Folio Writing Skills for Higher and Intermediate 2 English

Paperback

Published: 28/01/2011

Extent: 144 pages

Illustrations: Approximately 60 colour photos and artworks

Series: SEM

 

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Summary:
Folio writing contributes 20 per cent to the final grade for Higher English. This book offers a wealth of advice and guidance on writing techniques to ensure that your own folio is as finely-tuned as possible! Mary Firth and Andrew Ralston have written many bestselling books to develop English language skills and which provide exam practice material. In this one, they offer a comprehensive range of effectice and easy to follow strategies to improve your writing skills for Intermediate 2 and Higher English - as well as for use in later life...

• The bestselling and most authoritative textbook specifically for this new element of Higher English, examined from 2011 onwards
• Written by a hugely popular author team with expert teaching experience
• In-depth guidance and activities to enable students to develop the key skills and techniques essential to success in folio writing
• A list of suggested topics is provided to trigger ideas for creative and discursive writing.

Table of Contents:
Introduction: What does your folio need?
Part One: Creative Writing
Part Two: Discursive Writing
Part Three: Suggested Topics for Writing
Appendix: Planning and Progress Logs

About the Author(s):
Andrew Ralston teaches in one of Scotland's top schools. Mary Firth taught alongside Andrew until her recent retirement. Both are highly successful authors of several English language and literature titles written primarily for the Scottish market.

Readership:
Students and teachers