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Higher English
An Introduction to the
Course
Higher English
Course Assessment:
 Writing Portfolio- marked out of 30 (15 each ) = 30%
 Reading for U, A and E exam- marked out of 30 =30%
 Critical Reading Exam =40% – One Critical Essay. 20%
- Scottish Text Question. 20%
Exactly the same external assessment structure as Nat 5.
Writing Portfolio:
 2 pieces: 1 broadly creative + 1 broadly discursive
 Creative: personal/reflective/imaginative.
 Discursive: argumentative, persuasive.
 Each piece marked out of 15
 Max 1300 words taken seriously.
 Teacher support restricted – focus on students
working independently in an atmosphere that
guarantees authenticity of the piece. Plagiarism will
mean withdrawal of candidate by SQA.
Reading for U,A,E
 Two non-fiction passages.
 Length of passage /timing = 1 hour 30 mins
 Total 30 marks.
 Questions are focused on the first passage, with only
using the second passage for a comparison question.
 Types of questions include: summarising,
comparing, contrasting skills, writer’s attitude,
language and the effectiveness of endings.
 Reference: Specimen paper.
What sort of Scottish text
question will pupils face in
the exam?
 At Nat 5 students studied an extract from a play, and at
Higher students will study six poems by Carol Ann Duffy.
 One of the six poems will be given in the exam. 10 marks
will be awarded for work on the given poem (tends to be
2,3 or 4 mark questions.)
 A further 10 marks are awarded in a final comparison
question showing understanding of links between the
poem given in the exam and the other Duffy poems
studied.
 This work will be undertaken during Term 1: August –
October.
Critical Essay…
 Comes after Scottish text question in exam paper
 3 questions per genre section. One question and
essay in 45 minutes.
 Prose and Drama will be studied in class over
Terms 2 and 3.
 Poetry cannot be used for the Critical Essay, as
Poetry is being used for the Scottish Text Question.
Internal Assessment
 As with the National 5 course,
pupils need to demonstrate
competency in Reading, Writing,
Talking and Listening in order to
achieve the course award.
How will this be Internally assessed?
Reading: The assessment will come from looking at an unseen
poem and answering questions on it. There will be
opportunities to achieve this outcome during Term 1.
Writing: The Discursive essay that students will research
and write in June will be used as the internal assessment
for the Writing element.
Talking: The Discursive essay will be used as the basis for a
Solo Talk, which will be delivered in August.
Listening: The Listening unit and assessment will be delivered
during Term 2 October to December.
Expectations and Support
• The leap from National 5 to Higher is significant: with more
sophisticated texts and greater expectations of analysis and
evaluation of language.
•Yo u w i l l b e e x p e c t e d t o s e t t a r g e t s f o r y o u r s e l f f r o m t h e s t a r t o f
t h e y e a r, a n d e v a l u a t e y o u r p r o g r e s s a n d n e x t s t e p s a t r e g u l a r
intervals during the course.
•R e g u l a r r e a d i n g o f q u a l i t y f i c t i o n a n d n o n - f i c t i o n t e x t s w i l l h e l p t o
improve your understanding, vocabulary and ease of working with
text.
•S u p p o r t e d s t u d y w i l l r u n f r o m J a n u a r y, w i t h l i m i t e d p l a c e s
available for those most in need. Easter Revision Booklets will be
provided.
•Te a c h e r s w i l l e x p e c t y o u t o b e c o n s o l i d a t i n g k n o w l e d g e a t h o m e
e v e r y w e e k t h r o u g h o u t t h e y e a r. A c t i v i t i e s a t h o m e w i l l i n c l u d e :
reading of class texts - making notes and gathering quotations;
making mind maps in response to essay questions; reading quality
broadsheet journalism and analysing techniques; researching topics
and gathering sources for folio work and practising solo talks.
Useful Resources
Hodder
Gibson
Support
Books
SQA Information and Past Papers:
http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/47904.html
BBC Bitesize Carol Ann Duffy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/zghtyrd
New
Leckie and
Leckie
Grade A
Booster
Book.