Skellig - Unit of Work - teaching resource

Skellig – Full Unit of Work (23 Lessons, PowerPoint + Worksheets)

Bring David Almond’s Skellig to life in the classroom with this comprehensive and fully editable Skellig Unit of Work. Designed to support the teaching of the novel chapter by chapter, this engaging resource includes a 212-slide PowerPoint presentation, 26 printable PDF worksheets, and 23 detailed lesson plans – perfect for Key Stage 3 English lessons.

This complete unit of work explores the novel’s plot, characters, themes, and language through a wide variety of interactive and thought-provoking activities. Each lesson is carefully structured to build analytical skills, encourage creative responses, and deepen students’ understanding of the text.

What’s included in the Skellig teaching resource:

• Chapter-by-chapter comprehension questions
• Cloze and sequencing tasks for chapter summaries
• Research projects on William Blake and angel symbolism
• Predictive tasks using the cover, title, author and blurb
• Thematic exploration and class discussions
• Character studies of Michael, Mina, and Skellig
• Analysis of narrative techniques such as hooks, tension and pathetic fallacy
• Close language analysis of key passages
• Creative role play and hot-seating activities
• Empathy-based writing tasks to explore characters’ emotions

This Skellig scheme is ideal for teaching English in Years 7 to 9. It supports reading comprehension, literary analysis and creative thinking, making it perfect for use in the classroom or as part of a remote learning programme.

To preview the full Skellig resource, click on the images above. Each image expands to show sample PowerPoint slides and worksheets from the unit.

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