Language and Literacy Curriculum

Ideas for using the Scottish Parliament as part of the language and literacy curriculum:

• Activity Cards (70KB pdf)
• Activity cards - Gaelic version (74KB pdf)

Here are some other resources you might find useful in your teaching:

Functional writing

• Debate Using Persuasive Language (62KB pdf)
• Teachers Notes
• Lesson Plans

Personal writing

• The New Scottish Parliament
• Donald Dewar’s speech at the opening of the Scottish Parliament, 1999 (114KB pdf)

• Lesson Plan

Higher/National 5

• Open the Doors (Higher) (32KB pdf)
• Edwin Morgan Poem
• Teacher’s Notes
• Worksheet
• Glossary