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Hi,
I am just finishing my first year post probation and am begining to think about next year. I taught an advertising unit focusing on persausive language and multi-modal texts to S2 which they really enjoyed and produced some brilliant analysis. When doing some language work with a low ability Int 2 they became really interested in some aspects of language.I would like to consider offering this as an option (probably at Int2) level to maximise their opportunity and because I have found that shorter texts including media have worked well with lower abilty pupils.
I have had a look at the past papers and there always seems to be a question on persuasive language in one guise or another.However when I looked on Understanding Standards there were no exemplars of language essays.So I would be unsure how to structure/grade answers.
Has anyone used this option ? Does anyone know where I could find exemplar essays ?
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks
I mark for SQA at Int 2 level, and came across a few language answers this year. The essays were rather poor quality, and lacked any real depth of analysis or genuine insight.
This may simply have been the batch I received, but given the lack of SQA endorsed material, I would avoid teaching it!
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