Exam Board: SQA

Level: National 5

Subject: English

This Higher English Student Book helps teachers and students map their route through the CfE programme, providing comprehensive and authoritative guidance for the course.

A complete core resource for National 5 English with Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation, Critical Reading and Portfolio-writing covered in detail.

Progress and attainment for all

• Includes all the core course content

• ‘Syllabus notes’ are included throughout to highlight what students need to know and do

• ‘Key skills‘ detail the most important skills needed for each part of the course

Active learning

• Interactive activities help to ensure understanding and retention of knowledge

• ‘Top tips’ give helpful hints to support learning and highlight important information

• ‘Discussion points’ get pupils thinking more deeply about the texts

Assessment and practice you can rely on

• Questions and specimen exam questions provide opportunities to check knowledge and put skills to work

• Detailed chapters on exam skills and the portfolio cover all the skills students will need to succeed in the assessments

Student Books give a practical, supportive approach to help deliver the curriculum and offer a blend of sound teaching and learning with assessment guidance.