Introduction: Welcome to Higher English Part One: Reading skills I: Understanding the meaning 1.1: Using your own words 1.2: Link questions 1.3: Denotation and connotation 1.4: Shades of meaning 1.5: Understanding the main points II: Analysing the style 2.1: Language choice 2.2: Sentence structure 2.

3: Word choice 2.4: Imagery 2.5: Tone III: Evaluation and comparison 3.1: Evaluating the conclusion: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother 3.2: Comparison Part Two: Writing in Focus Section 1: Applying the skills Section 2: Annotated passages demonstrating the language techniques in Part One and further exercises for practice 1: Football results 2: The Crombie coat 3: Hollywood Scotland 4: Apprenticeships Part Three: Practice papers Section 1: The format of the paper Section 2: Full-length double passages modelled on the style of those in the Higher English examination 1: A healthy diet 2: Dogs 3: Old age 4: Cycling Appendix I: Grammar and syntax Appendix II: Tiger mother questions Appendix III: Glossary of terms.