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Portfolio: Writing
Quick questions on The broadly creative portfolio piece: forms and criteria - SQA National 5 English
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What is choose a creative form that suits you?Show answer
Broadly creative covers several forms: a personal or reflective essay (true experience plus reflection), a short story (imaginative fiction), a poem, or a drama script. Choose the one that suits your strengths and gives you genuine material. The personal/reflective essay is popular because everyone has real experiences to draw on, but a confident storyteller may do better with a short story.
What is reflect, do not just narrate?Show answer
The most common creative form, the personal/reflective essay, rewards reflection, not just narration. The marker wants more than a recount of what happened; they want what you thought and felt, and what you came to understand. Interweave the experience with reflection so the piece shows self-awareness and insight. A piece that only tells the story of an event, with no reflection, sits lower.
What is q1?Show answer
What four things do the creative writing criteria reward? [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Why does a personal/reflective essay need more than narration? [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Why is there no excuse for careless technical errors in the portfolio? [1 mark]
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