish Text Practice including PPT MS for peer/self-assessment

These resources are designed to help pupils study and prepare for the National Five Scottish Text. These resources focus on the poem Aunt Julia. It includes a copy of the poem Resources included: PPT to take them through annotation Annotated poem Revision Tasks Scottish Text Practice including PPT MS for peer/self-assessment

These lessons are designed to help pupils to study the short stories of Anne Donovan. (for the National 5 Scottish Text element of the course) These lessons look at: Scots Language and how to use the context to find the meaning Inference Skills with practice worksheets Relationships - and the difficulties faced Setting (poverty and the use of light and dark) Unit is designed for who may struggle with elements of the National 5 course and so takes them through the skills step by step.

Each worksheet focuses on a different aspect of language work and comes with answer scheme. Used with a S1 language course.

Stand alone lesson that allows pupils to explore the themes of the poem Phenomenal Woman. Pupils create a visualiser of the phenomenal woman and look at the main themes of the poem.

Resources to help pupils study, annotate and write essays on the non-fiction article "Letter to Daniel" by journalist Fergal Keane. Resources help pupils to analyse the text and understand the themes of the text and write critically on the article. There are also additional resources on another article written "My Father, My Son" which could be used as homework or extension work.

Unit of work that develops pupils' skills in reading, analysis and essay writing skills. PPTs take pupils through the basics of the story, turning points and themes. There is resources to look at essays skills (for National 5 but could be developed) and key quotes.

Resources to help pupils study the play Macbeth. Resources include: - Essay plans and sample plans - Scene by scene PPTs - Looking at tension and turning point - Character studies

Unit of work allowing pupils to explore different aspects of poetry. Unit contains PPT lessons, poetry and worksheets and a workbooklet to support the work. Pupils will explore: - Scots Poetry - Figures of Speech - Comparison of Poems - Types of Poetry

Resources that help pupils explore the poem Hero by William Barr Resources include: - Analysing Poetry booklet - Detailed analysis of the poem - Homework Task - Copy of the poem

Each PPT slide had a short paragraph or passage taken from a range of sources (fiction and non-fiction) Underneath each paragraph is a close reading style question. These are understanding or analysis based tasks looking at things such as word choice and sentence structure. Would be useful for a class working on Close Reading/Reading for UAE. Have been used as lesson starters of an extenstion activity for pupils.

Resources to help pupils study the play Blood Brothers by Willy Russell. Resources include - Storyboard - Looking at Character - Tracking Theme - Textual Analysis of a key scene

Two PPTs and a Worksheet helping pupils to analyse a range of images. First PPT takes pupils through step by step analysing simple images while the second PPT asks pupils to identify images used in short extracts.

Looking at a key Reading for UAE skills/Close Reading skill - word choice Resources include: - Looking at Nail Varnish names to analyse word choice - Looking at car names to analyse word choice - Connotations and shades of meaning - Analysing words used in passages

Resources to help pupils study the play Othello Resources include: - Turning Point - Theme - Scene studies - Key Quotes and Essay Plans

Worksheet that will let pupils demonstrate their knowledge on a character in a novel or short story. Pupils: - Draw a picture - Identify character type - Identify words to describe them - List things they say and do - List key events

Worksheet to support pupils write a short descriptive writing piece Includes task criteria, sense words and possible places to describe

Worksheet/poster that lets pupil write about character They write a statement about the character and back it up with evidence. There is also a space to draw a picture

Set of five setting word banks look at five settings: - Calm - Celebration - Scary - School - Water