A set of questions about all 10 chapters of this lovely short novel. 'Stars Shall Be Bright ' is a terrific story inspired by the true story of the Quintinshill rail disaster where more than 200 first world war soldiers were killed in the UK's worst ever rail collision. This Barrington Stoke book is specifically developed to support dyslexic readers, but can be used with all pupils.

A set of detailed notes about the significance of Paulina, with all important quotations typed in bold, collated in preparation for our senior school study of ‘The Winter’s Tale’. Part of preparation for the Advanced Higher English exam in Scotland.

Some resources to support the teaching of this brilliant Scottish short story. Discussion questions, analysis, essay plan etc.

I get pupils to complete the template while watching the scene, then later I provide them with a collated version of the class responses. This is a copy of a completed class response - but you may wish to create your own.

A set of questions to accompany the fantastic short film New Boy written by Roddy Doyle.

A unit of work to support analysis of a key scene and genre conventions. Essay plans, templates for taking notes, research tasks etc. I have used this successfully with my S4 National 5 (GCSE) class to prepare for exam essays.

Help sheet to support pupils writing a story. Particular focus on protagonist and antagonist. A helpful resource for all those who say 'I don't know what to write about'.

Resources I've been using successfully with Scottish Higher pupils (age 16/17) in order to support their writing of critical essays. The pack includes templates for initial internet research, 2 model essays, detailed notes on the whole poem, questions on each part of the poem, a step by step essay plan and more... (If Miss Reid, who uploaded my accidentally incomplete first unit is able to contact me, I will email her this full version)

A unit of work to support pupils in the analysis of song lyrics, leading to an individual presentation about a song that means something important to them. Includes tasks based on 'Small Bump' by Ed Sheeran, 'My Young Man' by Kate Rusby, 'Beds are Burning' by Midnight Oil, 'The Streets of London' by Ralph McTell and 'Another Day in Paradise' by Phil Collins. Youtube links - but lyrics not printed for copyright reasons. Powerpoint also available to model presentation.

Planning booklet to support pupils in the production of a really detailed piece of personal writing

An excellent resource for getting pupils to analyse the effectiveness of a writer's word choice. A homework sheet with a step-by-step guide to how to tackle each sentence. My pupils' close reading (comprehension/interpretation) marks improved significantly after doing this.

A detailed summary of the poem with important quotations highlighted. A full set of questions on the text to support pupil analysis.

Detailed essay plan to support pupils writing a critical essay on this poem

Critical essay plan based on studying a key scene of this brilliant 2017 film. My Scottish Higher class is doing this for their critical essay paper. See my accompanying resources - a template to help pupils prepare for this essay, and a power point and essay plan to help tackle a genre essay.

A Power point with background information about the life of Christy Brown. A great resource for introducing the autobiography or the film.

Work to suit secondary pupils in S3/4 (age 14+) A set of questions to support pupil analysis of the text, and then a detailed essay plan to help pupils write an essay about the range of feelings communicated in the poem.

I have developed a range of resources for pupils to write critical essays based on a film text. This PowerPoint focuses on the biopic genre and looks at the genre conventions within 'Lion' My pupils loved studying this 2017 film. See my other resources for essay plans etc.

My senior classes absolutely love this team game at the end of studying the text. Five rounds of fun questions, with a bonus anagram round at the end. Answer key provided. A totally riotous lesson (even without beer!)

This really helps pupils to focus on the use of the apostrophe. extremely useful.

Lots of resources that I use when teaching 'The Merchant of Venice' to S4 (age 15/16) pupils. Questions on each scene, group discussion tasks on key themes, essay plans on several topics and more...