National 5 candidates,

As you know there are 2 exams papers:

The first is Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation which lasts for 1 hour and is worth 30%  and the next is Critical Reading which lasts for an hour and a half and is worth 40%.

As well as this you will complete a Writing Portfolio – 2 short essays (1000 words each) which will be submitted to the SQA before the exam and are worth 30%.

Below you will find lots of links to things that will help you revise every area of the course:

Writing Portfolio

Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation

• Lots of RUAE resouces
• N5 RUAE 2014
• N5 RUAE 2015
• N5 RUAE Model paper

Critical Reading Paper

Critical Essay Texts

• Of Mice and Men
• Father and Son

Textual Analysis

• Scottish Set Text N5 DRAMA – Sailmaker, a play by Alan Spence
• Scottish Set Text N5 PROSE – Short stories by Anne Donovan