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1. Internal Assessments
   There are four internal assessments at National 5, two outcomes for each unit:

   Unit 1 Analysis and Evaluation
   Outcome 1: Close Reading
   Outcome 2: Close Listening

   Unit 2 Creation and Production
   Outcome 1: Writing
   Outcome 2: Talking

   To pass Unit 1, candidates must demonstrate their ability to understand, analyse and evaluate detailed and complex written and spoken texts.

   For Unit 2, candidates must create one written text and take part in a talk activity (group discussion or individual presentation) using detailed and complex language.

   External Assessments
   The course is assessed through a folio of writing and an exam:

   Folio of Writing
   Creative Writing 15 marks
   Discursive Writing 15 marks

   Exam
   Component 1: Reading for UA&E
   Close Reading 30 marks

   Component 2: Critical Reading
   Section 1: Scottish Text 20 marks
   Section 2: Critical Essay 20 marks

   For the folio of writing, candidates must submit two pieces of writing – one which is creative and one which is discursive. Each piece of writing can gain a maximum of 15 marks.

   In the exam, Component 1 (Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation) requires candidates to answer detailed questions about the language and ideas of one non-fiction text and then answer a question to examine the relationship between the ideas and/or language of the text with another non-fiction text.

   In Component 2, for the first section (Scottish Text), candidates must answer detailed questions about an extract from a previously studied Scottish text. 10 marks can be gained for answering questions about the extract and a further 10 marks are available for answering a question which requires a broader knowledge of the rest of the text (for a novel/play) or other texts by the writer (for poetry / short stories).

   In the second section of Component 2, candidates will have a selection of questions from five contexts: drama, poetry, prose, film & television drama and language. They must write a critical essay in response to one of these questions, demonstrating their knowledge of a previously studied text.

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