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Skellig – Complete KS3 Teaching Unit (23 Lessons, PowerPoint + Worksheets)

Teach Skellig by David Almond with confidence using this comprehensive and fully editable unit of work, designed to guide Key Stage 3 students through the novel chapter by chapter. This complete scheme includes a 212-slide PowerPoint, 26 printable PDF worksheets, and 23 structured lesson plans, making it ideal for English lessons in Years 7 to 9.

Each lesson is built around engaging and differentiated activities that support reading comprehension, literary analysis, and creative thinking. Students explore the novel’s plot, themes, characters, and language through a wide variety of interactive tasks.

This Skellig teaching pack includes:

Comprehension questions for each chapter

Cloze and sequencing activities for plot recap

Research tasks on William Blake and angel symbolism

Predictive work based on the novel’s cover, title, and blurb

Exploration of major themes through group discussion

In-depth character analysis of Michael, Mina, and Skellig

Study of narrative techniques including hooks, tension, and pathetic fallacy

Detailed language analysis of key scenes

Creative drama tasks including role play and hot-seating

Empathetic writing tasks that build emotional literacy

Whether you’re teaching in the classroom or delivering remote learning, this engaging Skellig unit supports the development of critical reading and writing skills while encouraging students to think deeply about the novel’s ideas.