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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 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.

A powerpoint to introduce Anthony Burgess's 'A Clockwork Orange'. Key information about characterisation, plot, theme, and explanations of dystopia, totalitarianism etc. Youtube links to other supporting materials.

Developed to support pupils studying 'A Clockwork Orange' for Higher English in Scotland, but suitable for any teachers who want to support pupils in the writing of critical essays based on this text. It includes a pre-reading task based on Blake Morrison's fantastic introduction, and this prepares pupils really well for handling the Nadsat. Also includes discussion tasks, critical essay support sheets, tasks on themes and more...

A useful resource for a thematic unit of work on bullying. From the drama series called 'Moving On' available on Amazon.

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.

Teacher model of what is required for pupil presentation about a song that is important to them. Based on 'Fairytale of New York' by the Pogues and Kirsty MacColl.

A whole note-taking booklet, with support notes, to help pupils write a novel study on the book of their choice. Covers: plot summary, choosing a focus, genre, structure, setting, characterisation, theme, narrator, and style. This has worked extremely well with my senior pupils.