In National 5 English, you are asked to study a text in-depth before writing a critical essay on it in the final exam.
This essay is worth 20 marks.
Candidates often enjoy studying these texts in class and can show their understanding by explaining aspects of the text (such as plot) well.
However, lots of learners find it challenging to use their knowledge of a text by applying it to a range of different questions in the pressure of an exam hall.
This learner guide offers hints and tips on how to:
improve essay writing skills
elevate your critical writing to score well in the final exam
What to revise
Class teachers have the option to choose your critical essay text. Their choice will depend on:
what they think you will enjoy reading
the level of challenge or sophistication presented by the text
Every pupil will do something a bit different but in this Bitesize guide you can find:
some general advice on essay and paragraph structure
some sentence openers
vocabulary to help you analyse features of language
