National 5 & Higher English: Scottish Short Texts
National 5 & Higher English: Scottish Short Texts

Author: Willie McGuire

Publisher: Hodder Gibson

Published: 2014-12-26

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1471836185

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This title is endorsed by SQA. Shows students how they can enhance their writing skills and improve their National 5 grade, by detailing the basic Portfolio requirements and illustrating different writing forms that may be used. Writing skills in the Folio submission make up 30% of the marks in National 5 English, and this book has been written to show students how they can enhance those writing skills and improve their National 5 grade at the same time! As well as detailing the basic Folio requirements, the book explains and illustrates different writing forms that may be used, the 'writing process' and assessment criteria. Common errors - and how to avoid them - are illustrated, and suggested answers are also provided to typical tasks. - A completely authoritative one-volume guide to the Folio writing process, which makes up 30% of a candidate's grade at National 5 - Written by a highly experienced examiner and setter - Provides practical, down-to-earth guidance for students about the 'writing process'

Higher English for CfE: Critical Reading
Higher English for CfE: Critical Reading

Author: Carolyn Cunningham

Publisher: Hodder Gibson

Published: 2015-02-27

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 147183803X

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Exam Board: SQA Level: Higher Subject: English First Teaching: September 2014 First Exam: June 2015 A comprehensive working guide to the Critical Reading section of Higher English for CfE - worth 40% of available marks in the exam. Critical Reading (made up of two sections: Scottish Text and Critical Essay) is a very significant element of the new Higher English qualification. This book provides you with the support and advice you will need to succeed in this vital area, with a top expert guiding you through the course and suggesting approaches to the exam, so that you achieve the best grades you can. By focusing on specific examples of Scottish texts, this book enables you to increase your knowledge and approach any text with greater skill. - Become more secure in your knowledge of texts - Develop your analysis and essay writing skills through studying specific examples of texts, with exam-style questions - Includes revision tips to help you approach the exam with confidence and succeed on the day

Scottish Set Text Guide: The Cone-Gatherers for National 5 and Higher English
Scottish Set Text Guide: The Cone-Gatherers for National 5 and Higher English

Author: Donna Gray

Publisher: Hodder Gibson

Published: 2020-04-06

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 1510468196

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Exam Board: SQA Level: National 5 and Higher Subject: English First teaching: September 2017 (N5) / September 2018 (Higher) First exams: Summer 2018 (N5) / Summer 2019 (Higher) Understand, analyse, evaluate, succeed. This study and revision guide takes you through every aspect of The Cone-Gatherers, with exam advice for the National 5 and Higher English Critical Reading papers. Fully up to date with SQA's latest exam requirements, this book is written by an expert who knows what exam success looks like. b” Develop understanding of plot, structure, characterisation, themes and language. /bClear explanations and detailed commentary are supported by definitions of key terms and unfamiliar wordsbrbrb” Build critical and analytical skills. /bStudents are encouraged to think more deeply about the text and consider the writers' ideas, choices and techniquesbrbrb” Receive advice on the Scottish Texts section of the exam. /bSample questions with model answers and examiner-style commentary are supported by additional practice questions for students to dobrbrb” Prepare for the Critical Essay section of the exam. /bWith tips and examples for planning, structuring and writing a top-grade essay, plus practice essay questions for students to answerbrbrb” Remember key quotations.

Tally's Blood
Tally's Blood

Author: Ann Marie Di Mambro

Publisher: Hodder Gibson

Published: 2014-02-28

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 1471808424

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Exam Board: SQA Level: National 4 & 5 Subject: English First Teaching: September 2013 First Exam: June 2014 As well as being a highly popular play for National 5 English study, Tally's Blood paints a wonderful picture of life in wartime Scotland, as experienced by the Italian immigrant community. Exploring the themes of racism, love and family loyalties, it does so with humour and warmth through the eyes of an Italian family with close blood ties. When World War Two breaks out, friendships outwith the family are sorely tested by the difficulties of wartime prejudice. - One of the set drama texts for National 5 English - Written by a very successful playwright and television screenplay writer

Scottish Education
Scottish Education

Author: T. G. K. Bryce

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Published: 2018-06-21

Total Pages: 1120

ISBN-13: 1474437850

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Interrogates the rise of national philosophies and their impact on cosmopolitanism and nationalism.

