Resources to deliever a pupil voice conference around the theme of the "Looking Forward, Backward, Inward and Outward" - pupils evaluate their council and develop forward plans for an issue that they wish to look at. They can also evaluate their skills and what they need to work on to be a successful member of the pupil council. There is also a pupil and staff charter to sign in order to be part of the school council.

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 deliever a pupil voice conference around the theme of the "Power of One" - pupils evaluate their council and develop forward plans for an issue that they wish to look at. They can also evaluate their skills and what they need to work on to be a successful member of the pupil council.

Pupil Voice Conference that allowed pupils to develop key skills for working in school council. Pupils are also given the opporunity to discuss the issues affecting their school. The key skills are: - Interview Skills (for focus groups) - Teambuilding Skills

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

Unit of work allowing pupils to explore different aspects of poetry. Unit contains PPT lessons, poetry and worksheets and a workbooklet to support the work. Pupils will explore: - Scots Poetry - Figures of Speech - Comparison of Poems - Types of 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.

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

Koyasan is a lovely short book based on Koyasan and how she learns to control her fears and worries. This unit of work helps pupils explore the character, theme and plot of the story. The workbooklet allows pupils to work at their own pace and allows the teacher to support any pupils that may need some extra support.