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I am an English teacher who makes resources on a range of texts. I am passionate about making English fun and accessible for pupils.
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Introduction to Higher RUAE Skills - Caitlin Moran Unit
Resources designed to introduce Higher pupils to the key Reading of UAE skills. The resources are based on the writing of Caitlin Moran.
Resources include:
Reading The Passage and identifying techniques
Understanding Skills - with understanding skills booklet
Analysis Skills - with analysis skills booklet
Final Question Practice
RUAE skills poster
The Enemy - Charlie Higson Worksheets
Worksheets include:
- Draw and label characters
- Draw and label settings
- Quote Bingo for Theme
- Storyboarding Key Scene
Edwin Morgan ST - Glasgow 5th March
These resources are designed to help pupils study and prepare for the National Five Scottish Text.
These resources focus on the poem Glasgow 5th March by Edwin Morgan. 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
Vocabulary Builder Lesson Starters
These lesson starters were made for a Higher class who struggled with the vocabulary used in Higher Reading for UAE/Close Reading papers
Each PPT has six words with jumbled meanings and the right answers on the following slide
Gregory's Girl - Bill Forsyth Resources
Selection of resources to help pupils study the play Gregory's Girl.
Pupils look at relationships between characters, write a critical essay and can also complete a textual analysis of a selection of text.
Edwin Morgan Scottish Text Resources
These lessons are designed to help pupils to study the poetry of Edwin Morgan. (for the National 5 Scottish Text element of the course)
These lessons look at:
Intro Lesson looking at techniques used by Edwin Morgan
How To Answer Scottish Text Questions
Looking at Commonality
Revision Booklet - create your own
Copy of all poems
Improving Writing - Language Worksheets
Each worksheet focuses on a different aspect of language work and comes with answer scheme. Used with a S1 language course.
Supertato Escape Room
This resource has six challenges that can be used in a Supertato themed escape room for primary pupils. They have to find six codes to stop Evil Pea from destroying the supermarket.
This resource includes
a Introductory Slide
Session Outline
Six Challenge
Answer Sheet
Robert Burns Poetry Comparisson Essay
Unit of work allowing pupils to analyse and compare Burns love poetry.
Resources include:
- Concept Maps
- Annotation and questions on poems
- Essay plans
Demon Headmaster - Gillian Cross (Play)
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.
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging - Louise Renniston
Short unit of work that allowed pupils to practise their skills in Reading, Writing, Listening and Talking.
Reading - Inference Skills
Talking - Group Discussion
Listening - Last 30 mins of film
Writing - Answers to Problem Page
Hero - William Barr Resources
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
Bundle
Analysis Skills Lesson Starters Bundle
Each PPT slide had a short paragraph or passage taken from a range of sources (fiction and non-fiction)
Underneath each paragraph is three tasks. A Must, A Should and A Could - this allows for pupils to work through each lesson starter at a pace suitable for them. These are 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.
Blood Brothers - Willy Russell Resources
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
Analysing Imagery Powerpoints
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.
Macbeth - William Shakespeare Resources
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
Design A Superhero Lesson
Lesson that let explores different aspects of superheroes (name/costume/power) and then lets pupils design their own superhero.
Advert Listening Activity - Just Like A Girl
Listening Activity for Advert "Just Like A Girl"
Pupils can answer understanding questions and think about the message of the advert.
Spooky Descriptive Writing Planning and Writing Sheet
Worksheet to support pupils write a short descriptive writing piece
Includes task criteria, sense words and possible places to describe
Writing about character - PEE Poster
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