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English tutoring advice for pupils sitting Scottish Higher and National 5. I’m on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/HSETutoring/ And Insta: https://www.instagram.com/headstartenglish/ And Twitter: @HeadStartEngli1

  1. 05/05/2023

    Cone Gatherers: 10 Markers

    Having a look at past and practice papers, we discuss the possible themes you might be asked about in the exam.

    24 min

  2. 05/09/2022

    Box Room - Liz Lochhead

    A quick analysis of Box Room by Liz Lochhead. Meant for those doing Lochhead as their Scottish Text in this year’s Higher English exam; but can be enjoyed by all!

    30 min

  3. 05/09/2022

    Aunt Julia - Norman MacCaig

    A quick and painless analysis of Norman MacCaig’s eulogy to his beloved Aunt Julia. Meant for Scottish Text question in Higher English; but could be enjoyed by all poetry fans.

    20 min

  4. 06/06/2021

    Language Questions

    I give a general overview of how to approach Language Questions in an RUAE.

    6 min

  5. 05/15/2021

    Winter - Edwin Morgan

    I manage a quick but thorough analysis of Edwin Morgan's bleak meditation on life and death. Find me on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/HSETutoring/.

    21 min

  6. 03/21/2021

    Hotel Room, 12th Floor (feat. John)

    I talk to my friend - another former English teacher - about Norman MacCaig’s classic poem, ‘Hotel Room, 12th Floor’.

    37 min

  7. 12/04/2020

    Sentence Structure

    Some advice on how best to tackle sentence structure questions in an RUAE. I even mention ‘parenthetical insertions’!

    12 min

  8. 12/04/2020

    Tone Questions

    Hopefully this will explain how best to tackle tone questions. No contemptuous or effusive tones used here!

    11 min
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English tutoring advice for pupils sitting Scottish Higher and National 5. I’m on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/HSETutoring/ And Insta: https://www.instagram.com/headstartenglish/ And Twitter: @HeadStartEngli1

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  • Creator
    HeadStart English
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2023
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Clean
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