SQA past papers

Here you can find SQA past papers. There are Credit Close Reading and Writing papers (all levels) from 2007 and 2008.

You have already seen both papers, so once you have worked on them again, you can check your answers here (2008) and here (2007).

I suggest that you pick a few writing tasks to work on, and at least two to practise under exam conditions. Flex your writing muscle!!!

Folio redrafting - final instructions

Please check all of your essays carefully to ensure that they meet the following style requirements:

• Arial or Times, 12 point font
• Fit on to 2 pages
• Be consistent in layout for all of your pieces
• Names of text in italics; spell author’s name correctly; use capitals correctly
• Paragraphing – miss a line and don’t indent
• Double indent longer quotes (don’t miss a line and don’t use inverted commas)
• Align all writing to the left
  

For example:

Moritz Kopka

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

How does Harper Lee use the character of Atticus Finch to develop two key themes in the novel?

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a novel set...



Please check your task against the following, to make sure that they are correct:

· How does Harper Lee use the character of Atticus Finch to develop two key themes in the novel?

· Choose a poem in which the poet has created a particular mood or moods. Say what the moods are and show how the poet has used language to create them.

· How does the language in the poem War Photographer evoke sympathy for the photographer and convey the horrors of war?

· Analyse the ways in which Steinbeck presents Curley’s wife in the book, and discuss how you think the reader is supposed to respond to her.

· What is the main turning point in Romeo and Juliet? Through detailed reference to the text, show how Shakespeare creates a turning point in the play.

Any questions, please come and speak to me. Make sure that you bring all finished essays along on Friday, ideally on a flash drive, then we can check and print them together.