1. Successful Scots Lesson starter:
Write down four reasons why you think Scots tended to be successful in their new countries.

2. Successful Scots Possible answers: Spoke English
Usually took some money to get started
Skilled
Educated
Ambitious
Hardworking
Had family/friends to help get them started.

3. Today we will…
Identify some famous Scots who were successful in their new lands

4. I can…
Answer quiz questions on Successful Scots

5. Task One: Case Studies
Your teacher will give you a handout with a short biography of Five Successful Scots
You need to pick out key points on all 5 and make notes in your jotter or a mind map about them
Focus on:
Where the Scot was from
Where they went
What they did there to make themselves successful/ famous
**Handout is page 24 & 25 of Leckie & Leckie N5 Success Guide**

6. Task Two: Who am I? Quiz write down the name of the Scot
I grew up in Glasgow’s Gorbals.
I became the Prime Minister of Australia
There is an award named after me
I gave thousands of pounds to build libraries and universities
I went to the USA
I emigrated after I lost my job
I became Governor General of Canada
I criticised Hitler
I started packaging tea and still have my name on iced tea
I made my fortune in railways and steel

7. Answers I grew up in Glasgow’s Gorbals Thomas lipton
I became the Prime Minister of Australia Andrew Fisher
There is an award named after me John Muir
I gave thousands of pounds to build libraries and universities Andrew Carnegie
I went to the USA Andrew Carnegie/ John Muir
I emigrated after I lost my job Andrew Fisher
I became Governor General of Canada John Buchan
I criticised Hitler John Buchan
I started packaging tea and still have my name on iced tea Thomas Lipton
I made my fortune in railways and steel Andrew Carnegie