SST Flashcards
What will your teacher select at the beginning of your Higher year?
An appropriate Scottish text from a list prescribed by SQA.
What are the options for the prescribed Scottish texts?
- Six poems by one of the four poets listed
- One of the three prescribed plays
- A piece of prose fiction (novel or set of four short stories) from a selection of five authors
Where can the prescribed Set Text list be found?
On the SQA website.
What should students think about while studying the texts?
Features appropriate to genre and the themes or issues presented by the writer.
What will you face in the final exam regarding the set text?
- One of the six poems OR an extract from the play/novel OR an extract from one of the four stories
- A series of understanding, analytical or evaluative questions on the extract (10 marks)
- A final question worth 10 marks comparing aspects of the extract
How is the 10-mark comparison question structured?
It involves comparing an aspect of the extract with another aspect in the same text or with another text studied.
How are the marks distributed for the 10-mark question?
- 2 marks for commonality
- 2 marks for quoting/referencing the extract and analyzing its significance
- 6 marks for quoting/referencing from elsewhere and analyzing its significance
What headings might be helpful to structure your 10-mark answer?
- Commonality
- From the extract
- From elsewhere in the text OR another text
What is required to secure marks for the 10-mark question?
Detailed and insightful comments including reference/quotation to the text.
What is the mark allocation for comments in the 10-mark question?
- 2 marks for detailed and insightful comment
- 1 mark for a more basic comment
What is preferable when answering questions for marks?
Quality over quantity.
What happens if you are unable to write insightful comments?
It might be worth providing six more basic points.
What will your teacher select at the beginning of your Higher year?
An appropriate Scottish text from a list prescribed by SQA.
What are the options for the prescribed Scottish texts?
- Six poems by one of the four poets listed
- One of the three prescribed plays
- A piece of prose fiction (novel or set of four short stories) from a selection of five authors
Where can the prescribed Set Text list be found?
On the SQA website.
What should students think about while studying the texts?
Features appropriate to genre and the themes or issues presented by the writer.
What will you face in the final exam regarding the set text?
- One of the six poems OR an extract from the play/novel OR an extract from one of the four stories
- A series of understanding, analytical or evaluative questions on the extract (10 marks)
- A final question worth 10 marks comparing aspects of the extract
How is the 10-mark comparison question structured?
It involves comparing an aspect of the extract with another aspect in the same text or with another text studied.
How are the marks distributed for the 10-mark question?
- 2 marks for commonality
- 2 marks for quoting/referencing the extract and analyzing its significance
- 6 marks for quoting/referencing from elsewhere and analyzing its significance
What headings might be helpful to structure your 10-mark answer?
- Commonality
- From the extract
- From elsewhere in the text OR another text
What is required to secure marks for the 10-mark question?
Detailed and insightful comments including reference/quotation to the text.
What is the mark allocation for comments in the 10-mark question?
- 2 marks for detailed and insightful comment
- 1 mark for a more basic comment
What is preferable when answering questions for marks?
Quality over quantity.
What happens if you are unable to write insightful comments?
It might be worth providing six more basic points.
