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Portfolio: Writing
Quick questions on The writing process and redrafting for the portfolio - SQA Higher English
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What is redraft against the criteria?Show answer
Redrafting is not just fixing typos. Read your draft against the marking criteria and improve in order of weight: content first (is the purpose clear, the argument or reflection developed?), then structure (is the organisation logical and signposted?), then expression (is the style controlled and varied?). Tackling content and structure before expression matters, because there is no point polishing sentences in a paragraph you may cut. Use feedback to see weaknesses you cannot spot yourself.
What is proofread for technical accuracy?Show answer
Finish with a careful proofread for spelling, punctuation, grammar and paragraphing. Technical accuracy is assessed, so errors that survive to the final version cost marks directly. Read slowly, or read aloud, to catch mistakes the eye skips when reading silently, and check the errors you know you make often (its/it's, sentence boundaries, apostrophes).
What is q1?Show answer
What is the difference between redrafting and proofreading? [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Why does starting early matter for the portfolio? [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
In what order should you redraft a piece, and why? [2 marks]
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