So… you want to pass Higher English, do you? Well, it won't be easy you know… it's a big… let me say that again… it's a BIG step up from Standard Grade… but lots of people manage it every year, so I'm sure you can too… yes, even the spotty one at the back… you too could pass Higher English…
OK, so it's not easy to pass, but what can you do to make it easier? Well let me use an analogy to illustrate…
If you want to improve your skills at rugby or knitting or cooking you need to get out there and through a ball around, or knit and perl, or sift and seive… in other words… you don't improve by thinking about doing it, you become more competent by DOING it…
This means that you will be expected to do a lot of reading this year. In fact, that is sch an important thing to remember that I'm going to say it again… you will be expected to do a lot of reading this year!
If you go to the SQA website (www.sqa.org.uk) and look at the Arrangements document for English, you will quickly find that the Exam Board recommend reading a quality newspaper regularly as this is one of the most valuable exercises you can do to improve your English…
Anyway… I've got lessons to prepare, and you've got reading to do! Enjoy the course, and keep reading!
Cheers,
Mr W
Hey, I Tried Leaving You A Comment About This On Bebo But It Never Worked? Lol..
Anyway Was Just Wondering If You Still Had The URL For That Sacramento Bee Article From Last Year? Im Doing Something Along The Lines Of That Story For My College Course And It Would Come In Handy..
Thanks!
By: kerri7 on October 3, 2007
at 9:37 am