A brief overview of our course.

1. INTRODUCTION TO
NATIONAL 5/HIGHER

2. NATIONAL 5/HIGHER ?
• This is a mixed level class.
• Some pupils have achieved National 4. Some pupils have achieved National 5.
• The aim of this class is for:
Nat 4 pupils to achieve Nat 5.
Nat 5 pupils to improve their skills.
You have the choice to sit your Higher exam this year, or next year.
For some, this class will be considered a 2 year Higher. If you do well in
the prelim you can sit the exam. If not, no pressure, take another year
and achieve the highest mark you can.

3. WHAT WILL WE BE STUDYING?
• RUAE – 30%
• Folio
– Discursive 15%
– Creative 15%
• Critical Reading
– The Catcher in the Rye 20%
– Carol Anne Duffy Poetry 20%

4. CLASSES
• Tuesday - Periods 1 & 2
• Wednesday – Period 5
• Friday- Period 5

5. READING FOR UNDERSTANDING,
ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION
• RUAE is worth 30% of your overall mark.
• We will study RUAE/Literacy every Tuesday, Period 1.

6. READING FOR UNDERSTANDING,
ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION
• Homework
• You will be set RUAE homework every week.
• This homework should take up to 1 hour.
• The homework will alternate between RUAE questions and a
Reading Log.

8. FOLIO
• You will complete x2 folio pieces this year.
• X1 Discursive piece
• X1 Creative Piece

9. WORD LIMITS
• National 5: 1,000 words MAX
• Higher: 1,300 words MAX

10. AN EXTRACT FROM THE SQA PORTFOLIO
OF WRITING GUIDANCE:
• The final writing of both pieces should be conducted under some supervision and
control. This means that, although candidates may complete part of the work outwith
the learning and teaching situation, teachers/lecturers should put in place processes
for monitoring progress to ensure that the work is the candidate’s own, and that
plagiarism has not taken place. However, this need not entail formal, timed, and closely
supervised conditions, but at all stages of the preparation for and the production of
the piece there should be careful monitoring to ensure that it is entirely the
candidate’s work.
• **Where there is doubt over the authenticity of a piece of writing it should not be
accepted for portfolio submission.**

11. IT IS ACCEPTABLE FOR A
TEACHER/LECTURER TO PROVIDE:
• an initial discussion with the candidate on the selection of a topic, theme, genre,
leading to an outline plan
• written or oral feedback on one draft of writing
• It is not acceptable for a teacher/lecturer to provide:
• model answers which are specific to a candidate’s task
• specific advice on how to re-phrase wording
• key ideas, or a specific structure or plan
• corrections of errors in spelling and punctuation
• feedback on more than one draft of writing

12. DYCE ACADEMY: STAGES OF SUBMISSION
AS OUTLINED BY THE SQA: COMPULSORY
• 1. Pupils will submit an outline or proposal for piece of writing and Teacher will
approve or indicate a new focus is required
• 2.Draft 1 will be submitted
• 3. Feedback will be in the form of written comments at the end of the piece
• 4. Final draft will be submitted
• 5.The teacher will check for plagiarism and that the piece is a clear progression from
stages 1, 2, 3 and 4.
• 6. The piece will be stored for submission to the SQA.

13. Stage Date Deadline
met?
Deadline
missed?
Teacher Pupil
Submission of idea and outline
2nd opportunity for submission of idea
and 100 word outline
Letter home re missed deadline
First draft –must conform to the idea
identified in stage 1 and be 1000
words or fewer (1300 for Higher)
2nd opportunity First draft must
conform to the idea identified in stage
1 and be 1000 words or fewer (1300
for Higher)
Letter home re missed deadline
Submission of Final Essay
2nd opportunity for submission of final
essay
Letter home to parents

14. CRITICAL READING
PROSE
• Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.
• The Catcher in Rye is the ultimate novel for disaffected youth, but it's
relevant to all ages. The story is told by Holden Caulfield, a seventeen-
year-old dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school.
• You are required to buy the novel.
• You are required to independently read the novel.

16. PROSE
HIGHER ESSAYS
• You will be required to complete 5 essays on Catcher in the Rye.
• Character
• Theme
• Setting
• Effective Conclusion
• Key Scene

17. PROSE
NAT 5 ESSAYS
• You will be required to complete 3 essays on Catcher in the Rye.
• Character
• Theme
• Key Scene

18. CRITICAL READING
POETRY
• We will be studying 6 poems by Carol Ann Duffy.
• I have created a booklet on Duffy and saved it to Google Classroom.
• The booklet is almost 60 pages.
• If you want it printed, you have 2 options
– Print it at home
– Pay £2 to the English Department to have it printed.
– Please note, the Library will not allow you to print such a large booklet.

19. CRITICAL READING
FILM
• We will be studying the Film, Deadpool.
• You will be required to complete 1 essay on film.
• Effective Scene

20. CRITICAL READING
• Homework
• You will be set a minimum of 1 hours homework each week for Critical Reading.
• This could be answering questions, writing paragraphs or completing essays
independently.

21. USING YOUR TIME EFFECTIVELY
• I will be monitoring your homework closely.
• You should use your Study Periods effectively.
• If I feel you are wasting your Study Periods, I will be contacting guidance/SMT/home.

22. REQUIRED SUPPLIES
• 1 Lever Arch Folder
• Dividers
• Catcher in the Rye
• Poetry Booklet
• Highlighters
• Pens
To be successful this year, you will need to be highly organised!