Hi everyone,

Hope you enjoy your October holidays! Try to look over some notes in preparation for the assessments when you return, and use the revision booklet provided.

For more info on the 8 mark Q-here is the powerpoint used in class:

8 Mark Q

Enjoy your week off!

Miss Innes

Hi everyone,

Here are the quotations for chapter 7&8. Remember to keep your quotation booklet updated!

Chapters 7-8 Quotes

Hi everyone,

As you know, your second draft of your creative folio is due on Weds 19th September.

Below are the instructions for submission. I look forward to reading your fabulous pieces!

Instructions

• Ensure folio has a unique title-not just ‘Creative Folio’
• Ensure folio has clear word count at the bottom-700-1000 words
• Ensure you have followed feedback instructions on first draft

Layout

Must be:

• Typed, Calibri/Times New Roman, size 12/14, double-spaced
• Must be on correct template-copy and paste folio piece onto template found at following website address, and save as ‘Creative Folio Piece-‘your name’’:
• https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/er/SNHEnglishWebsite/2016/09/08/updated-national-5high-folio-template/

Hand in

• On USB stick, ready to be printed
• Emailed to gw15innesmairi@glow.sch.uk AND missminnes@gmail.com
• OR
• Printed copy, using above lay out

Hi everyone,

For those that have been absent and missed some annotations, here is the completed annotated version of ‘In The Snack Bar.’ FINALLY!

In The Snack Bar-Class Annotations

Hello S4!

I hope you are enjoying the novel thus far! Yet more quotations this week to add to your booklet. Remember, this is your responsibility and will really help you in terms of your critical essay writing.

Enjoy your weekend!

Miss Innes

Chapters 4-6 Quotes – Complete

Hello everyone!

Here are the key quotation notes for Chapters 2 & 3. We covered the first three quotations in class, but you may need to add to these notes.

Remember to read Chapters 4-6 for Thurs 6th Sept!

Chapters 2 & 3 Quotes – Complete

Hello all!

Here is the powerpoint for your work on the key quotations from Chapter 1-a great first attempt at analysing these important quotations!

Remember to read chapters 2&3 for next Thursday.

Enjoy your weekend!

Chapter 1 Quotes – Complete

The R4UAE section of your exam is worth 30% of your overall grade, and you will be given 1hr 30mins to complete this.

This is a part of the exam many pupils find difficult, as they do not read newspaper articles regularly and do not practise enough!

R4UAE Tips

• identify different Q types before beginning
• use Q formulas taught in class
• remember-no marks for quoting at Higher
• write enough detail in your analysis to gain the marks available
• bullet point answers

I have attached a variety of resources to help you study for this, but also look at the SQA past papers.

HIGHER R4UAE FORMULA SHEET

Higher R4UAE Unitxx

Higher R4UAE Tasks

Your critical essay is worth 20% of your overall grade at Higher, and is part of your hr and a half long critical reading paper, alongside the textual analysis.

Try to dedicate more time to writing your essay than your textual analysis-if you have revised properly, the textual analysis should not take you more than 40 mins.

Critical Essay Tips

• Go to DRAMA section of Qs-if you answer on the wrong genre, you won’t pass!
• Read the Q carefully and choose wisely based on what you have revised and practised in class before-if you don’t understand the Q, answer on a different one!
• Use the structures recommended for introduction (TASTE), main paragraphs (PCQEL) and conclusion (SERVE)-notes provided in Essay Writing 101 materials

I have included a variety of resources to help you study for this part of the exam, including:

• Essay Writing 101 materials
• N5 Prose Qs
• model essays
• essay planning sheets

Essay Writing

Essay Writing 101

Higher Drama Qs

Essay Plans

Conflict Essay Plan

Essay Topics-Key Quotations

Conflict Model Essay

Model Essays

Key Scene Model Essay

Main PowerPoint

AVFTB Unitxxx

The Scottish Set Text part of your exam will be part of your Critical Reading paper, alongside the critical essay. You will have an hour and a half to do both the textual analysis and your essay, so you need to manage your time well.

If you practise textual analysis well, you will be able to complete this part of the exam quickly and easily.

TEXTUAL ANALYSIS TIPS

• Treat the Qs like close reading Qs-e.g. if a Q asks you about “use of language”, you should be thinking about word choice, sentence structure, imagery, tone, other poetic techniques
• Bullet point answers to ensure you are giving enough detail for marks available-1 mark=1 bullet point-but remember-no marks for quoting
• make sure you make 2 clear points in your analysis of key techniques
• Use the taught structure for answering the 8 mark comparison Q

I have attached a selection of materials for textual analysis revision, including:

• annotated copies of each poem
• the basic booklets for each poem
• textual analysis tasks for each poem
• 10 mark Q structure
• 10 mark practice Qs

Don’t say I’m not good to you!

10 mark Q

10 Mark Structure Sheet

Booklets for each poem

Anne Hathaway Booklet

Havisham Booklet

Mrs Midas Booklet

OriginallyBooklet

Valentine Workbook

Annotated Poems

AH Poem -Annotated

Havisham poem annotated

War Photographer Poem -Annotated

Mrs Midas Annotated Poem

Annotated Poem Originally 

Annotated Poem Valentine

Textual Analysis Tasks

Anne Hathaway TA Practice

Havisham TA 1 Mrs Midas TA

Originally TA Practice

Valentines TA

War Photographer TA