Welcome to your blog page!!!
This is your general page where you can leave me comments, feedback etc, and I will try and get back to you asap.
To the side of the blog you will find various pages. I will try and update these regularly with class notes, handouts, revision notes etc.
You can also use this page to submit broadsheets/homework!
Thank you!
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ReplyDeleteTo adequately prepare for both papers, you need to revisit all texts covered and revise Close Reading.
Critical Essay
1. Learn your quotes: I would suggest around 12 for longer texts. With regards to poetry, it won’t do any harm to learn the whole thing. Make sure that you are aware of character, setting, themes, key techniques, important scenes/sections of the texts (including openings and endings). Revisit PPTs that include key sections of texts to pick out the key quotes.
2. Plan out essays
3. Write essays under timed conditions – anything you produce after the holidays will be marked.
Close Reading
1. Revise techniques required to answer questions.
2. Practice past papers – available on blog and SQA website.
3. Read broadsheets over the holidays – recommended writers are Mark Steel and Charlie Brooker (they might even amuse you).
Note that final questions on CR papers might not be up to date (pre-2012). It should be a 5 mark U/E question. You can practice by coming up with the 3 points the authors agree/disagree on.
Remember that I can always be contacted via the blog. If there are areas you are struggling with let me know and I can try to help you.
Additionally, make a note of anything you are uncertain of so that we can go over it after the holidays
Having a central hub for S5 English materials like course outlines, set texts, and essay guides is a massive help for students navigating higher-level literary analysis. Staying organized and managing major academic milestones requires real consistency, which often reminds me of how students in demanding fields rely on support like Autism Nursing Assignment Help in Australia to keep their complex coursework and assignment schedules on track. Having clear expectations and easily accessible study resources upfront makes a world of difference during revision season. Do you find that most S5 students struggle more with structuring their critical essays or analyzing textual evidence for close reading?
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