National 5 – Revision & Holiday Revision 

1. National 5 – Revision & Holiday Revision  We are learning to: consolidate our knowledge of the texts we have studied.

2. What are the key words from the question? What is the essay going to be about? Lord of the Flies CEL homework • Choose a novel or a short story or a work of non-fiction which explores an important theme. • By referring to appropriate techniques, show how the author has explored this theme. Let’s brainstorm what we would discuss in this essay!

3. How to revise: Revising your quotations • Flashcards with quote on one side / analysis on the other • Post-it notes on walls • Test each other over Skype or Facetime • Quote banks are on the Wiki

6. Scottish Text Revision • Revising all 6 poems – I know, I know  • Remember which ones are linked thematically, by content and by the techniques that are used. • The rules of remembering quotations apply to this as well!

8. Linking Poems • Sounds of the Day – Aunt Julia, Memorial, Visiting Hour • Visiting Hour – Aunt, Julia, Memorial, Assisi • Assisi – Visiting Hour, Basking Shark • Basking Shark – Assisi • Memorial – Sounds of the Day, Aunt Julia, Visiting Hour • Aunt Julia – Memorial, Sounds of the Day, Visiting Hour

9. The Last Question • This is a vital question as it is worth 8 marks. • Think of it as a mini essay: • An introduction • 3 PEARish paragraphs • Conclusion Remember: you will have to compare the poem printed to another poem. However, to gain a possible 8/8 – you will need to compare it to a third poem. However, this can be a brief comparison.

10. Sample Final Question – Visiting Hour With close textual reference, show how the ideas and/or language of this poem are similar or different to another poem by MacCaig which you have read. (8)

11. Visiting Hour Ideas Language

12. Homework for Holiday • 1. Personal Essay • 2. LOTF Essay • 3. Revision of LOTF and POEMS