English

Reading closely, arguing clearly. Available at National 5, Higher, Advanced Higher — 65 official files in the archive.

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National 5

National 5 English is two papers plus a portfolio of your own writing. One paper tests close reading of unseen passages, the other tests the texts you have studied — including a Scottish text.

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NH25 files

Higher

Higher English rewards precision. The RUAE paper demands tighter analysis of more demanding prose, and the Critical Reading paper expects a controlled critical essay plus detailed knowledge of a Scottish text.

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NAH20 files

Advanced Higher

Advanced Higher English is literary study at a serious level: textual analysis of unseen poetry or prose, a comparative literary study of two texts, and a dissertation on a topic you choose.

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