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

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.

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

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

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 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

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

Listening Activity for Advert "Just Like A Girl" Pupils can answer understanding questions and think about the message of the advert.

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

Short Lesson Starters that allow pupils to develop their personal/creative writing skills - looking at how people show their emotions. Each ppt has a picture of someone showing emotion and prompt questions for the pupils

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.