Strategies to help pupils access question types at Higher level. Two single passages to help with skills. Examples for each type of question. A full resource to teach close reading - I will create model answer PPTs to match this booklet.

The Hurt Locker is a film that will work at National 3,4 and 5 for Critical Essay Media. A supported unit for pupils (National 5 S5 pupils who have completed Nat 4). Comes with activity sheet and fully supported CEL. Appeals to boys and girls (I designed it with a set of mainly S4 boys) and it worked really well. Pupils were very engaged in the film and the discussions around key moments.

Focus on flashback structure and language. PPT designed for pupils to work through at their own pace after initial teaching. S1 focus but can be used to support creative writing in S2-S4 supported sets. Outcome: WW1 short story. Pupils very positive about this work - especially boys who are not particularly motivated.

Decoding context clues - National 6

Modelled on internal assessment papers for Listening. This resource is for scene 9 of the DVD version of the play. It has a pupil sheet and full model answers for the teacher. It leads pupils into a very effective group discussion about the scene which can be assessed for talk element of the course.

Formula and worked examples to help students gain max marks in sentence structure. New way of approach with a formula. Worked really well with my Higher class.

Formula and worked examples about lists designed to maximise marks in sentence structure questions.

Booklet for Higher English to help guide writing - a DYSTOPIAN genre based story.

Formula and worked examples to help students understand how to analyse parenthesis. Worked very well with my class.

PPT and Hexagonal thinking activity included.

Fully annotated with pupil posters. Designed to be enlarged to A3.

This takes pupils through the poem at Higher and N5 level. Critical thinking tasks and full annotations for the Scottish Set text exam.