{"id":128,"date":"2019-01-11T14:50:26","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T14:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/hillheadstudyskills\/?page_id=128"},"modified":"2019-01-14T10:54:01","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T10:54:01","slug":"english","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/hillheadstudyskills\/essay-writing-skills-across-the-curriculum\/english\/","title":{"rendered":"English"},"content":{"rendered":"

Surprise, surprise! You’ll be writing quite a lot in English for the exam and your folio. You will find support on this page for critical essays and both of your folio pieces.<\/h2>\n

For more advice and support in English, visit our fabulous department Blog @ https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/hillheadhighenglish\/\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Critical Essay Writing<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In English, you will write critical essays on your class literature. This could be a novel<\/strong> (Fahrenheit 451, Lord of the Flies, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Handmaid’s Tale), a play<\/strong> (A Streetcar Named Desire, A View From a Bridge, Macbeth), a piece of non-fiction<\/strong> (A Hanging, Marrakesh, The Pedestrian), a poem<\/strong> (Shakespeare, Morgan, Duffy) or a film<\/strong>.
\nWhatever genre you are studying as a class, you will be expected to demonstrate the same skills.\u00a0 In your essay, you will answer a question on the text providing points to support your answer.<\/p>\n

You will be assessed on:<\/strong><\/p>\n