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.

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

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

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

Resources on the poem My Busconductor by Roger McGough. Pupils will be able to analyse the poem and then write an essay on it. Resources include: - Annotation of the poem - CR Questions - My Busconductor Bingo

Stand alone workbooklet that pupils can work through as a class or individually. Was used for a class needing cover as well as extenstion work for pupils. Each day pupils work on a different poem developing their analysis and understanding skills. Pupils explore: - Rhyme - Images - Scots Poetry - Spooky Poetry

Worksheet to help pupils actively read a newspaper article. Pupils: - Use their prior knowledge to make predictions - Work out words they do not know - Infer information - Identify techniques used by the writer - Summarise key points

Lesson Plans and resources that allows pupils to explore Spooky poetry. Activities include: - Spooky Bingo Cards - Writing a Monster Poem - Poetry Detectives - different poems

Unit of work that allows pupils to explore different aspects of poetry such as: Rhyme and Rhythm, Imagery and Types of Poetry. It is an active unit where pupils work together to discover and learn about poetry and lets them experience many different poems.

Short worksheet looking at two poems by Ian McMillian that look at ten things you could find in different people's pockets. Pupils answer questions on one poem and then have a writing prompt to write their own.

Unit of work allowing pupils to analyse and compare Burns love poetry. Resources include: - Concept Maps - Annotation and questions on poems - Essay plans

Copy of the poem and tasks to help pupils look deeper at the message and language techniques used in the poem. Poem is about a group of boys drawn to the girls walking by them

Useful couple of lessons to use with pupils either just before or after Christmas. Pupils read and study the poem Christmas Thank Yous and identify the different ways in which the poet has managed to find the positive in some terrible Christmas presents. Pupils then use those skills to use to write their own thank you for a terrible present. This can take the form of a letter or text message.

Unit of work exploring the novel Crossing The Line by Gillian Philips. Pupils will be able to write an essay on this novel by the end of the unit. Resources include: - Reading Logs - Weekly Activity Sheets - Writer's Craft worksheets -Openings and Endings - Writer's Message

Resources on the novel Holes by Louis Sachar Resources include - Critical Essay Skills - Writing about heroes - Paired Reading - Inference

Rescources to help pupils study the play Demon Headmaster Pupils explore the main characters and work leads up to a critical essay on the text. Pupils also explore the differences between drama and prose.

Unit of Work exploring the novel Crossing The Line by Gillian Philips. Unit leads up to a critical essay of the novel Resources include: - Paired Reading Tasks - Inference Tasks - Look at relationships in novel - Summarising and Theme

Resources on the novel Harry Potter by JK Rowling. Resources include - Examing if Harry Potter is a traditional hero - Writing resources - including writing a Quidditch match report - Reading chapters with questions - Looking at specific scenes - Good vs Evil