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SQA set texts discussion guides

Learning type: Classroom activity
Category: Author/book resource, Get inspired, Reading culture
Language: English, Scots
Genre: Classics, Fiction, History, Identity, LGBTQ+, Poetry, Scotland, Scots, Short fiction
Age group: 12-14, 15-18, Teens
Audience: Professionals

These printable discussion guides have been designed to support you with the SQA set texts for National 5 and Higher English. Each guide contains discussion questions, creative writing prompts and suggestions for what to read next.

We have designed these to be a great way to start exploring and analysing the set texts, as well as using them as a jumping off point for reading and writing for pleasure. Throughout, we have also used Story Deck cards to help pupils discuss the texts’ genres, themes and motifs. Every secondary school English Department or Library has now received three Story Decks – find out more about Story Deck on the Reading Schools website(this link will open in a new window).

The texts included are:

National 5

Higher

To find more discussion guides, see our Teen book discussion guides which provide discussion and writing prompts based on contemporary young adult titles for readers aged 12–18.