Dear 2E3,
The following are some key definitions you should revise for the literature examination tomorrow.
DICTION- an author's chioce of words
METAPHOR- an implied coparison is made between 2 unlike things that usually have something importatnt in common .
ONOMATOPEIA- formation of a word form a sound associated with what is named
PERSONIFICATION- an inanimate object is given human qualities or abilities
PUN- a word is used which has 2 meanings at the same time
RHYME SCHEME- a refular pattern of a ryhme , one that is consisent throughout the extent of the poem
SIMILE- an indirect relationship where 1 thing or idea is described as being similiar to another
STANZAS- it is a unified group of lines in a poetry
THEME- it is the general idea or insight about life that a writer wisher wishes to express
TONE- it is the attitude a writer takes towards a subject or character
Thanks.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Tomorrow's Literature Examination
Hello.
Some of you may still be confused with what you are going to expect for tomorrow’s Lit exam. Well, to clear up the air, there will be 2 sections. First section is based on a poem you have read in class (any one of these: “Spaghetti”, “Parents’ Evening [1]” and “Parents’ Evening [2]”).
The second section is based on a poem you have not seen before (hence an “unseen poem”). Do not worry about this poem because I have given you practice on this already. There are two main handouts that you should look at: 1) the suggested answers to Elizabeth Bishop’s “Manners” and 2) the suggested answers to Billy Collin’s “Introduction to Poetry”. In these two suggested answers, you have models to show you how you could tackle the unseen poem. Let me emphasise this: The unseen poem in the exam is NOT the same as “Manners” or “Introduction to Poetry”. What you should be revising from the two suggested answers I have given you is the way to answer a question well.
Some tips on how to answer tomorrow’s questions:
1) read the poem carefully
2) make notes by the side of the poem – on the literary devices (e.g. what is the rhyme scheme, is it a metaphor, a simile, a personification, etc)
3) ask yourself: “what’s happening in the poem?”
4) who are the personas in the poem?
5) make notes on how you feel about the poem as you read
The total marks for the examination is 30 marks – 12 for section 1 and 18 for section 2.
There will be essay questions. Remember to use this structure:
Introduction – State your stand and the one (two, if you feel confident) factor you would consider to support your stand.
Paragraph 1 – Support your stand.
State
Evidence
Elaboration
LinK
Paragraph 2 – How might some people disagree with you?
State
Evidence
Elaboration
LinK
Conclusion – What basis do you think that your point is stronger than other people’s?
S
E
E
K
Tips on writing the essay:
1) State your stand clearly. Concentrate on a specific factor. For example if the question asks you: "Do you like the poem?" first you must say "yes" or "no". Then you need to identify the factor. Be specific. Do not say things like "We should consider appearence before we can decide". Just say "We should consider appearence."
2) Make sure that your factor can be substantiated. This means that there is CLEAR EVIDENCE from the text to support your answer. It will be a bonus for you if you can use direct quotes (meaning you use the exact word/phrase from the text).
3) Please, please, please follow the structure I have put above.
Good luck everyone. It's been great having you as my students for the past 8 weeks.
Some of you may still be confused with what you are going to expect for tomorrow’s Lit exam. Well, to clear up the air, there will be 2 sections. First section is based on a poem you have read in class (any one of these: “Spaghetti”, “Parents’ Evening [1]” and “Parents’ Evening [2]”).
The second section is based on a poem you have not seen before (hence an “unseen poem”). Do not worry about this poem because I have given you practice on this already. There are two main handouts that you should look at: 1) the suggested answers to Elizabeth Bishop’s “Manners” and 2) the suggested answers to Billy Collin’s “Introduction to Poetry”. In these two suggested answers, you have models to show you how you could tackle the unseen poem. Let me emphasise this: The unseen poem in the exam is NOT the same as “Manners” or “Introduction to Poetry”. What you should be revising from the two suggested answers I have given you is the way to answer a question well.
Some tips on how to answer tomorrow’s questions:
1) read the poem carefully
2) make notes by the side of the poem – on the literary devices (e.g. what is the rhyme scheme, is it a metaphor, a simile, a personification, etc)
3) ask yourself: “what’s happening in the poem?”
4) who are the personas in the poem?
5) make notes on how you feel about the poem as you read
The total marks for the examination is 30 marks – 12 for section 1 and 18 for section 2.
There will be essay questions. Remember to use this structure:
Introduction – State your stand and the one (two, if you feel confident) factor you would consider to support your stand.
Paragraph 1 – Support your stand.
