Higher
- Preparing for Higher English
- Textual Analysis
- Scottish Texts: John Byrne
- Scottish Literature: C A Duffy
- Janice Galloway
- Close Reading
- Annotated C A Duffy Poems
- Practice Papers
- Sunset Song
- Higher Assessment Support Pack
BBC Bitesize: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zqxhfg8
National 4/National 5
N4 BBC Bitesize: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/levels/z6gw2hv
N4 SQA Page: http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/45673.html
N5 BBC Bitesize: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zmcrd2p
N5 SQA Page: http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/45674.html
General
English Portfolio Writing Assessments
All English students who are on National 5 and Higher courses will do a writing assessment under controlled conditions between mid-October and early November.
Candidates have been preparing for this assessment in class. They will be able to bring in a plan and a page of notes, each being one page of A4 paper. This will be the first draft of the essay and candidates will be able to redraft this piece before it is submitted to SQA for marking. This piece of work makes up 30% of their final mark so it is very important that candidates attend the assessment and are fully prepared. Information on how to support your young person will be shared in the very near future.
Persuasive Essay Scaffolding Activities
Close Reading
Exam Basics / General Advice: Question Types / Examples Sentence Construction Writer's Craft Non-Fiction TextsClose Reading Exam (SQA Understanding Standards):
Example Responses / MarksCritical Evaluation of Literature
Critical Evaluation of Literature (Revision World): Essay Writing Tips
Writing
General Writing Skills
Folio of Writing (SQA): Content / Length / Redrafting
: Exam Guide / Personal / Discursive: Imaginative / Script / Newspaper ReportWriting Accuracy (LT Scotland)
: Knowledge of LanguageWriting Style (BBC Bitesize)
: Figurative LanguageWriting Style (BBC Learning Video):
Sentence ConstructionWriting Exams (SQA Understanding Standards):
Example Essays / MarksCreative Writing (Imaginative / Personal)
Creative Writing (BBC GCSE Bitesize): Setting / Characters / Dialogue video
Creative Writing (BBC Learning): Developing Narrative Writing video
Creative Writing (BBC Learning): The Opening Paragraph video
Creative Writing (BBC Learning): Redrafting video
Creative Writing (BBC Blast): Good Openings / Plot / Characterisation video
Creative Writing (BBC Blast): Editing / Entertaining the Reader video
Creative Writing (Scottish Book Trust): Ideas video
Creative Writing (Scottish Book Trust): Characters video
Creative Writing (Scottish Book Trust): Plot video
Creative Writing (Scottish Book Trust): Setting video
Creative Writing (Scottish Book Trust): Redrafting video
Writing (BBC Bitesize): Exam Guide / Personal / Discursive
BBC RAW: Planning a Story video
Functional Writing (Argumentative / Persuasive)
Discursive Writing (Multnomah County Library): Research Links
Researching Skills Part 1 video Researching Skills Part 2 video Researching Skills Part 3 videoWriting (BBC Bitesize)
: Exam Guide / Personal / DiscursiveTalking and Listening
Talking (BBC Bitesize): Individual Talk & Group Discussion
Developing an Argument video Debating video: Argumentative TopicsExams
National 5 Revision guide: http://www.npfs.org.uk/national-5-revision-in-a-nutshell/
National 5 Past Papers: http://www.sqa.org.uk/pastpapers/findpastpaper.htm?subject=English&level=N5
Higher Past Papers: http://www.sqa.org.uk/pastpapers/findpastpaper.htm?subject=English&level=NH