National 5 English 1 Portfolio 30 2 essays

National 5 English

1. Portfolio 30% – 2 essays National 5 Overview 2. Exam 70% – 2 papers 3. Performance – Spoken Language – Achieved or not achieved

1. Portfolio 30% – 2 essays • 1 Broadly Discursive Essay (Out of 15) • 1 Broadly Creative Essay (Out of 15)

Exam (70%) • Paper 1 – Reading for Understanding, Analysis & Evaluation 30% • Paper 2 – Critical Reading 40% This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY.

Exam (70%) Paper 1 – Reading for Understanding, Analysis & Evaluation 30% - Read one article and answer questions (Out of 30) Exam = 1 hour

Exam (70%) Paper 2 – Critical Reading 40% SECTION 1: TEXTUAL ANALYSIS ON A SCOTTISH TEXT** (OUT OF 20) SECTION 2: 1 CRITICAL ESSAY ON A RANGE OF GENRES** (OUT OF 20) EXAM = 1 HOUR 30 MINS (45 MINUTES EACH) **CANDIDATES CANNOT ANSWER ON THE SAME GENRE ON THESE TWO SECTIONS IN THE CRITICAL READING PAPER.

Course Hours The recommended time to cover the course is 160 hours. You are timetabled for less than this, around 141 -145 hours. ( Probably a bit less as I haven't accounted for Monday holidays or other interuptions. ) This doesn't include times you are absent due to illness or for a trip or for other reasons. As you can see from the above, we will be squeezed for time. Therefore: You will be required to come to extra classes to make up the time for the course. You will be required to catch up on any work missed. You will be required to meet homework and class work deadlines.

Portfolio 30% We are going to begin the course by starting with Personal Writing. This falls under: • Broadly Creative Essay This is worth 15% of your overall mark.

Personal Writing ( 15%) You will think about, plan and then write an essay about some aspect of your own experiences. You will need to: • Make notes and do activities • Read through different ways to plans and get inspiration • Be prepared to reflect and act on feedback from your teacher • Meet Deadlines • Create Raw Drafts/initial ideas • Create a 1 st Draft and act on feedback • Complete your Final Draft – so it's ready to send

Personal Reflective Writing A piece of personal reflective writing is based on YOUR personal past events and experiences. Not only does it describe those events and experiences but it involves reflection about yourself and others who were involved and reflection on the wider lessons you have learned from this experience. The following activities will help you think about the experiences who have had. • If you have access to word please type out your answers to the following activities and send them to your teacher via email. • If not – write out your answers – take a picture if possible and email the pictures to your teacher to check. • Any questions or problems – get in contact on teams or email.

Activity 1 • Take the question “What is the…. thing that has ever happened to you? ” • Insert the seven words below in turn. • Write one paragraph writing your answer for each question. 1. Worst 2. Hardest 3. Happiest 4. Saddest 5. Most frightening 6. Strangest 7. Most confusing For example: What is the 'worst' thing that has ever happened to you? The worst thing that has ever happened to me was when I was …

Activity 2 • Write a short paragraph for each of the options below. • Which event or time in your life… 1. …has most shaped you? 2. …made you grow up or mature? 3. …most changed your family? 4. …was the biggest challenge for you? 5. …was when you experienced great loss? Continued on the next slide. . .

Activity 2 Continued. . . 6. …was when you experienced great success? 7. …was when you experienced failure? 8. …was when you had to take responsibility? 9. …made you feel most isolated? 10. …showed you the best of people/someone? 11. …showed you the worst of people/someone?