Lots of your literacy focus will be on English. Handy places to look for support include:<\/p>\n
Higher English BBC Bitesize<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 National 5 English BBC Bitesize<\/a><\/p>\n Lots of resources can also be accessed through SCHOLAR<\/a> – ask your school for how to access this if you haven’t got a login.<\/p>\n The SQA site<\/a> gives you details about the English course<\/p>\n Here is a link to access past papers<\/a> for revision and practice<\/p>\n Education Scotland have lots of videos to support you with the Scottish texts you might be studying, such as Sailmaker, tally’s Bloos, the poetry of Carol Ann Duffy, Iain Crichton Smith and many others: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLcD2TdZ4bXSkRosPdQagQgiNfYJ68TVpM<\/a><\/p>\n There are some great videos on YouTube which can help you remember some of the technical language, sych as Flocabulary<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Are they really that important?\u00a0YES!\u00a0Watch the video<\/a> for some handy inspiration<\/p>\n What can you do to help yourself?<\/p>\n There are lots of websites<\/em> out there offering support in writing skills – you could do a search for your particulare area you want help with, or try a more general website. One such is https:\/\/www.englishgrammar.org\/rules-review\/<\/a> – like many of these sites it’s designed for those studying English as a foreign language but has useful information and exercises.<\/p>\n Make a personalised check list<\/em> – don’t try to read through your work, hoping mistakes will leap out:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Why not try the national stage? Enter a competition and see how you get on:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/writersroom\/opportunities\/the-bbc-young-writers-award<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/ypn.poetrysociety.org.uk\/opportunities_category\/competitions\/<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/youngwriters.co.uk\/index<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Reading is important across all your subjects so it’s vital that you develop your skills of understanding complex information.<\/p>\n READ<\/strong> – good quality journalism or magazines, novels, non-fiction texts, newspapers, good quality blogs<\/p>\n Make a GLOSSARY<\/strong> – words you didn’t understand with their meanings. Keep it somewhere you’ll read it every day<\/p>\n Ask yourself questions<\/strong> as you go through the text to check understanding.<\/p>\n Why not try a graphic novel? See this list of the top 50 graphic novels:https:\/\/forbiddenplanet.com\/log\/50-best-best-graphic-novels\/<\/a><\/p>\n And some manga ideas: http:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/reading\/book-lists\/10-manga-titles-for-teens<\/a><\/p>\n Want to try some classic books? Try this list of 20 books everyone should read before they turn 18: https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/life\/entertainment\/g22749180\/best-books-for-teens\/<\/a><\/p>\n How about a way into poetry? Try this: https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poems\/browse#page=1&sort_by=recently_added&filter_poetry_teens=1<\/a><\/p>\n This link to a cube template also includes some good ideas for alternative ways to revise quotations, key points etc: Cube template and ideas<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" English Lots of your literacy focus will be on English. Handy places to look for support include: Higher English BBC Bitesize\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 National 5 English BBC Bitesize Lots of resources can also be accessed through SCHOLAR – ask your school for how to access this if you haven’t got a login. The SQA site gives you … Continue reading Secondary Senior Phase<\/span> Writing Skills<\/h2>\n
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Love writing?<\/h2>\n
Reading Skills<\/h2>\n
Love reading? Or want to get\u00a0back into it?<\/h2>\n
Revising Texts<\/h2>\n