1. ADVANCED HIGHER ENGLISH UNIT 1 SPECIALIST STUDY UNIT 2 LITERATURE UNIT 3 CREATIVE WRITING OR TEXTUAL ANALYSIS

2. 1SPECIALIST STUDY ► Independent literary study of pupil’s choosing ► Comparative (more than one text) ► Completed in stages over the whole year ► Guidance from class teacher at all stages ► UNIT TEST = final redrafted ‘Dissertation’ 4000- 4500 words ► Submitted to SQA in April for assessment ► 40% of final AH English Award

3. 2LITERATURE ► Class study of literature ► 2 writers chosen from AH list ► List of set texts for each writer ► Seminar-style discussion of texts ► UNIT TEST = 1 Critical Essay ► EXAM = 1 Critical Essay 1hr 30mins ► 30% of final AH English Award

4. 3CREATIVE WRITING ► Class study of different writing genres ► Pupils explore their own writing ► Large variety of writing pieces produced ► UNIT TEST = Folio of 4 redrafted pieces from 2 genres ► 2 best folio pieces from 2 genres submitted to SQA for assessment in May ► 30% of final AH English Award

5. 3TEXTUAL ANALYSIS ► Class study of literary texts ► Practice in analysing unseen texts of different genres ► UNIT TEST = Extended ‘critical analysis’ of an unseen literary text ► EXAM = Extended ‘critical analysis’ of an unseen literary text - 1hr 30 mins ► 30% of final AH English Award