Book Maps <This picture should illustrate the subject of your Classroom Learning Resource> Documents AuthorsAndy Shanks, Montrose Academy, Angus Local Authority Collaborative approach to literacy, Improved literacy, Independent analytical skills, Improved understanding of the evaluative process. Objectives Mindgenius Software DescriptionThe lesson/s involve using mind mapping software to ‘map’ out a book. Using an interactive whiteboard pupils start creating blooms relating to areas of the book, like characters or setting. The blooms can then become as intricate as you like. The next step is to embed related elements into the blooms, like details of the author or the theme. This is developed on the whiteboard by the pupils using ‘mind genius’. Learning Areas English Language and Literature Levels 12 – 17 yearsBook Maps, Mind Genius Keywords Project Overview

Book Maps <This picture should illustrate the subject of your Classroom Learning Resource> Teaching Resources Click the documents below to view the teaching resources used in the teaching of this learning project. The following documents are a sample of what is possible to create with a class using Mind Genius: Documents

Book Maps <This picture should illustrate the subject of your Classroom Learning Resource> Teacher and School Information Andy Shanks Acting Deputy Head of Montrose Academy in Angus on the North Eastern coast of Scotland. Principal Teacher of the Academy English Department for the last 17 years, Convenor of the SQA English Assessment Panel. Montrose Academy Acedmy Square Montrose Scotland, DD10 8HU