Explore the mysterious and moving story of Skellig by David Almond with this engaging teaching pack designed for Year 7 or 8 English. This complete novel unit encourages students to investigate themes of friendship, hope, change, belief, and the power of imagination while developing strong reading and analytical skills.

As students follow Michael’s discovery of the strange and unforgettable Skellig, they explore how mystery, symbolism, and character relationships shape the story. The novel’s blend of realism and fantasy makes it an ideal text for encouraging curiosity, discussion, and thoughtful interpretation.

Through structured lessons and interactive activities, students build confidence analysing characters, themes, and narrative techniques while reflecting on the deeper meanings within the story.

What’s Included:
A structured sequence of ready-to-teach lessons and learning activities
Engaging activities that encourage curiosity and classroom discussion
Character analysis tasks focusing on Michael, Mina, and Skellig
Theme exploration including friendship, transformation, belief, and hope
Language and narrative feature analysis (symbolism, imagery, mystery, narrative voice)
Scaffolded analytical paragraph writing support
Creative response and reflective activities to deepen engagement
Investigation case files to explore the novel

You can:
Convert to PowerPoint: Upload the PDF to PowerPoint (File → Open) and it will automatically convert to slides.
Use in Google Slides: Upload the PDF to Google Drive, right-click, and open with Google Slides.
Use digitally or print: Upload the PDF to your LMS (Google Classroom, Canvas, etc.) or print it for handouts.
You could also use Canva to upload the PDF and convert and save as a PowerPoint.