Advanced+Higher

Advanced Higher English is an excellent preparation for the rigours of university study - and for discussion opportunities!

The requirements to be pro-active and independent in your studying are high. If you're not feeling confident about note-taking then have a look at this powerpoint for the why, what and how:

Points to consider for Atwood question - try to identify similarities and differences between the texts - particularly re narrative voice. Key style considerations for 'Cat's Eye' - first person narrative, BUT unreliable narrator - her own difficulties in remembering (deliberate?). Importance of symbolism - use of simile/metaphor/symbols. The structure is also significant - chronology is all mixed up - we 'see' her experience but then we 'see' her forgetting this. Good luck with studying and remember to post questions - there may be no clear answer but the question's the important bit!

Quotes from other authors - interesting to consider in terms of memory/childhood:

Graham Greene - we are all 'emigrants from a country we remember too little of.' L.P.Hartley (The Go-Between) - 'The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.'

Some questions to ponder for exam revision: