Name: Higher English: Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation
Price: 21.59 USD
ISBN: 9781471838088

Hodder Education

Ann Bridges, Colin Eckford

Higher English: Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation

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Exam Board: SQA
Level: Higher
Subject: English
First Teaching: September 2014
First Exam: June 2015

A brand new edition of the former Higher English Close Reading, completely rewritten for the new Higher element - worth 30% of marks in the final exam. Written by two highly experienced authors, this book shows you how to practise for the Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation section of the CfE Higher English exam. It introduces the terms and concepts that lie behind success and offers guidance on the interpretation of questions and targeting answers.

- Acquire and improve the skills needed for success in this area of CfE Higher
- Includes questions and passages to reflect the style of assessments in this section of the paper
- Revise for the exam using the practice papers and accompanying book of suggested answers

Language

English

ISBN

9781471838088

Cover

Title Page

Contents

Introduction

Part One: Types of questions

Section 1: Identification

Section 2: Explanation

Section 3: Analysis

Section 4: Evaluation

Section 5: Summary

Answers to Questions in Part One

Part Two: Single Passages

Passage A: Fracking

Passage B: Gap years

Passage C: Tattoos

Part Three: Comparison

Section 1: Short Passages

Section 2: Longer Extracts

Section 3: Exam Practice

Part Four: RUAE practice papers

Paper 1: Homework

Paper 2: Breaking Bad

Paper 3: Conservation

Paper 4: Social Networking

Paper 5: Christmas

Paper 6: Shopping

Acknowledgements