This resource uses six Active Literacy strategies in order to allow pupils to access the poem ‘Red Running Shoes’ by Jackie Kay. Pupils will produce meaningful analysis and will have the oportunity to complete some creative writing. Ideal for: Primary 7-S2 Year 6-9

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

An example of an excellent Critical Evaluation of this piece of literarture. Ideal for GSCE, National 5, National 6/ Higher English. It tackles the following question: Choose a non fiction text in which the writer expresses outrage or shock about an issue which you feel is important. Show how the writer conveys the emotion and discuss to what extent this emotional response enhances your understanding of the issue.

This resource can be used in conjunction with the SQA endorsed ‘Hodder & Gibson’ National 5 textbook. It includes a marking scheme for the Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluating passege titled ‘The Price of Bacon’. It can be projected onto the board to allow for self/ peer assessment of the passage.

This resource was designed to be used with a Higher class and will result in a Critical Essay that tackles the importance of SETTING in the play. The resource includes a Higher level exam question, a summary of when SETTING played a vital role in the text and a ‘skeleton plan’ for structuring a critical essay that deals with setting. Ideal for use with: Higher/ National 6 GCSE AS Level A Level This resource will offer scaffolding for Critical Essay writing.

This resource includes a broadsheet newspaper article with certain techniques underlined. It requires pupils to identify the techniques and explain their effect. Perfect for use with National 5 or Higher. The article is titled ‘A touch of the macabre’. Includes a marking scheme with possible answers. I used this for RUAE/ Close Reading practise with a Higher class- ideal homework activity that can be self/ peer assessed using the marking scheme.

The resource includes an essay question, plan and a model essay.

This resource looks at a section of ‘A Christmas Carol’ - Scrooge’s Old Love- and uses six effective reading strategies (Prior knowledge, Metalinguistics, Visualisation, Main Ideas, Summarising, Inference) to help pupils to understand the language and style of Dickens work. The resource can also be used to draw comparisons between the book and the Disney Film. This resource has been created in conjunction with the North Lanarkshire Active Literacy steps.

This resource will help pupils to acces the poem ‘The Raven’ by Edgar Allan Poem. It also includes the structure/ plan for a Critical Evaluation of the poem using PEER paragraphs. Ideal for use with BGE classes S1-S3 Year 7-9 classes Could also be used with National 5/ GCSE classes

This resource takes National 4 students through the Added Value Unit. It uses an example of the film ‘SouthPaw’ and film reviews as sources in order to help students complete the 700 word task.

An active Literacy Unit of work that deals with the play script “The Bully” by Jan Needle. This unit will take pupils through 6 comprehension strategies that will improve their understanding of what they read. The end project is either a personal or creative essay that deals with bullying.

In this booklet you will find a full set of course notes for National 5 English. This includes: Study of prose text ‘The Necklace’ (Key quotations & model Essay) Study of poem ‘Mid-Term Break’ (Poem & model essay)

This resource includes a full exam made in the style of the Higher Set Scottish Texts Paper. This can be used as a prelim or mock exam and the marking scheme is included. It focuses on the moment in the play where Phil is fired from the slab room.

This resource includes example 8 mark questions and a worked answer. It also includes questions that can be assigned as homework. Ideal for National 5 students who are studying Edwin Morgan poetry.