Senior Phase Courses
In the senior phase, we offer National 3, 4 and 5 English; Higher English and National 4 Media. National 5 Media will be delivered from the start of the 2018-19 session due to popular demand. These courses have proved successful in encouraging our learners to fulfil their potential in English and gain the qualifications they need for their post-school destination. Below are details of the course timelines.
National 3/4/5 English
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Month |
Tasks to be completed by the end of the month |
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Jun |
National 5 Literacy assessments N5 Spoken Language Unit (double banked with N5 literacy assessment) N3, 4 Speaking assessment (double banked with N5 literacy assessment) N4 Added Value Unit Persuasive essay plan |
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Aug |
Draft 1 persuasive essay |
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Sept
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Draft 2 persuasive essay Poems 1 and 2 analysed Practice textual analysis on poems 1 and 2 |
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Oct
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Final draft persuasive essay (double bank as N3, 4, 5 writing assessment) N3/4 reading assessment |
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Nov |
Personal reflective plan Personal reflective draft 1 Extended text study complete Practice critical essay N3/4 listening assessment |
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Dec |
Personal reflective draft 2 Poems 3 and 4 analysed Practice textual analysis on poems 3 and 4 Practice critical essay |
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Jan |
N5 Prelim |
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Feb |
Personal reflective final draft |
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Mar |
Complete folio submitted (exact date TBC) Personal reflective final draft Poems 5 and 6 analysed Practice textual analysis on poems 5 and 6 |
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Apr |
Unit assessment re-sit Timed practice papers |
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May |
EXAM! |
NB: 1 period a week will focus on Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation.
Higher English
| Month | Tasks to be completed by the end of the month |
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Jun |
Benchmark reading assessment (Empire Antarctica) |
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Oct |
Final draft persuasive essay (double bank as writing assessment) |
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Dec |
Personal reflective draft 2 |
| Mar | Complete folio submitted (exact date TBC) Personal reflective draft 2 Poems 5 and 6 analysed Practice textual analysis on poems 5 and 6 |
| Apr | Unit assessment re-sit Timed practice papers |
| May | EXAM |
| Aug | Draft 1 persuasive essay |
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Sept |
Draft 2 persuasive essay |
| Jan | Prelim |
| Feb | Personal reflective final draft Listening assessment (Jane Eyre) |
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Nov |
Speaking assessment |
NB: 1 period a week will focus on Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation.
National 4 Media
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Month |
Tasks to be completed by the end of the month |
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Jun |
Focus on learning Media terminology |
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Aug -Oct |
Creation and production unit: create a documentary about St David’s High School |
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Oct -Dec |
Analysis and evaluation: analyse the use of camera angles an mise en scene in a film |
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Jan- March |
Added Value Unit: research how adverts persuade their target audience and create an advert that persuades its target audience |
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Apr-May |
Further film and television analysis and creation |
