A great booklet to keep pupils focused when viewing the film for the first time. Analysis of which parts effectively create tension in the viewer.

Analysis of film reviews and then essay plan. Pupils thoroughly enjoyed these tasks.

A teacher's 'model' of a potential national 4 Added Value unit (a Scottish assessment which requires pupils to analyse/compare two texts). Compares the Jimmy McGovern drama 'Common' with a newspaper article. Suitable for any media study.

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.

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.

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 thematic project I did with Scottish S3 (approx age 14) pupils based on the Flight 93 story. Pupils found it really interesting and it includes reading, writing, talking and listening tasks. Perfect for an end of term project in English. It comprises: -group discussion task based on Flight 93 film -Listening test based on Youtube clip - The Story of Flight 93 -A close reading exercise based on a newspaper article - marking key

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.

a comprehensive unit of study via powerpoint for first and second year secondary school pupils. Includes focus on: genre, conventions, plot, Walt Disney research, discussion tasks, analysis of film, youtube links to documentary, characterisation, themes, music, setting and symbolism. My class LOVED doing this and wrote brilliant film evaluations afterwards.

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.

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 worksheet designed to accompany the stunning episode of ‘Tales by Light’ about child labour. Children in need, episode 1. I created it for use in our English dept as part of a thematic project on ‘Our Planet’

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 short project based on the film ‘Philomena’ starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan. I’m using it in a Scottish secondary school with S3/4 pupils - age 14-16 - as part of a project on protagonists and antagonists. Tasks include group discussion of a key scene, analysis of screenplay excerpt, studying two film reviews and writing a review.