State
Evidence
Elaboration
LinK
Paragraph 2 – How might some people disagree with you?
State
Evidence
Elaboration
LinK
Conclusion – What basis do you think that your point is stronger than other people’s?
S
E
E
K
Tips on writing the essay:
1) State your stand clearly. Concentrate on a specific factor. For example if the question asks you: "Do you like the poem?" first you must say "yes" or "no". Then you need to identify the factor. Be specific. Do not say things like "We should consider appearence before we can decide". Just say "We should consider appearence."
2) Make sure that your factor can be substantiated. This means that there is CLEAR EVIDENCE from the text to support your answer. It will be a bonus for you if you can use direct quotes (meaning you use the exact word/phrase from the text).
3) Please, please, please follow the structure I have put above.
Good luck everyone. It's been great having you as my students for the past 8 weeks.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Important Announcement
For those of you who have not handed in your Learning Styles and/or Poem, please do so by 7 May 2009 morning. If you are late, please know that you will be considered as ZERO SUBMISSION. The learning styles and poem will count towards your S.A. marks so do not take this lightly. Thanks.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
On Parents' Evening
Hello 2E3,
Some of you may be wondering how to do an essay well. Don’t worry. Just keep in mind the following format: S (Statement). E (Evidence). E (Elaboration). K (linK) when writing your paragraphs.
Some of you are struggling with how to write a personal response essay on “Parents’ Evening”. There are two main questions I can think of. I have listed them below. Under each question, there are sub-questions that you must answer yourself. You can tackle any one of these main questions to say whether you like the poem or not:
1. Do you like having four points of view in the poem? (Note that you need to explain what points of view (P.O.V.) is in order to successfully handle this question)
For yes answers:
- How is each persona feeling before the meeting?
- If the poet uses only the son’s P.O.V., do you think you would know how the other personas are feeling?
- Why do you think the poet uses P.O.V. to tell you how each persona feels?
For no answers:
- Could the poet use a third-person persona (using “they”, “them” instead of
“I”) in the poem? In what way do you prefer this over four P.O.V.?
2. The poem is about a meet-the-parents session. Is this sort of event something you can relate to?
i. If yes, how does the event relate to you? Why?
ii. If no, how does the event not relate to you? Why?
For this question, concentrate on how the personas feel. How do they feel?
Did you feel the same when you had you meet-the-parents session?
Even if you did not feel nervous, how do you know if your parents and teachers were not nervous before they met each other?
Can this poem give you some insight on how parents and teachers feel before they meet each other? How and how not?)
For each of these questions (labelled 1. and 2.), you will notice that I have given two different sub-questions for you to see a yes and no answer. You need to come up with the answers yourself, using evidence from the poem to support your answer. Once you can come up with the answers, your next task is to decide on your stand, factors to consider and the conclusion.
One of the students from one class I teach has already plagarised me, so I will not give you model answers.
Some of you may be wondering how to do an essay well. Don’t worry. Just keep in mind the following format: S (Statement). E (Evidence). E (Elaboration). K (linK) when writing your paragraphs.
Some of you are struggling with how to write a personal response essay on “Parents’ Evening”. There are two main questions I can think of. I have listed them below. Under each question, there are sub-questions that you must answer yourself. You can tackle any one of these main questions to say whether you like the poem or not:
1. Do you like having four points of view in the poem? (Note that you need to explain what points of view (P.O.V.) is in order to successfully handle this question)
For yes answers:
- How is each persona feeling before the meeting?
- If the poet uses only the son’s P.O.V., do you think you would know how the other personas are feeling?
- Why do you think the poet uses P.O.V. to tell you how each persona feels?
For no answers:
- Could the poet use a third-person persona (using “they”, “them” instead of
“I”) in the poem? In what way do you prefer this over four P.O.V.?
2. The poem is about a meet-the-parents session. Is this sort of event something you can relate to?
i. If yes, how does the event relate to you? Why?
ii. If no, how does the event not relate to you? Why?
For this question, concentrate on how the personas feel. How do they feel?
Did you feel the same when you had you meet-the-parents session?
Even if you did not feel nervous, how do you know if your parents and teachers were not nervous before they met each other?
Can this poem give you some insight on how parents and teachers feel before they meet each other? How and how not?)
For each of these questions (labelled 1. and 2.), you will notice that I have given two different sub-questions for you to see a yes and no answer. You need to come up with the answers yourself, using evidence from the poem to support your answer. Once you can come up with the answers, your next task is to decide on your stand, factors to consider and the conclusion.
One of the students from one class I teach has already plagarised me, so I will not give you model answers.
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