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Critical Reading: Scottish Set Texts
Quick questions on The textual analysis questions: structure, marking and timing - SQA Higher English
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What is understand the two kinds of question?Show answer
The early questions are close-reading tasks like those in Paper 1: identify a technique in the printed extract and explain its effect. The final question is different in kind. It rewards wider knowledge of the whole text and the ability to make connections, not just analysis of the printed lines, so it draws on memorised quotations from across the play, novel, story collection or poetry selection.
What are spend your time on the marks?Show answer
Because the final question is worth half the section, it deserves close to half your time. The classic error is over-writing the early questions (writing four sentences for a 2 mark task) and arriving at the commonality question rushed and under-referenced. Set yourself a rough clock: a few minutes per low-tariff question, then a clear block to plan and write the final answer.
What is q1?Show answer
Roughly how is the 20 mark set text section split, and which part needs the most time? [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
How are most analysis-question marks awarded? [1 mark]
What is q3?Show answer
Why is a themed quotation bank the highest-value revision for this section? [2 marks]
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