English study guides
SQA-ADVANCED-HIGHER Β· Advanced Higher (SQA) Β· aligned to SQA.
- Creative Writing: overview of the SQA Advanced Higher English writing portfolio
An overview of the SQA Advanced Higher English writing portfolio: a piece of writing in any genre worth 30 marks, covering creative writing (prose fiction, poetry, drama), discursive writing (persuasive, argumentative, reflective), and the writing process of drafting and redrafting.
π 8 min readAdvanced Higher - Critical Approaches: overview of the SQA Advanced Higher English literary and critical concepts
An overview of the literary and critical concepts that underpin SQA Advanced Higher English: the conventions of the four genres, literary theory and critical approaches, reading texts in context, and accurate critical terminology, which support every component of the course.
π 8 min readAdvanced Higher - Literary Study: overview of the SQA Advanced Higher English comparative critical essay
An overview of the Literary Study section of SQA Advanced Higher English (Question Paper 1): how to write a comparative critical essay on studied texts in one genre, analyse whole texts in depth, sustain a comparative line of argument, and use genre and context.
π 8 min readAdvanced Higher - Textual Analysis: overview of the SQA Advanced Higher English unseen analysis paper
An overview of the Textual Analysis paper of SQA Advanced Higher English (Question Paper 2): how to analyse one previously unseen literary text across the four genres - prose fiction, prose non-fiction, poetry and drama - in 90 minutes.
π 8 min readAdvanced Higher - The Dissertation: overview of the SQA Advanced Higher English independent literary study
An overview of the SQA Advanced Higher English dissertation: an independent critical study of literature of 2,500 to 3,500 words worth 30 marks, covering how to choose a topic and thesis, structure the argument, use evidence and criticism, and meet referencing conventions.
π 8 min readAdvanced Higher