T E X T S
MID-YEAR EXAM REVISION
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SECTION 1: LANGUAGE
Focus on: Punctuation Prepositions Verb Adverbs Conjunctions |
SECTION 2: Comprehension
You will read a short story/document and then be asked questions about what you have read. SECTION 3: You will be asked to write either a persuasive essay. Persuasive: Focus on knowing the essay structure and persuasive techniques to use. Also your vocabulary! |
SEMESTER 2 PRACTICE EXAM QUESTION
We can never eliminate prejudice from our world.
This is called a prompt. It is not a question exactly, but a spring board for an essay.
You do not need to fully agree or disagree with the prompt (you can do either), but you need to discuss it.
You must mention The Help, but can also talk about the prompt in general terms and use other examples from the world or Walkabout.
You should have a contention (clear argument): E.g. Whilst we can reduce prejudice in the world, it is almost impossible to fully eliminate it.
Then in your essay you would talk about reducing prejudice and how to (e.g. the book in The Help), but also why it is impossible to fully eliminate it.
You might set your essay out like this
Intro
BP 1: Where prejudice exists in the world (different types - e.g. racism) - real world example + example from The Help
BP 2: How to reduce it and examples of this (from The Help or Walkabout)
BP 3: Why it is impossible to fully eliminate it (example from The Help)
Conclusion
This is called a prompt. It is not a question exactly, but a spring board for an essay.
You do not need to fully agree or disagree with the prompt (you can do either), but you need to discuss it.
You must mention The Help, but can also talk about the prompt in general terms and use other examples from the world or Walkabout.
You should have a contention (clear argument): E.g. Whilst we can reduce prejudice in the world, it is almost impossible to fully eliminate it.
Then in your essay you would talk about reducing prejudice and how to (e.g. the book in The Help), but also why it is impossible to fully eliminate it.
You might set your essay out like this
Intro
BP 1: Where prejudice exists in the world (different types - e.g. racism) - real world example + example from The Help
BP 2: How to reduce it and examples of this (from The Help or Walkabout)
BP 3: Why it is impossible to fully eliminate it (example from The Help)
Conclusion
