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.

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.

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.

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

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

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 Carol Ann Duffy's poetry, 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 language, structure and themes. /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 poems 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.

Francis Joseph Cassavant is eighteen. He has just returned home from the Second World War, and he has no face. He does have a gun and a mission: to murder his childhood hero. Francis lost most of his face when he fell on a grenade in France. He received the Silver Star for bravery, but was it really an act of heroism? Now, having survived, he is looking for a man he once admired and respected, a man adored by many people, a man who also received a Silver Star for bravery. A man who destroyed Francis's life. Francis lost most of his face when he fell on a grenade in France. He received the Silver Star for bravery, but was it really an act of heroism? Now, having survived, he is looking for a man he once admired and respected, a man adored by many people, a man who also received a Silver Star for bravery. A man who destroyed Francis's life. -->