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T E X T S

THE RUNNING MAN
THE GIVER
THE HELP

MID-YEAR EXAM REVISION

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!

INK ABOUT IT

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
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      • KICKSTART
      • RESEARCH METHODS
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      • STRESS
      • NEURAL BASIS OF LEARNING AND MEMORY
      • MEMORY
      • LEARNING
      • SLEEP & CONSCIOUSNESS
      • MENTAL HEALTH
      • REVISION >
        • PRACTICE EXAMS
        • VCAA EXAMS
  • ENGLISH (7-10)
    • GENERAL >
      • THE BLIND SIDE
      • ESSAY HELP
      • EXTENSION
    • YEAR EIGHT >
      • THE BLIND SIDE
      • THE RUNNING MAN >
        • ACTIVITIES
      • THE GIVER
      • THE HELP
      • INDIGENOUS WORK
    • YEAR NINE >
      • WAR POETRY >
        • Dulce Et Decorum Est
      • THE BLIND SIDE
      • ROMEO + JULIET
      • THE CHRYSALIDS
      • THE HUNGER GAMES >
        • MONOLOGUES
      • POETRY
  • VCE ENGLISH
    • YEAR TWELVE >
      • CLASSES I AM AWAY FOR
      • ORAL PRESENTATION
      • LANGUAGE ANALYSIS >
        • GENERAL
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        • TECHNIQUES USED BY THE AUTHOR >
          • TONE
          • VISUALS
          • PERSUASIVE DEVICES
      • TEXT RESPONSE >
        • BURIAL RITES
        • BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS
        • STRUCTURE
        • QUOTATIONS
        • VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION
        • EXAM PREPARATION >
          • LITERATURE TERMS
        • MAUS
      • CONTEXT >
        • WHOSE REALITY
        • DEATH OF A SALESMAN
      • COMPARATIVE ESSAY >
        • THE PENELOPIAD/BOMBSHELLS
  • VIEW SAMPLE PAGES
    • MEMORY
    • TEXT RESPONSE
    • BURIAL RITES BOOKLET EXAMPLE
    • STUDENT FEEDBACK