HISTORY ASSIGNMENT AND EXTENDED ESSAYS
In March pupils in History will be required to produce evidence of their progress in S4/5/6 classes. This will contribute towards their overall award.
Pupils sitting National 4 will need to produce report which will meet the demands of the Added Value Unit
Pupils sitting National 5 will need to produce an Assignment. This will be written up in 1 hour of class time and will be worth 25% of their overall award.
Pupils in S5/6 sitting the Higher course will be writing up their Extended essay. This is worth 30 out of an overall 100 marks. This is written up in a 2 hour session.
The N5 assignment, the Extended Response and Extended Essay are all marked by the SQA
More information about the demands of the relevant courses can be found at the following links:
N4 http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/47442.html
N5 http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/45704.html
Higher http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/40461.html