LEVEL 5 SCOTTISH STUDIES HOW TO TYPE IT UP!

TYPING UP YOUR LEVEL 5 SCOTTISH REPORT (STAGE 4 IN YOUR BOOKLET) FRONT COVER Name Picture Topic Teacher 2) SUMMARY PAGE – PER THE HANDOUT I GAVE YOU. Your chosen topic Why you chose it Your TWO aims Your sources (as listed in your bibliography)

BODY OF ESSAY - Two clear sections (one covering each aim) e.g. Aim 1) Fracking in Scotland – where it it happening and why? Detailed essay in paragraphs per your research (in own words) Evaluate what you have learned in terms of importance to Scotland or how this topic has impacted on the wider world. e.g. Aim 2) Positive and Negative Impacts Evaluate what you have learned in terms of importance to Scotland or how impact in the wider world.

CONCLUSION ..at the very end of your report. … must include 1) what you have learned about your Scottish topic e.g. “Through researching this topic, it is evident that fracking has both negative and positive impacts on Scotland. Whilst it may offer significant employment and resource opportunities, the risks to the environment are considerable. …” Why you think it is important/worth studying This has been a worthwhile topic to study because (people have a misconception that Scotland is …/ it affects everyone and will impact upon future generations …/need to be aware of how Scotland is placed within world’s economic stage…/has had a major impact on technology, medicine throughout the world

BIBLIOGRAPHY At lease three sources for level 5) Author - put the last name first. Title - this should be underlined and in quotation marks. Publisher - in a book this is usually located on one of the first few pages. Date - the date/year the book/article was published. Woods, K and Smith, C. “Haunted Broughton”. Penguin Publishers, 1986 “Fracking in Scotland”. www.digabighole.com.uk Date Viewed: 5 May 2016

AVU National 4 English How To Guide … for all those confusing boxes!! Objective: Critical Evaluation of Texts

“ANALYSING YOUR TEXT HOW SUCCESSFUL WERE THE TEXTS” (Comment on the following for all three Sources) This section wants you to explain whether you liked the text or not. Consider: i.e. how easy it was to find information? Was one text easier to understand than the other? Was one more useful/more interesting than the other? Was one more biased (persuasive) than the other? => Consider EVERYTHING BROADLY in this section i.e. visual appeal, layout, ease of language used, how neatly/messy the page looks, amount of information (too much/not enough??)

Fracking in Scotland: Compare the two sites: http://www. bbc. co

“ANALYSING YOUR TEXT” LOOK AT THE WRITER’S TECHNIQUES (Comment on the following for all three Sources) 1)WORD CHOICE – strong, emotive, descriptive, persuasive words. Personal pronouns to address the reader? 2)SENTENCE LENGTH - short and clear statement or long sentences with lists of information 3) PUNCTUATION – bullet points, quotation marks, question marks 4) FACTS AND FIGURES 5) WRITER’S TONE and words that reflect it. “devastating” – emotive word that makes your feel … “dynamic and innovative” suggests their work in new and fresh – makes you want to …. Consider effect: persuasive, do you visualise the descriptions Short sentences are commands to act or clear statements that are easy to understand. Long sentences can contain lists i.e. evidence/examples. Rhetorical Questions make you consider what your answer would be/challenges you. Quote them and tell the effect of having this information. i.e. quotes – from experts in the field (ethos) Quote them and explain why this is effective. Tone of excitement “exhilarating” suggests he finds it really fun. Tone of concern “may jeopardise our involvement in the EU”

“ANALYSING YOUR TEXT LOOK AT THE LAYOUT OF THE TEXTS (Comment on the following for all three Sources) how easy it was to find information through the texts’ use of: Headings: bold – I could easily find the topic/paragraphs of interest to me. hyperlinks – allowed me to go to other pages for more detailed information Visuals – allowed me to see what I was researching about Colour – visually appealing – made me want to read the page Language – simple and clear – I understood what I was reading Size of font – clearly sized typing- not cramped together – easier to see. Then EVALUATE: Was one more useful/more interesting than the other? Did one direct your to better information that the other? Was the layout of one clearer, more visually appealing than the other? (i.e. consider the “busy-ness” of the page, the colours used (hard on the eyes/too dark/page too cluttered)