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Storm Catchers Tim Bowler
Includes a PowerPoint, crtiical essay plan and a plan for an associated writing task for the novel Strom Catchers by Tim Bowler.
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National 5 RUAE/Close Reading Resources
Seven passages and questions on N5-level skills such as effective introduction and conclusion, own words, word choice, imagery, sentence structure and writer’s language.
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Listening Resources
Three worksheets with questions and links to various short TED talks. I used these with National 4 in the run up to their listening assessment. There is also a generic BGE listening task which I used with various film trailers.
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Seagulls Brian McCabe Poetry
Resources designed to support teaching the poem Seagulls by Brian McCabe. Includes a PowerPoint, the poem and some worksheets.
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Edwin Morgan 8 Mark Question
A PowerPoint with quotes arranged by subject designed to support Nation 5 pupils this year. Each category has a quotation from Glasgow 5th March 1971 (since that's this year's poem) and two quotations from another poem.
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Persuasion and Advertising Resources
A PowerPoint and short writing tasks designed to teach about persuasive techniques and advertising. I used it with my S2 class but it could easily be adapted for other levels.
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Lists Rhetorical Questions Resources
Worksheets for teaching lists and rhetorical questions as part of RUAE/close reading. I used them with S1 and S2 classes, but they could be adapted for use with other levels.
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Imagery Worksheet
A worksheet designed to be used for revising the analysis of similes and metaphors.
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In Your Own Words Resources
Worksheets designed to help teach pupils to answer ‘in your own words’ questions. I used them with my National 4 class but could be used at any level to teach the skill.
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Merchant of Venice Resources
Various resources designed to support the teaching of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. Includes a PowerPoint and various worksheets and tasks.
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Frankenstein Play
Resources designed to support the teaching of the play Frankenstein, adapted by Phillip Pullman from Mary Shelley’s novel. Includes a PowerPoint, a write-on critical essay, a critical essay plan and a diary writing activity.
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Punctuation Revision/Starters SNSA
A PowerPoint designed to help pupils prepare for their SNSA - includes work on punctuation (commas, apostrophes etc.), clauses and various small tasks which test understanding. Can also be used as starter tasks.
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Own Words Word Choice Test
Short class test, worth 20 marks, designed to test own words and word choice skills using short passages and simple questions.
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RUAE/ Close Reading Own Words Word Choice Imagery Sentence Structure
A PowerPoint designed to teach own words, word choice, imagery and sentence structure skills. Includes short passages and questions that can be worked on as a class or individually. Also includes worksheets to allow pupils further practice.
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Private Peaceful Michael Morpurgo
Resources designed to support the teaching of Michael Morpurgo’s Private Peaceful. Includes a PowerPoint, a write-on essay and WW1 propaganda posters.
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Divided City Theresa Breslin
A PowerPoint designed to teach Theresa Breslin’s Divided City. I used it for a lower set S3 but it could be adapted for other levels.
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A Sound of Thunder Ray Bradbury
A variety of resources designed to support the teaching of Ray Bradbury’s A Sound of Thunder. Includes a PowerPoint, essay plans, example essays and th story itself. I used it to teach National 5 but it could be adapted for other levels.
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Merchant of Venice Social Media Profiles
A series of worksheets with fake blank Facebook pages for main characters in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice including Shylock and Portia. Great for an extension activity.
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Starters
A variety of starter tasks in a PowerPoint - includes riddles, grammar work, short writing stimuli and more.