1. National 3 Course
Torry Academy

2. Understanding Language UNIT
To pass this unit, you will be able to:
Understand, analyse and evaluate simple written texts
Understand, analyse and evaluate simple spoken texts

3. What you can expect from your N3 experience in English
In S3 we devoted a lot of time to reading for these reasons:
Reading is fun.
Reading improves our confidence with handling texts.
Reading improves our awareness of how to use writing techniques.
Reading improves our knowledge of vocabulary.
Reading influences and improves our writing.
Reading!

4. Reading – Understanding Language
We expect you:
To take responsibility for keeping up your personal reading (novels, newspapers etc).
To be active readers – thinking about the audience and purpose of a text; identifying writing techniques and their effects.
You can expect from us:
Opportunities for personal reading.
Support to build your skills from S3 so you can be successful in identifying the audience and purpose of a text, writing techniques and their effects.

5. These are pieces of writing about texts we study.
Critical Essays
These are pieces of writing about texts we study.
These essays show how much you understand about what a writer has tried to do.

6. What you can expect from your N3 experience in English
Listening!
There will be a real emphasis on the importance of listening.
We will be looking for evidence of successful listening.

7. Listening – Understanding Language
We expect you:
To show understanding of what you are listening to.
To identify the main idea.
To show awareness of language choice.
You can expect from us:
Support in developing listening skills, in combination with talking skills.
Questioning and observation to gather evidence of your listening.

8. Producing Language UNIT
To pass this unit, you will be able to:
Create and produce simple written texts.
Take part in simple spoken interactions.

9. What you can expect from your N3 experience in English
By now you will have tried many different types of writing.
Stories
Poems
Personal / Reflective
Persuasive
Writing to inform (articles, posters etc)
Writing!
Creative
We will build on that knowledge to raise the quality of your writing even further.
Discursive

10. Writing – Producing Language
We expect you:
To select even better vocabulary.
To focus on spelling.
To carefully consider paragraphing and punctuation.
To explain your points carefully.
To produce pieces of writing at least 100 words long.
You can expect from us:
To be set the challenge of producing writing that reflects the best of your ability.
Opportunities for writing in a range of genres.
Support in the development of your use of writing techniques.

11. What you can expect from your N3 experience in English
Talk is another excellent way of demonstrating and contributing what you know.
We will develop our skills with:
Paired work
Group Work
Group Discussion
Debate
Class Discussion
Presentations (group / individual)
Talking!

12. Talking – Producing language
We expect you:
To participate in all talk tasks.
To develop skills in a variety of talk situations.
To become able enough to sustain a talk situation for at least 2 minutes.
You can expect from us:
A variety of talk opportunities – formal and informal.
Support in developing your talk skills.

13. Literacy UNIT
In order to complete National 3 successfully, you must demonstrate a standard of literacy – reading and writing accurately without support.