The Red Door
The Red Door

Author: Iain Crichton Smith

Publisher: Birlinn

Published: 2013-11-07

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 0857907166

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'When the breathing got worse he went into the adjacent room and got the copy of Dante. All that night and the night before he had been watching the dying...When a mirror was required to be brought she looked at it, moving her head restlessly this way and that. He knew that the swelling was a portent of some kind, a message from the outer darkness, an omen' - The Dying Although best known as one of Scotland's greatest modern poets, Iain Crichton Smith was also prolific as a writer of short stories. These pieces form a central part of his oeuvre, demonstrating the full range and versatility of his literary talent. From humour to tragedy, from inner monologues to extrovert surrealism, the diversity of his writing indicates the extraordinary range of his own reading and mental world. Crichton Smith wrote short stories throughout his life. Some are fragments, others almost novellas, and the best of them all show him to be an author of unique sensitivity and intelligence. These two collections, comprising the complete English stories, include over 45 stories never before published in book form, as well as others that have been out of print for many years, thus making it possible to judge Crichton Smith's achievement as a writer in full. Incorporates stories from Survival Without Error, The Black and the Red and The Village.

Sailmaker
Sailmaker

Author: Alan Spence

Publisher: Hodder Education

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 9780340499993

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First performed by the Traverse Theater Club in Edinburgh, this play is imaginative, alive with its character's humour and optimism. It is also sad and haunting. Ideal for Standard Grade English, it will also appeal to all those who like Glaswegian dialogue.

Scottish Set Text Guide: Poetry of Norman MacCaig for National 5 and Higher English
Scottish Set Text Guide: Poetry of Norman MacCaig for National 5 and Higher English

Author: Jamie Crawford

Publisher: Hodder Gibson

Published: 2020-02-28

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9781510468337

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Exam Board: SQA Level: National 5 and Higher Subject: English First teaching: September 2017 (N5) / September 2018 (Higher) First exams: Summer 2018 (N5) / Summer 2019 (Higher) Understand, analyse and evaluate the poetry of Norman MacCaig with this study and revision guide, written by experts who know how to prepare students for success in the National 5 and Higher English Critical Reading papers. Fully up to date with SQA's latest exam requirements, this guide: - Develops understanding of the language, structure and themes in [NAME]'s poetry through clear explanations and detailed commentary, supported by definitions of key terms and unfamiliar words - Builds critical and analytical skills as students are encouraged to think more deeply about the text and consider the writer's ideas, choices and techniques - Provides advice on how to tackle the different question types in the Scottish Texts section of the exam, with sample questions, model answers and examiner-style commentary, plus additional practice questions for students - Explains the requirements for the Critical Essay section of the exam, with tips and examples for planning, structuring and writing a top-grade essay, plus practice essay questions for students to answer - Highlights key quotations that students can use to enhance their exam responses and make comparisons between different parts of the text - Checks whether students have remembered the key points by including quick 'Review your learning' questions at the end of each chapter

How to Pass Flash Higher English
How to Pass Flash Higher English

Author: Colin Eckford

Publisher: Hodder Education

Published: 2012-04-06

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 1444158708

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How To Pass Flash Revise Higher English helps you revise, provides exam tips and gets you better grades in the Close Reading paper - and it's easy to use anywhere! How To Pass Flash Revise titles are ideal for quick revision. Written by a subject expert for instant practice in Paper 1 Close Reading techniques, this handy pocketbook provides quick-fire questions and answers with exam tips to help students achieve the very best grades. With 70 short extracts, plus questions and answers, Flash Revise is the answer to instant revision anytime, anywhere!

A Companion to Scottish Literature
A Companion to Scottish Literature

Author: Gerard Carruthers

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2023-12-08

Total Pages: 692

ISBN-13: 1119651530

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A Companion to Scottish Literature offers fresh readings of major authors and periods of Scottish literary production from the first millennium to the present. Bringing together contributions by many of the world’s leading experts in the field, this comprehensive resource provides the historical background of Scottish literature, highlights new critical approaches, and explores wider cultural and institutional contexts. Dealing with texts in the languages of Scots, English, and Gaelic, the Companion offers modern perspectives on the historical milieux, thematic contexts and canonical writers of Scottish literature. Original essays apply the most up-to-date critical and scholarly analyses to a uniquely wide range of topics, such as Gaelic literature, national and diasporic writing, children’s literature, Scottish drama and theatre, gender and sexuality, and women’s writing. Critical readings examine William Dunbar, Robert Burns, Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Muriel Spark and Carol Ann Duffy, amongst others. With full references and guidance for further reading, as well as numerous links to online resources, A Companion to Scottish Literature is essential reading for advanced students and scholars of Scottish literature, as well as academic and non-academic readers with an interest in the subject.