Powerpoint on The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton which culminates in a critical essay on a character you feel sympathy for.

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.

A powerpoint to teach the Scottish Set Text ‘Old Tongue’ 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.

A Powerpoint to teach the Scottish Set Text ‘Keeping Orchids’ 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 designed to teach Scottish Text ‘Aunt Julia’. Includes context and fully annotated powerpoint. Suitable for both National 5 and Higher.

A PowerPoint analysing ‘Porphyria’s Lover’ by Robert Browning. Contains analysis of the whole poem as well as key themes. Designed for a top set National 5 class critical essay but could be used for GCSE/A Level pupils to support their understanding of the poem.

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.

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 designed to support senior pupils through their study of Mark Haddon’s novel The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time, in preparation for their critical essay exam. Would be suitable for S3-S4 (Year 9-10) pupils.

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.

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 ‘Whilst Leila Sleeps’ by Jackie Kay. Includes context and fully annotated poem. Created for National 5.

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 ‘My Grandmother’s Houses’ by Jackie Kay. Includes context and fully annotated poem. Created for 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 designed to teach Narrative Theory to National 5 Media pupils. Looks at Todorov’s Theory of Equilibrium, Levi Strauss’ Binary Oppositions and Propp’s Character Theory.