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Advanced Higher English - project-dissertation
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..
- Candidate Evidence 2023
- Commentary 2023
Project-dissertation 2022 (All links open as PDF files)
An exploration of narcissism in the secret history by donna tartt..
- Candidate Evidence 2022
- Commentary 2022
Project-dissertation 2021 (All links open as PDF files except where indicated otherwise)
- 2021 Advanced Higher Dissertation, guidance on marking (webinar recording) (48:41, mp4) (External link to SQA website)
- 2021 Advanced Higher Dissertation, guidance on marking presentation (Accompanies webinar) (pptx)
How does Catholicism influence relationships in Brideshead Revisited?
- Candidate 1 Evidence
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’
- Candidate 3 Evidence
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
- Candidate 4 Evidence
- Candidates 1 to 4 Commentary
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
- Candidate 1 Commentary
Candidate 2 - Eliot and existentialism in The Four Quartets
- Candidate 2 Commentary
Candidate 3 - A critical analysis of the theme of seeing clearly in Jane Austen
- Candidate 3 Commentary
Candidate 4 - The Byronic hero in Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights
- Candidate 4 Commentary
Candidate 5 - Free will and choice in Trainspotting and A Clockwork Orange
- Candidate 5 Evidence
- Candidate 5 Commentary
Candidate 6 - The varying moods of Sylvia Plath in her poetry
- Candidate 6 Evidence
- Candidate 6 Commentary
Candidate 7 - Female emancipation in The Color Purple and Beloved
- Candidate 7 Evidence
- Candidate 7 Commentary
Candidate 8 - The theme of growing up in The Cement Garden and Atonement
- Candidate 8 Evidence
- Candidate 8 Commentary
Candidate 9 - Religion, belief and worship in Small Gods and American Gods
- Candidate 9 Evidence
- Candidate 9 Commentary
Candidate 10 - Orwell's portrayal of social injustices in fiction and non-fiction
- Candidate 10 Evidence
- Candidate 10 Commentary
Candidate 11 has been repackaged and is now Candidate 1 in the 2021 section with new candidate commentary
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the scanning process, candidates must use the SQA approved template to produce a physical copy of their portfolio and dissertation for submission. The coursework template is available in both Microsoft Word and Google Docs format and can be downloaded from the Advanced Higher English . webpage.
project-dissertation is to write a sustained critical analysis, analysing and evaluating literary technique. The wording of the dissertation topic should reflect this wherever possible.
This document contains instructions for candidates for the Advanced Higher English project—dissertation. It must be read in conjunction with the course specification.
Advanced Higher English - project-dissertation. 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. Candidate Evidence 2023. Commentary 2023.
each candidate’s portfolio and dissertation to be electronically scanned. To ensure complete accuracy in the scanning process, candidates must use the SQA approved template to produce physical copies of both their portfolio and dissertation for submission. The template is available in Microsoft Word and Google Docs format.