1. Introduction: Welcome to Higher English
2. Part One: Reading skills
3. I: Understanding the meaning
4. 1.1: Using your own words
5. 1.2: Link questions
6. 1.3: Denotation and connotation
7. 1.4: Shades of meaning
8. 1.5: Understanding the main points
9. II: Analysing the style
10. 2.1: Language choice
11. 2.2: Sentence structure
12. 2.3: Word choice
13. 2.4: Imagery
14. 2.5: Tone
15. III: Evaluation and comparison
16. 3.1: Evaluating the conclusion: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
17. 3.2: Comparison
18. Part Two: Writing in Focus
19. Section 1: Applying the skills
20. Section 2: Annotated passages demonstrating the language techniques in Part
One and further exercises for practice
21.
* 1: Football results
* 2: The Crombie coat
* 3: Hollywood Scotland
* 4: Apprenticeships
22. Part Three: Practice papers
23. Section 1: The format of the paper
24. Section 2: Full-length double passages modelled on the style of those in
the Higher English examination
25.
* 1: A healthy diet
* 2: Dogs
* 3: Old age
* 4: Cycling
26. Appendix I: Grammar and syntax
27. Appendix II: Tiger mother questions
28. Appendix III: Glossary of terms
