Literature and language
From Robert Burns to J K Rowling, discover unique National Library of Scotland (NLS) resources focusing on language and literature — English, Gaelic, Scots and modern languages.
Specially designed to support classroom teaching using NLS collections.
'Forgotten women writers: Jane Austen's Scottish sisters' looks at Scottish female writers now largely forgotten but who were best-selling authors in the early 19th century.
The 'Witches in Scottish literature' resource looks at a selection of writing that has been inspired by and features witches.
Our resource on Christopher Rush's 'A twelvemonth and a day' looks at different aspects of writing and interpretation through source material and video interviews with the author.
Fairy tales learning resource for primary school teachers which includes activities for creative writing, storytelling, drama and art and design.
Science fiction in Scotland features video interviews with three leading contemporary authors based in Scotland.
Getting started with Shakespeare looks at a selection of characters, scenes and sonnets to help pupils get started in reading and understanding some of Shakespeare's work.
'The Ideas Factory' interactive online workshop to help students plan their story before they start writing.
Themes in Focus: Alasdair Gray looks at the creative processes used by Scottish writer and artist Alasdair Gray, using sources from the Gray archive.
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