Pupil literacy booklet and supporting Powerpoint with 9 activities designed for pupils to complete whilst watching Home Alone. Includes a wordsearch, understanding questions, a research task and a film review task at the end. Perfect for an end of term activity.

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 booklet to help pupils plan, structure and write a discursive essay on technology.

A powerpoint designed to teach pupils how to tackle the 10 marker question for Scottish Set Text. The powerpoint uses Valentine & Mrs Midas as its examplar answer, before asking pupils to work on a Mrs Midas practice question.

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.

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 ‘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.

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.

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 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.

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