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Course Content  Reading  Writing  Talking  Listening

The Units  Creation & Production (Writing and Talking)  Analysis & Evaluation (Reading and Listening)  Internally Assessed

Writing Assessment Folio Piece OUTCOMES  1.1Select significant ideas and content, using a format and structure appropriate to purpose and audience  1.2Apply knowledge and understanding of language in terms of choice and technical accuracy  1.3Communicate meaning at first reading

Talking Assessment  Individual Talk or Group Discussion OUTCOMES  2.1Select significant ideas and content, using a format and structure appropriate to purpose and audience  2.2Apply knowledge and understanding of language in terms of language choice  2.3Communicate meaning at first hearing  2.4Use significant aspects of non-verbal communication

Reading Assessment  Passage and questions 1.1Identifying and explaining the purpose and audience, as appropriate to genre 1.2Identifying and explaining the main ideas and supporting details 1.3Applying knowledge and understanding of language to explain meaning and effect in depth and detail, using appropriate critical terminology

Listening Assessment OUTCOMES 2.1Identifying and explaining the purpose and audience, as appropriate to genre 2.2Identifying and explaining the main ideas and supporting details 2.3Applying knowledge and understanding of language to explain meaning and effect in depth and detail, using appropriate critical terminology

Assessment Deadlines  By end of June first attempt Listening and Talking assessments  By October Holidays first attempt Reading & Writing assessment  By Christmas all unit passes to be complete

FOLIO  2 pieces  Discursive/Persuasive  Creative or Personal Reflective  Topic  30% of overall mark  15 marks for each piece of writing  Word Count 600 – 1000  Technical Accuracy  Layout  Plans  FOLIO GUIDELINES

FOLIO DEADLINES  N5 Persuasive/Discursive Plan - Friday 19th June 2015  N5 Personal Reflective/Creative Plan - Friday 4th September 2015  N5 First Draft Persuasive/Discursive- Friday 25th September 2015  N5First Draft Personal Reflective/Creative- Friday 30th October 2015  N5 Second Draft Persuasive/Discursive- Friday 13th November 2015  N5 Second Draft Personal Reflective/Creative- Friday 27th November 2015  SUBMISSION OF PRACTICE FOLIO - FRIDAY 11TH DECEMBER 2015  N5 Third Draft Persuasive/Discursive - Friday 12thFebruary 2016  N5 Third Draft Personal Reflective/Creative - Friday 19thFebruary 2016  HIGHER & N5 FINAL FOLIO SUBMISSION DATE - FRIDAY 18TH MARCH 2016

EXAM  PAPER 1  Reading for Understanding, Analysis & Evaluation:  Close Reading 1 hour 30%  PAPER 2  Critical Reading 1 HOUR 30 MINS  Section 1 Scottish Set Text 45mins 20%  Section 2 Critical Essay 45 mins 20%

Scottish Set Text  Miss Williams – Carol Ann Duffy or ‘Sailmaker’  Miss Richardson S4– Carol Ann Duffy  Miss Watson – ‘Carol Ann Duffy’  Mrs Johnston – Anne Donovan Short Stories  Mrs Whyte – Carol Ann Duffy  Mrs Craik/Mrs Forrest S5 – Carol Ann Duffy  Miss Richardson S5 - Carol Ann Duffy 6 poems:  ‘Valentine’  ‘Havisham’  ‘Anne Hathaway’  ‘Mrs Midas’  ‘War Photographer’  ‘Originally’ 6 short stories: All that Glisters, Zimmerobics, Virtual Pals, Away in a Manger, A Chitterin’ Bite, Dear Santa

Critical Essay  Miss Williams – ‘Catcher in the Rye’ (novel) + ‘Romeo & Juliet’ (drama) or ‘Animal Farm’ (novel) + ‘The Truman Show’ (media)  Miss Richardson S4– ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ (novel) + media text  Miss Watson – ‘Lord of the Flies’ (novel) + ‘All My Sons’ (drama)  Mrs Johnston – ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ (drama)  Mrs Whyte – ‘Lord of the Flies’ (novel) + ‘The Crucible (drama)  Mrs Craik/Mrs Forrest S5 – ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ (novel) + ‘The Great Gatsby’ (media)  Miss Richardson S5 - ‘Of Mice and Men’ (novel)

Buying Texts  ‘Lord of the Flies’ (novel) - £5.59  ‘The Crucible’ (drama) – £2.48  ‘The Great Gatsby’ (film, Baz Luhrmann) - £5.00  ‘Catcher in the Rye’ - £4.49  ‘Romeo & Juliet’ - £1.99  ‘Animal Farm’ - £1.00  ‘The Truman Show’ (DVD) - £3.26  ‘All Quiet on the Western Front - £5.59  ‘All My Sons’ - £5.52  ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ (play) - £0.01, (novel) - £3.46  The Great Gatsby (DVD) - £5.00

Homework  Regular set homework  Reading  Newspapers

Expectations  Deadlines  Catch up on work missed  Effort and behaviour

Change of Level  Prelim

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