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Quick questions on Crafting discursive writing: SQA Advanced Higher English portfolio
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how do you see it now, what did it reveal?Show answer
If your piece could be retitled "what happened" rather than "what it meant", it is narrating, not reflecting, and needs rebalancing toward insight. :::
What is make reflection, not narration, the heart of a personal piece?Show answer
A personal reflective piece is not a story of what happened; it is an exploration of what an experience meant. Select a few telling details rather than narrating the whole event, and spend the piece reflecting: questioning, reconsidering, drawing insight. The intimate, controlled voice and the genuine reflection are what earn the marks, not the events themselves.
What is q1?Show answer
What is the difference between persuasion, argument and reflection? [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Why does handling the counter-argument well make a persuasive piece sophisticated? [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
What is the heart of a personal reflective piece? [1 mark]
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