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How do you compare the classical world with the modern world, the key skill in Classical Studies?

Comparing the classical and modern worlds: how to draw out similarities and differences in values and practices, and how to use comparison to reach a supported judgement.
The key Classical Studies skill of comparing the classical world with the modern world: how to identify genuine similarities and differences in values and practices, support them with knowledge, and use the comparison to reach a clear, supported judgement.
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What is the National 5 Classical Studies assignment, and how is it marked?

The assignment (coursework overview): choosing a classical studies issue, researching it with a resource sheet, writing it up under supervised conditions, and how it is marked.
An overview of the SQA National 5 Classical Studies assignment: choosing a focused classical studies issue, researching it in advance using a resource sheet, writing it up under supervised conditions, and how it is marked for knowledge, evidence, structure and a supported conclusion.
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What question types does the National 5 Classical Studies paper use, and what does each reward?

The question paper and its question types: how Describe and the evaluative questions (how far, how important) are marked, and how to structure a good answer to each.
How the SQA National 5 Classical Studies question paper works: the Describe questions that reward developed points of fact and the evaluative questions (how far, how important) that reward a weighed, supported judgement, and how to structure each.
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