National 5 has two core units of work. You will study a selection of texts, including Scottish literature. In the final exam, you will be expected to complete a Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation paper, as well as a Critical Reading paper. The Critical Reading paper will require you to write a critical essay on a chosen text, and complete a textual analysis of a Scottish text. There will also be a Writing folio which will include a broadly discursive essay, and a creative or personal piece; these will both be externally assessed by SQA.