Exam Board: SQA
Level: S1-S3
Subject: English
First Teaching: September 2013
First Exam: June 2014

This book brings together the essential close reading skills needed by students taking part in the Broad General Education, Levels 3-4 (in S1 to S3).

Split into two parts, the first section uses examples, models and active-learning tasks to teach key concepts of reading for understanding, analysis and evaluation. The second section provides 15 practice assessments, based on a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts, which become progressively more challenging. As well as allowing learners to demonstrate BGE reading skills, this section serves as a useful precursor to the style of assessment encountered later on at National levels.

This book will help students to:

• develop their close reading abilities
• understand the distinction between key ideas and supporting details
• analyse writers' language and style via a broad range of sample texts.

Autorentext

Jane Cooper teaches English at a Scottish secondary school.

Zusammenfassung
Syllabus: CfE (Curriculum for Excellence, from Education Scotland) and SQALevel: BGE S1-3: Third & Fourth LevelsSubject: EnglishFocus specifically on RUAE skills at Third and Fourth Levels with this popular book from Jane Cooper, comprising examples, models and active learning tasks, plus 15 practice assessments.Designed for use in BGE (S1-S3), this book helps students to:> Develop their close reading skills> Understand the distinction between key ideas and supporting details> Analyse writers' language and style via a broad range of text extracts> Learn the key concepts of reading for understanding, analysis and evaluation through examples, models and active learning tasks in Part One of the book> Apply, develop and monitor RUAE skills in Part Two, with 15 practice assessments that gradually increase in difficulty and sample both fiction and non-fiction texts> Prepare for National qualifications as the practice assessments serve as a useful precursor to the style of RUAE assessments at National 5 and beyond