1. Scottish Set Text

2. Using close textual reference, show how the presentation of the main character in this poem is similar or different to the presentation of the main character in another poem or poems by Duffy. (8)

3. COMMONALITY
The character in Originally is feeling pain and has to move on as for the war photographer he also feels pain when he’s looking at the photos.

4. EXTRACT
In War Photographer he has a list of places where he captured photos “Belfast, Beirut, Phnon Penh” This shows he’s been to different places to take photos and hasn’t just been to the one place.
As in War Photographer it shows both that people don’t care and also people get on with life. “Which his editor will pick out five of six for Sunday’s supplement.” This shows he doesn’t care about what the photos show he just wants them in the paper.
“The readers eyeballs prick with tears between the paths and prelunch beers” even though they think of how sad it is they still just get on with life and it doesn’t make a change I their lives.

5. OTHER POEMS
In Originally she doesn’t want to move to a new place but as for her parents they don’t care. It’s their decision whether they move. “My mum singing my dad’s name to the turn of wheels” This shows her mother is happy to move unlike the rest and doesn’t care.
Also in Originally she gets over it fast and realises she’s changing “I remember my tongue shedding its skin like a snake.” She didn’t even realise she was taken upon the accent and even though she might miss her old home she just gets on with life.

6. What the SQA said…
The candidate begins the response by making a correct identification of a main character from another Duffy poem “The character in Originally is feeling pain and has to move on,” and this is worth 1 mark.
The candidate goes on to say “as for the war photographer he also feels pain when he's looking at the photos.” This is also worth 1 mark.
2 marks are, therefore, awarded for the “commonality” part of the question – the candidate identifies here two aspects of similarity between the characters in “Originally” and “War Photographer” (ideas of pain and “moving on”).

7. What the SQA said…
The candidate then attempts to demonstrate how the idea of “moving on” works in the extract: “he has a list of places where he has captured photos ‘Belfast, Beirut,..’ this shows hes been to different places to take photos and hasn’t just been to the one place.” Here, the reference from the extract is given 1 mark, and the accompanying reference is just sufficient to be given 1 mark also.

8. What the SQA said…
The candidate goes on to relate the idea of “moving on” to “Originally.” The explanation is offered that “In originally she doesn’t want to move to a new place but as for her parents they don’t care. Its there decision whether they move ‘my mum singing my dads name to the turn of the wheels’ this shows her mother is happy to move unlike the rest and doesn’t care.” Here the reference is given 1 mark, and the supporting comment, 1 mark.
The candidate stays with “Originally,” and offers a comment on the effects of “moving on”: “in originally she gets over it fast and realizes she's changing.” This appropriate comment is given 1 mark, and the reference which accompanies it is also given 1 mark: “I remember my tongue shedding its skin like a snake.”

9. 7 periods on poems
6 periods on RUAE (half day Friday)
12 periods on Crucible and critical essay writing
2 periods on Reading unit assessment