1 / 17

National 5 Prelim Advice

National 5 Prelim Advice. Critical Reading Paper. We are learning to: prepare for our Prelim examination. Hints and Tips for Tomorrow!. Timing. Remember – you have 1 hour and 30 minutes. 45 minutes for your Critical Essay 45 minutes for your Scottish Text

halen
Download Presentation

National 5 Prelim Advice

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. National 5 Prelim Advice Critical Reading Paper We are learning to: prepare for our Prelim examination

  2. Hints and Tips for Tomorrow!

  3. Timing • Remember – you have 1 hour and 30 minutes. • 45 minutes for your Critical Essay • 45 minutes for your Scottish Text • There will be someone invigilating but you cannot be sure they will remind you of the time. If possible, wear a watch!

  4. Order of answering • In this instance, you can answer the paper in any way you wish. Hmm…Will I do my Scottish Text or Lord of the Flies essay first??

  5. Sections to Answer • Remember! • PROSE – Lord of the Flies • SCOTTISH TEXT – Poetry – Norman MacCaig

  6. Critical Essays – The Box

  7. Critical Essays – Key Words (RTQ)

  8. Critical Essays - Plan • Remember to do a quick plan to help guide your mind as you write your essay. • You may feel nervous, it is natural, so a plan can help focus your writing. • 1. Beginning of civilisation – conch, meeting, chief etc • 2. Jack and Ralph tensions – becomes in charge of the hunters • 3. Bloodlust – pigs • 4. Paganistic behaviour • 5. Death of Simon • 6. Death of Piggy / destruction of conch This plan can be used to develop your P.E.A.R. paragraphs!

  9. Critical Essay Checklist • Effective Intro? (Title, author, Brief Summary, RTQ) • Do you R.T.Q consistently using the key words / phrases? • Have you used sophisticated language? • Have you referred to the use of techniques within your analysis? • Have you checked your use of spelling? • Out of time? Have you written a conclusion?

  10. Scottish Text - Quotations • You need to be confident with your quotations. • Only one poem will be printed and you cannot guess and hope for the best. • Ensure you are reading over your poems and that you are confident!

  11. Annotations • Review your annotated poems. • If you were absent, you have been reminded to catch-up! • All the materials are on the wiki plus there are invaluable resources on the BBC National 5 website.

  12. Marks Available • Remember to check how much each question if worth. • 2 marks – if it asks for a quote – then 1 quote / example + detailed analysis • 4 marks - 2 quotes / examples + 2 detailed examples of analysis. • You will know a quote is required if it says “Provide evidence / Justify your opinion / With reference to the text.”

  13. Analysis of techniques • Remember when analysing you must: • Identify what techniques are being used • Why are they effective? • What do they makes us think about the poet / character / theme etc. • Do not vaguely describe a quote. You need to be exact! • Think denotation and connotation!

  14. Poet’s Feelings / Attitude • Remember to avoid v ague feelings such as positive and negative!!! • Be sure you can explain how he conveys his feelings through his use of techniques

  15. Use of Imagery • Revise the images used in both poems. • What techniques are used? • What are the literal meanings (denotation)? • What are the connotations? • How do they link to the themes of death / grief / hopelessness etc.?

  16. Good Opening / Ending • If you are asked about the opening or ending of the poem: • Analyse the section of the poem you are given • How does it highlight the themes of the poem? • How does it convey the message? • Does it sum up the poem? • Does it introduce what it is about?

  17. The final question • Structure! • Very brief introduction that refers to the question • 3-4 paragraphs Main body (Each paragraph can look at a different technique / use of imagery / use of emotions / feelings etc.) • Very brief conclusion that refers to the question • Be aware – some of these questions ask you to COMPARE while others do not. Read the question carefully!

More Related