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Project-dissertation 2023  (all links open as pdf files), an analysis of the narrative techniques employed by laurie lee and lorna sage to explore the theme of childhood in their novels "cider with rosie" and "bad blood" respectively..

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Project-dissertation 2022  (All links open as PDF files)

An exploration of narcissism in the secret history by donna tartt..

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Project-dissertation 2021  (All links open as PDF files except where indicated otherwise)

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How does Catholicism influence relationships in Brideshead Revisited?

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Comparative analysis of psychological impacts resulting from life under totalitarian rule in ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’ and ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’

  • Candidate 2 Evidence

A critical comparison of Poe’s exploration of madness in ‘The Tell-tale Heart’, ‘The Black Cat’ and ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’

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An exploration of how Thomas Hardy uses characterisation, symbolism and key events in ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’ and ‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles’ to convey his condemnation of the treatment of women in the Victorian era

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Project-dissertation 2019  (All links open as PDF files)

How does the color purple reveal the themes of oppression and empowerment, rejecting the single story: a literary examination of how chimimanda ngozi adichie develops the characters of ugwu and olanna throught their experiences of the biafran war in her novel half of a yellow sun, a study of margaret atwood's exploration of identity in the edible woman (1969).

  • Candidates 1 to 3 Commentaries

Project-dissertation 2016  (All links open as PDF files)

From session 2019/20 onwards, the word count for the Advanced Higher English project: dissertation will increase to a maximum of 3,500 words (was previously 3,000 words). None of these examples reflect the revised word count however, they all remain valid and continue to exemplify national standards. Please also note that the marking instructions for the project dissertation have not changed. You should view these materials in conjunction with the revised Advanced Higher English course specification. https://www.sqa.org.uk/files_ccc/AHCourseSpecEnglish.pdf 

Candidate 1 - Comparative analysis of vengeance in Euripides and Sophocles

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Candidate 2 - Eliot and existentialism in The Four Quartets

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Candidate 3 - A critical analysis of the theme of seeing clearly in Jane Austen

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Candidate 4 - The Byronic hero in Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights

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Candidate 5 - Free will and choice in Trainspotting and A Clockwork Orange

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Candidate 6 - The varying moods of Sylvia Plath in her poetry

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Candidate 7 - Female emancipation in The Color Purple and Beloved

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Candidate 8 - The theme of growing up in The Cement Garden and Atonement

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Candidate 9 - Religion, belief and worship in Small Gods and American Gods

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Candidate 10 - Orwell's portrayal of social injustices in fiction and non-fiction

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The 2016 SQA National 5 English Paper 1 X724/75/11 Tier mark scheme. The exam date for the X724/75/11 National 5 English was 5th May 2016. View and download SQA National 5 English past papers .

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