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National 5 EnglishMrs. PaulExam Revision Advice – What You Should KnowRUAELook over the various question types.Go through your own notes on:In your own words questionsSummarisingContext and link questionsWord choiceTone – ensure you know a number of expressions for positive and negative tones.Imagery – remember the process for analysing images.Know sentence structure features and have ideas on how to analyse these.Remember to look over hyperbole, paradox, euphemism, alliteration and so forth.Evaluation – learn the expressions you can use for this such as ‘effectively’.Evaluation of conclusions/anecdotes.Practise from past papers and try to time yourself doing so. Critical EssayProse: Of Mice and Men, At the Bar & If I Quench TheeOr poetry: In Mrs.Tilscher’s Class or Dulce et Decorum EstLearn quotations for main characters and themes.Choose quotes that allow you to easily analyse themChoose quotes that are adaptable to different essaysLearn the quote, the analysis and how you could use it.Consider how to analyse quotations but be aware that in the exam you should ensure analysis is relevant to the question.Know what the main themes are and how you would construct a theme essay.Have an idea of key scenes/turning point you would want to consider and the format of a key scene essay.General Critical Essay PointsRemember to use PEAR!Revise expressions for evaluating techniques.Go over linking expressions to ensure your essay flows.Look at alternatives for ‘This shows…’ &‘This quotation…’.Instead try to begin analysis with “By using the simile here…” or “The choice of “…” in this sentence demonstrates…”Create a strong introduction paragraph that can be adapted for any essay.Create powerful topic sentences for pear paragraphs that can be adapted.E.g. One aspect of the (theme/character) that the writer explores is … through his use of….Practise writing by timing yourself – 45 minutes per essay. REMEMBER no matter how good your essay is, if you don’t answer the question YOU CANNOT PASS!National 5 English Study ChecklistCritical Essay Exam Preparation: Prose“Of Mice and Men” by John SteinbeckWeek 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Read again independentlyCharacterisationNotesQuotesWord ChoiceNotesQuotesCrucial MomentNotesQuotesImagery/ SymbolismNotesQuotesStructureNotesQuotesMood & ToneNotesQuotesRepetitionNotesQuotesThemes /messageNotesQuotesMemorised quotes and commentsBrainstormed text (graffiti board)Listed possible questions, from past papers and own ideasAttempted essay plans from past papersAttempted essay, 45 minutes with notesAttempted essay, 45 minutes with NO notesNational 5 English Study ChecklistCritical Essay Exam Preparation: Prose“At the Bar” by William McIlvanney (S4) or “If I Quench Thee” by William E. Chambers(S5)Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Read again independentlyCharacterisationNotesQuotesWord ChoiceNotesQuotesCrucial MomentNotesQuotesImagery/ SymbolismNotesQuotesStructureNotesQuotesMood & ToneNotesQuotesRepetitionNotesQuotesThemes /messageNotesQuotesMemorised quotes and commentsBrainstormed text (graffiti board)Listed possible questions, from past papers and own ideasAttempted essay plans from past papersAttempted essay, 45 minutes with notesAttempted essay, 45 minutes with NO notesNational 5 English Study ChecklistCritical Essay Exam Preparation: Poetry“In Mrs. Tilscher’s Class” by Carol Ann Duffy(S4)or “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen (S5)Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Read again independentlyImageryNotesQuotesWord ChoiceNotesQuotesCrucial MomentNotesQuotesSymbolismNotesQuotesStructureNotesQuotesMood & ToneNotesQuotesRepetitionNotesQuotesThemes /messageNotesQuotesMemorised quotes and commentsBrainstormed text (graffiti board)Listed possible questions, from past papers and own ideasAttempted essay plans from past papersAttempted essay, 45 minutes with notesAttempted essay, 45 minutes with NO notesNational 5 English Study ChecklistRUAE Exam PreparationNotes for the RUAE section can be found on:mrspaul5.TopicReviewed past paper questionsStudied notesPractice questionsUIn your own words -summariseUContextA/EWord choice (denotation/connotation)ASentence structure – word orderASentence structure – punctuationASentence structure – lengthASentence structure – sentence typeA/EToneA/EImagery – personificationA/EImagery – metaphorA/EImagery – simileALink (sentence or paragraph)EEffective final paragraphNational 5 English Study ChecklistScottish Set Text Exam Preparation for Drama“Bold Girls” by Rona MunroWeek 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Read again independentlyPlotNotesQuotesCharacterisationNotesQuotesConflict NotesQuotesKey scene(s)NotesQuotesHumourNotesQuotesClimaxNotesQuotesMood & Tone (positive/negative?)NotesQuotesThemes /messageNotesQuotesMemorised quotes and stage directionsBrainstormed text (graffiti board)Consulted past papers/specimen papersAttempted questions with notes in 45 minsAttempted questions with no notesAttempted questions with no notes in 45 mins ................
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