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

Aiming for an A in CfE Higher English - and better still achieving it - demands a blend of your literary, literacy and learning skills. This book will help you to find that blend. Building on Scottish Qualification Authority specimen papers and marking instructions, the author provides detailed advice and examples with regard to: aA "e; The contents of a CfE Higher English paper aA "e; The strategy and tactics of exam revision aA "e; Composing model answers for a Grade A result Critics describe the book as: 'Authoritative'; 'indispensable'; 'down-to-earth advice'; 'comprehensive yet inexpensive'; 'serious advice with a light touch'; 'a great learning tool.'

Exam Board: SQA Level: Higher Subject: English First Teaching: September 2014 First Exam: June 2015 This is a brand new edition of a bestselling title, updated for the newest CfE Higher English course, and particularly directed at offering support for Paper 1: Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation. It provides you with the support and advice you will need to succeed in this element of Higher English, which is worth 30% of the available marks in your examination. - Become more secure in your knowledge of the English language and in your reading skills - Apply those reading skills in learning how to answer questions on close reading - Practise answering questions and check your work using theaccompanying book of suggested answers

Exam Board: SQA Level: Higher Subject: English First Teaching: September 2014 First Exam: June 2015 A brand new edition of the former Higher English Close Reading, completely rewritten for the new Higher element - worth 30% of marks in the final exam. Written by two highly experienced authors, this book shows you how to practise for the Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation section of the CfE Higher English exam. It introduces the terms and concepts that lie behind success and offers guidance on the interpretation of questions and targeting answers. - Acquire and improve the skills needed for success in this area of CfE Higher - Includes questions and passages to reflect the style of assessments in this section of the paper - Revise for the exam using the practice papers and accompanying book of suggested answers

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.