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The Higher Writing Folio. Introduction. Higher Writing Folio - Introduction. As part of the Higher English course, you are required to complete a folio of your own writing, which will be sent away to the exam board. Your folio will consist of two pieces of writing:
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The Higher Writing Folio Introduction
Higher Writing Folio - Introduction • As part of the Higher English course, you are required to complete a folio of your own writing, which will be sent away to the exam board. • Your folio will consist of two pieces of writing: • EITHER a piece of Reflective Writing. OR a piece of Creative Writing (e.g. a short story). • A piece of Argumentative Writing (e.g. a discursive essay). • Each folio piece should be between 650 and 1,200 words long.
Folio Writing Criteria • Each folio piece is read to establish whether it achieves success in all the Performance Criteria below, as well as ensuring that it is consistently technically accurate. Content Content is relevant and appropriate for purpose and audience, reveals depth and complexity of thought and sustained development. Structure Structure is effective and appropriate for purpose, audience and genre; content is sequenced and organised in ways which assist impact. Expression Capable use of techniques relevant to the genre and effective choice of words and sentence structures sustain a style and tone which clearly communicate a point of view/stance consistent with purpose and audience.