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SCOTTISH SET TEXT // ANNOTATED POEMS & EXAMPLE

October 6, 2016duffypoetry, revision, set textMiss Lynch

This term we have looked at Duffy poetry for our Scottish Set Text. You’ll find the fully annotated poems here: nat-5-carol-ann-duffy-poems-annotated-3

Please make sure you have all your annotations up to date. Use this document to address any gaps.

We’ve discussed how to answer the Set Text questions. A worked example of War Photographer as the given poem with SQA Marker commentary can be found here: http://www.understandingstandards.org.uk/Subjects/English/national5/ScottishText/CText1

Remember we are going to use HEADINGS to structure the answer:

COMMONALITY
EXTRACT
OTHER POEMS

SCOTTISH SET TEXT // WAR PHOTOGRAPHER

September 13, 2016Uncategorizedpoetry, revision, war photographerMiss Lynch

I’m leaving a copy of War Photographer with notes. Please update your poems if you didn’t manage to finish during class today.

War Photographer annotated

SCOTTISH TEXT // HAVISHAM

September 7, 2016Uncategorizedcarol ann duffy, havisham, poetry, revisionMiss Lynch

I’ve included a link to the annotated version of Havisham. This will be useful for your revision. Please revisit this if you’re unsure.

Click here: Carol Ann Duffy – Havisham Prezi

POETIC TECHNIQUES // SIMILES AND METAPHORS

August 29, 2016Uncategorizedpoetry, revisionMiss Lynch

We’re just about to get stuck in to our Scottish Texts. This year, we’ll be studying Duffy poetry.

I thought it was important that we revise some techniques before we study the poems that we will ultimately write up answers for during the exam.

Today our focus was on similes and metaphors.

REMEMBER: Three big questions

What is being compared? (the real thing)
What is it being compared to? (the imagined thing)
What effect does that have? (what impact is the writer trying to achieve?

CREATIVE WRITING // STILL STUCK FOR IDEAS?

August 25, 2016Uncategorizedcreative, folio, revisionMiss Lynch

We’ve completed a variety of tasks to get you thinking about your own stories. If you’re still struggling for an idea, here’s some things that might help.

BBC Bitesize N5 Creative: Notes on what the SQA want to see from creative writing. Some ideas for developing plot, character and setting.

Creative Writing Prompts: Some stems of ideas you can respond to. Some much more sensible than others here, be careful with what you select.

Task: Pick a few details about your character (in green) and then write about some of their memories (in yellow). This might give you some ideas to work with or even a full short story. You can put your character in a situation where they are reflecting back on their life.

FOLIO // UNDERSTANDING STANDARDS // SQA

August 25, 2016Uncategorizedrevision, sqa, understanding standardsMiss Lynch

Today we’re looking at martial provided by the SQA that will give you an idea of what they want to see and how it will be marked.

The resources are available to the public and can be found here: http://www.understandingstandards.org.uk/Subjects/English

Although we are looking at folio just now, there’s plenty here for other aspects of the course that show examples of good answers for other areas.

CREATIVE WRITING // NARRATIVE THEORY

August 23, 2016Uncategorizedcreative, folioMiss Lynch

We discussed Todorov’s narrative arc. In class, we’re trying to note down the basic steps for our own stories.

REMEMBER: Quickly show the equilibrium stage and move on to the disruption.

Here’s the document that maps out the arc if you need a reminder: narrative creative

CREATIVE WRITING // CHARACTER

August 23, 2016Uncategorizedcreative, folioMiss Lynch

We have been working on development of characters. We discussed how JK Rowling fully developed Harry and his friends in her series. If you need a reminder for how to develop your own characters – the mind map is below.