COURSE SCHEDULE: STUDY PLANNER & HOMEWORK ORGANISER

June Induction Activities
Week	Unit 1 Language	Unit 2 Literature	Unit 3 Personal Study	Homework Planning
1	Induction	Induction 1 poem – Textual Analysis	Induction	PS Research & Preparation
2	Introduction to Close Reading Passage1	Introduction to critical essay skills	Guide to Personal Study	CR  Passage 1
3	Flexible	Mini essay on poem studied	Summer Reading Plan	PS preparation
Term 1 August – October Holiday
Week	Language	Literature	Personal Study	Homework Planning
4	Close Reading Skills – Formative work	Block A: Drama	Consultation Choices	PS Deciding title
5	Writing: Purposes/Style exemplars + Link skills to Personal Study reading skills	"	Consultation time: 1 Period	Preparing initial notes and ideas for writing
6	Close reading Passage 2 Formative Skills	"	Consultation time: 1 Period	PS prep CR Passage 2
7	Ongoing work on writing outcome	"	Consultation time: 1 Period	CE Drama
8	Passage 3 Formative Skills	"	Consultation time: 1 Period	PS Prep Poetry Revision
9	Ongoing work on writing outcome	"	Present notes & plan: Deadline 1	PS Prep
10	Passage 4 Formative Skills	Textual Analysis 1	Return of notes	Time practice
11	First draft of Writing	Block B: Prose Intro. to texts	Return of notes	Home reading of Prose text
Term 1 October – Christmas Holiday
Week	Language	Literature	Personal Study	Homework Planning
12	Return of first draft of writing – consultation	Block B: Prose	Consultation time: 1 period	PS Prep
13	Close Reading formative skills passage 5	"	Consultation time: 1 period	PS Prep
14	Ongoing work on writing outcome	"	Consultation time: 1 period	Close Reading Prep
15	Close Reading Passage 6	"	Consultation time: 1 period	PS/Prose Study Prep
16	On going work on writing outcome	"	Consultation time: 1 period	PS/Prose Study Prep
17	Passage 7	"	PS Assessment	CE Prose
18	Revision of CR skills		Consultation time: 1 period	Prep for CR assessment
	Draft 2 of writing for submission	Textual Analysis 2
19	Close Reading NAB		Consultation time: 1 period	Ongoing work on writing outcome
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Term 2  January – Easter Holiday
Week	Language	Literature	Personal Study	Homework Planning
22	On going work on close reading skills	Block C: Poetry	Present notes & plan: deadline 2	PS notes for Friday
23		"	Consultation time: 1 period	Begin prelim revision
24		"	Consultation time: 1 period	Prelim revision/PS Prep
25	Close Reading reassessment	"	Reassessment	Prelim revision
26	Prelim – Close Reading [provisional date]	Prelim – Critical essay [provisional date]		Prelim revision / Poetry
27			Staff Development Day	Staff Development Day
28	Mid-term holiday	Mid-term holiday		Revision / Poetry
29	Revision	Go over Prelim		Revision / Poetry
30	Revision	Continue Poetry		Revision / Poetry
31	Exam past Papers work	Continue Poetry		Revision/ CE Poetry
32	"	Poetry Assessment		Revision
33	Exam past Papers work	Exam work		Revision
34		Exam work		Revision
	Holiday	Holiday	Holiday	Holiday
Term 3  April - Exam
Week	Language	Literature	Personal Study	Homework Planning
35	Practice for external exam	Practice for external exam		Revision
36	"	"		Revision
37	"	"		Revision

Points to note:

• The dates in this guide are provisional. Some changes may be necessary once the whole school calendar has been released. An updated schedule will be provided for Term 2 if necessary.

• The Department sets the highest target for each candidate based on previous attainment. However, where a candidate is not meeting the pass criteria for a particular level, the candidate will be entered for a more appropriate level. This decision will be made in December by which time a considerable amount of assessment evidence will be available from: Personal Study/Close Reading/Two literature blocks.

• Estimates of performance will be submitted to the SQA by the end of February based on the hard evidence of the prelim plus the completion of at least two units.

 

WHAT IS HIGHER STILL?

§         3 Units + external exam

§         To gain a Unit you must complete all the outcomes and/or pass the NABs [Tests].

§         To gain a COURSE AWARD you must pass all the units + the external exam.