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Critical Reading: Scottish Set Text
Quick questions on Scottish set text drama: analysing dramatic technique - SQA National 5 English
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What is prepare the whole play for the 8 mark question?Show answer
As with every Scottish text, the 8 mark question rewards references from across the play. Build a quotation bank around the play's main themes (such as friendship, hardship, gender or escape, depending on the text) and its key relationships, with short quotations and the moments they come from, so you can discuss the named idea beyond the printed extract.
What is q1?Show answer
Why should you comment on stage directions in a drama extract, not just dialogue? [2 marks]
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Which ideas does the 8 mark question most often name in a drama text? [1 mark]
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What does it mean to analyse the effect on the audience? [2 marks]
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