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A PowerPoint designed to teach the novel The Extinction Trials by S.M. Wilson. Also includes an essay plan to support end of unit essay writing. I used this with a middle set S3 class but it could be adapted for use with any secondary class.

Includes a PP designed to teach different questions (own words, word choice, sentence structure, tone and the final question) as well as supplementary materials to test pupils’ understanding of what they’ve been taught. Includes practice materials for the final question as well as full practice papers.

A PowerPoint, essay plan and various other worksheets designed to support the teaching of the film The Nightmare Before Christmas.

A variety of starter tasks in a PowerPoint - includes riddles, grammar work, short writing stimuli and more.

A short unit of work designed to teach Mid-Term Break by Seamus Heaney, culminating in a textual analysis test (differentiated for different levels). Also contains one practice assessment.

Resources designed to support teaching the poem Seagulls by Brian McCabe. Includes a PowerPoint, the poem and some worksheets.

A unit of work designed to teach Wilfred Owen’s Dulce et Decorum Est and Simon Armitage’s Remains. Includes a PowerPoint teaching both poems, a PowerPoint with an annotated version of Remains and an AVU-type comparative essay write-on sheet. Also contains Critical Reading/TA-type assessments.

A unit of work designed to teach Scots poetry. The poems included are Shug the Claw by Gerry Cambridge, 6 O’clock News by Tom Leonard, A Dug, A Dug by Billy Keys and Lament for a Lost Dinner Ticket by Margaret Hamilton. The unit works up to writing a newspaper article in Scots. Also includes a short Scots word quiz.

A PowerPoint and essay plan designed to support the teaching of Guillermo del Toro’s film Pacific Rim. I used with a mixed S1 class but could be adapted for other levels.

This teaches two poems by Edna St Vincent Millay - Wild Swans & Ebb. It looks at the imagery used in both ans works towards a comparative AVU-type essay. I used it with a top S3 set but it could be adapted for use with other levels.

Questions for a class to answer while watching the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma. I used them with a mixed S3 class but they could easily be adapted for use at different levels. Also contains an answer guide.

This is a PowerPoint and associated worksheets for teaching Ann Marie Di Mambro’s play Tally’s Blood as a Scottish Set Text for National 5 English. The PowerPoint also includes teaching the 8 mark question. Also includes a collection of 6 SST practices, including one without an 8 mark question and one with an extra 8 mark question.

A PowerPoint and basic essay plan to help guide pupils through writing a basic discursive essay. Also includes some other worksheets for extra help if necessary. Designed for use with a National 5 class, but can be adapted for use with other levels.

A PowerPoint designed to teach Theresa Breslin’s Divided City. I used it for a lower set S3 but it could be adapted for other levels.

A PowerPoint and critical essay plan designed to support the teaching of Danny Weston’s novel The Haunting of Jessop Rise.

A PowerPoint and critical essay plan designed to support the teaching of The Play of Room 13, dramatised by Joe Standerline, original novel written by Robert Swindells.

A selection of short tasks (mostly writing-based) which are great for use as extension tasks. I printed them off, cut them up and let the pupils choose at random which ones they will complete. Example: In your jotter, write a description of your favourite place. You should use the 5 senses to help you describe this place - sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell."

A PowerPoint and essay plan designed to support the teaching of Gary Paulsen’s novel Hatchet.

A short unit of work designed to support the teaching of How the Grinch Stole Christmas and a related critical essay. Includes a PowerPoint and three differentiated essay plans.

A worksheet designed to be used for revising the analysis of similes and metaphors.