Higher revision plan

Higher Revision

 

To 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 (i.e. Gatsby/DOAS). 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