essay plan to accompany PowerPoint : writing about a film that adheres to a particular genre. My Scottish Higher class are doing this for their critical essay paper.

A detailed write on template to scaffold pupils in writing a reflective essay. Supports pupils in considering all aspects of the process of sitting their first set of exams and leads to a very mature, reflective piece of writing.

This has been an invaluable resource and already downloaded over a thousand times. Pupils enjoy spotting and correcting these common writing mistakes.

I know this is just a single page sheet, but it’s been really useful in supporting pupils with the development of effective opening paragraphs for critical essays on a film. To be used with my other resources on ‘Lion’

A unit of work for S1 pupils (age 11-13) based on the play by Anne Fine. Questions on each act and discussion activities.

A template to help pupils write down their observations of camera work, sound etc. during a key scene in My Left Foot. Excellent preparation for writing a film essay about a key scene. Pupils can then collate their notes into a final document.

A great introduction to the novel: a research task to help pupils familiarise themselves with the events of the Uk's biggest ever rail disaster - the Quintinshill Rail Disaster during World War 1.

Part of a thematic project I'm doing with S3 Scottish pupils. This is a worksheet to accompany a newspaper article: 'Texas Students Can Bring Guns to College'. I can't publish the article for copyright reasons, but it's easily available online. Please look at my other resources for connected materials.

Three activities based on Betsy Byars' novel 'The Pinballs': a group discussion, a paired presentation and an essay plan.

A paragraph plan to support pupils writing a critical essay about a key scene in My Left Foot. See my other resources - template for pupils plus model template by teacher.

Questions on chapter 1-6, a listening test with answer key, writing task - Davey's Diary, and a critical essay plan.

A model to show pupils before they present their own talks exploring protagonist, antagonist, conflict etc. in a film.

A really fun exercise to assess listening based on a great wee story - 'Mary's Hair' by Eoin Colfer. Questions and answer key included Text published by Barrington Stoke.

A great helpsheet to ensure a worthwhile group discussion with first year (secondary school) pupils

This is a close reading activity that forms part of a larger unit of work based on the film ‘Lion’ starring Dev Patel. (See my other resources which have been developed to help pupils write ‘Lion’ film essays for the Scottish National 5 and Higher English exam) This extract allows discussion about the book which inspired the film.

After studying ‘The Highwayman’ poem by Alfred Noyes, this is a fully scaffolded helpsheet to enable pupils to write a detailed evaluation of the poem, focusing on poetic techniques used to create atmosphere.

Some starter questions to use as an introduction to a project about gun crime. Based on the short youtube film 'Evan'. Pupils find this topic really interesting.

Booklist to support pupils with titles, authors and brief plot summary. A lot of groundwork has gone into this, and it could be amended to suit your class. It includes a range of challenging and easy titles to suit mixed ability classes.

A booklist with titles, author name, and brief plot summary to support pupils in the selection of texts for personal reading. A lot of groundwork has gone into this, and it could be amended to suit your own class. There is a range of challenging and easy texts to suit a mixed ability class. Will print effectively as an A5 booklet.

My senior class has been watching the fantastic film 'The Imposter' as a stimulation for creative writing activities. This sheet offers 3 options for an imaginative piece of writing.