Here are the Close Reading materials used in class. They may help you with your revision.
Let me know if I’ve missed anything.
Here are the Close Reading materials used in class. They may help you with your revision.
Let me know if I’ve missed anything.
The deadline for your first draft is Monday 18th September 2017.
The folio makes up 15% of your overall grade and must be submitted if you are to sit your National 5 qualification.
The first draft must be:
You can bring your draft to class on Monday 18th September 2017 or email it to me at gw14maxwelljill@glow.sch.uk
Help sheets – National 5 – Personal Reflective Writing
Assessment Grid – (page 9 https://www.sqa.org.uk/files_ccc/GAInfoNational5EnglishPortfolio.pdf
BBC Bitesize – http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zjdfr82/revision
I will be available to give additional support Wednesday and Thursday lunchtimes. If you would rather stay after school to work on the folio piece then let me know and I will see what I can arrange.
I have attached the PowerPoint that we looked at in class. It gives you the success criteria for a critical essay introduction.
5A3 Hieroglyphics – Critical Essay Introduction 24.09.14
Once you have perfected your introduction you should think about how you will tweak it in the exam to fit the question.
I have attached the quotation sheets used in class today.
Once you have completed the sheets to include the missing information you will have more than enough evidence (as well as some analysis) to include in your essays.
Remember: It is not enough to go into an exam with the quotations. You need to be prepared about what you will say about those quotations and how you will make them relevant to the question. Luckily, most quotations can have their analysis tweaked to fit with a range of questions.
I have attached the questions on ‘Hieroglyphics’ for those of you who were absent or did not complete the work.
By answering these questions you are preparing yourself for the critical essay.
I will attach the answers (some of which we looked at in class) in due course.
At National 5 level the Close Reading exam makes up 20% of your final grade.
A good way to improve your close reading skills is to read some non-fiction. The easiest way to do this through online newspaper articles.
Newspapers that often have articles used as exam texts:
To help you prepare for the Close Reading exam paper you could:
If you find a good article with lots of close reading potential you can even share it in the comments.
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