A complete unit for studying The Color Purple by Alice Walker. Designed for senior pupils to support their reading of the novel in preparation for their exam. Unit includes key context, retrieval and analysis tasks as well information on important themes etc.

This booklet was designed to help Higher pupils work through and revise the 6 Duffy Set Text Poems: Valentine, Mrs Midas, The Way My Mother Speaks, Originally, In Mrs Tilscher’s Class & War Photographer. The booklets contains revision summaries for each poem, textual analysis questions, quotation retrieval & practice exam style questions as well as advice on the 10 marker & practice questions for this.

Short powerpoint looking at how to answer effective intro/conclusion questions on the National 5 SQA RUAE paper. Key Words: Close Reading, Reading For Understanding, Analysis and Evalution, RUAE, N5, Nat 5, National 5.

A powerpoint which takes pupils through the Scottish Set Text Mrs Midas by Carol Ann Duffy. Includes pupil annotating activity and fully annotated poem. Can be paired well with activities from my Carol Ann Duffy revision guide.

A short powerpoint (approx 3/4 lessons) looking at imagery techniques within poetry. Key concepts such as connotations, inference, similes, metaphors, personification and other key terms are defined/explored. Makes reference to multiple songs/lyrics as examples as well as ‘The Boxer’ poem. I used this as an introduction to poetry for my s1 (year 7) class before moving on to our class study of a poem.

A powerpoint to teach the Scottish Set Text ‘In Mrs Tilscher’s Class’ by Carol Ann Duffy. Includes context and fully annotated poem. Created for Higher but can be used with National 5.

A powerpoint designed to teach Scottish Text ‘Originally’. Includes fully annotated poem and activities. Works well with my Duffy Revision Guide. Designed for Higher but can easily be adapted for National 5.

Complete powerpoint for teaching Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy. Includes context, full annotations and revision tasks. Pitched at Higher but could easily be used with National 5.

A powerpoint to teach the Scottish Set Text ‘The Way My Mother Speaks’ by Carol Ann Duffy. Includes context and fully annotated poem. Created for Higher but can be used with National 5.

A powerpoint to teach the Scottish Set Text ‘My Grandmother’s Houses’ by Jackie Kay. Includes context and fully annotated poem. Created for National 5.

A powerpoint designed to teach Scottish Text ‘War Photographer’. Includes context and fully annotated powerpoint. Works well with my Duffy Revision Guide. Designed for Higher but can easily be adapted for National 5.

Each page of this booklet provides a summary of the key information for each poem, including: Summary Narrative Voice Structure Key themes Key Quotes

A powerpoint to teach the Scottish Set Text ‘Old Tongue’ by Jackie Kay. Includes context and fully annotated poem. Created for National 5.

Created for a top set S3 in preparation for National 5 but could be used with a National 5 class. These 200+ slides look at the following question types, with worked examples and practice questions (with answers): Own Words Word Choice Sentence Structure Imagery Link Questions

A powerpoint to teach the Scottish Set Text ‘Lucozade’ by Jackie Kay. Includes context, fully annotated poem and practice exam style questions (some with model answers). Created for National 5.

A powerpoint to teach the Scottish Set Text ‘Whilst Leila Sleeps’ by Jackie Kay. Includes context and fully annotated poem. Created for National 5.

A Powerpoint to teach the Scottish Set Text ‘Keeping Orchids’ by Jackie Kay. Includes context and fully annotated poem. Created for National 5.

A powerpoint to teach the Scottish Set Text ‘Gap Year’ by Jackie Kay. Includes context and fully annotated poem. Created for National 5.