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3rd / 4th level

Activities suitable for First Year to Third Year classes

Fighting for the Future with Hayley Barker and Mary Watson

Posted on 5 December 20185 December 2018
Hear from two authors of dark and action-packed novels and then get writing your own pieces merging current concerns and fantasy elements
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Current affairs
  • Freedom
  • Key stage 3

Creepy Tales with Helena Duggan & Christopher Edge

Posted on 29 October 201815 November 2018
Get telling your own scary stories inspired by two wonderful authors' creepy tales
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Key stage 3
  • Storytelling

Dystopian Dramas with Julie Bertagna & William Sutcliffe

Posted on 15 June 201816 November 2018
Authors Julie Bertagna and William Sutcliffe get to grips with the issues in their YA dystopian novels
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Creative writing
  • Key stage 3

Event Highlights for High Schools

Posted on 22 May 2018
Secondary school students will enjoy these events in the Baillie Gifford Schools Programme 2018
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Edinburgh
  • Festival
  • Senior phase

Exploring Freedom

Posted on 16 May 201816 November 2018
Activities to get your pupils thinking about freedom in all its forms.
  • 2nd level
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Human rights
  • Non-fiction

Opening Up Picture Books for arts and illustration students

Posted on 16 January 201816 January 2018
An insight into the process of writing and illustrating a children’s picture book
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Illustration
  • Key stage 3
  • Picture books

Historical Fictions with Theresa Breslin & Caroline Leech

Posted on 5 December 201711 December 2017
Authors Theresa Breslin & Caroline Leech share their top tips for creating historical fiction
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Creative writing
  • History
  • Key stage 3

Why YA? with Maggie Harcourt & Katherine Webber

Posted on 8 November 20177 December 2017
YA authors Maggie Harcourt and Katherine Webber get you talking about the genre
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Creative writing
  • Key stage 3

Robert Louis Stevenson Day Competition – Missing Manuscripts

Posted on 3 November 2017
Enter for the chance to win a £50 book prize!
  • 2nd level
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Edinburgh
  • Win!

Getting Geeky with Holly Smale

Posted on 29 September 20178 December 2017
Top tips from YA author Holly Smale on how to create realistic characters, gripping plots and exotic settings
  • 2nd level
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Creative writing
  • Key stage 3

Discussing Gender

Posted on 14 August 20178 December 2017
Girls, Books, Boys, Toys - thinking more inclusively about gender
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Gender
  • Non-fiction
  • Senior phase

Selection of Secondary School Events in the Schools Programme

Posted on 9 June 2017
Top picks of events for secondary school pupils
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Edinburgh
  • Senior phase

Bring the Past To Life with Historical Fiction

Posted on 25 May 2017
Cross-curricular activities using historical fiction as their inspiration
  • 2nd level
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • History
  • Key stage 2
  • Key stage 3

Liz Lochhead: Poetry and Place

Posted on 19 April 201711 May 2017
A creative writing activity inspired by Liz Lochhead's poem Favourite Place
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Creative writing
  • Cumbernauld
  • Key stage 3
  • Places
  • Poetry

My Town: The Movie

Posted on 13 January 201712 April 2017
Writer and People's Historian, Daniel Gray outlines how he uses place as an inspiration for writing
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Creative writing
  • Cumbernauld
  • Key stage 3

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