S6L2 Summer exam checklist

Use the checklist to guide your revision before next week's exam. Best of luck.

S6 L2

Checklist Summer exam 2017

Part 1:                Reading Comprehension  

1	Read Title, Subtitle then questions
2	Highlight the key words in questions and check if there is more than one part to the question
3	Highlight where the answers are.
4	Read the text at least twice.
5	Remember not all the answers are in order.

Part 2:           Guided writing – 300 words  (40 marks)

	Type of Writing
1	Formal & Informal letter
2	Speech Formal & Informal
3	Online Comment/Blog
4	Email
5	Argumentative Essay (For and Against)
6	Comparative Essay
7	Narrative Essay
8	Problem/Solution Essay
9	Opinion Essay
10	Dialogue

Study Tips:

1.    Go over plans carefully and write out a plan on rough paper once you see the format.

2.    Be sure to have a roadmap of where the piece is heading and that it is easy for the examiner to identify the roadmap and the flow of the piece from start to finish.

3.    Remember structure is important.  Introduction, Body and Conclusion.  Thesis sentence in the introduction is important.  Each paragraph should have a topic sentence to start off.

Part 3:     Plan your literature essay – 500 words  

1	Introduction	·         General reference to title. ·         Define key words e.g.....Sin and Redemption ·         Thesis Sentence: i.e. a roadmap sentence of where you plan to take this essay. Thesis sentence should be clearly related to the Topic Sentences in the Main Body ·         Background info to the work*
2	Main Body	·         2-3 PQE......minimum two points on The Kite Runner, ·         Remaining points should be from the other texts First Confession/Galen Pike etc. ·         Each Topic Sentence to be developed fully and briefly summarised before moving onto next Topic Sentence. There should be a natural lead into each new Topic Sentence.  ·         Use linking words between each paragraph.
3	Conclusion	·         Plan the conclusion during the roadmap stage so that you know exactly what your points are going to be and they are immediately available for the summary. ·         The  summary of points should be clearly related to the Thesis Sentence in the Introduction ·         Don’t forget what a conclusion is: Summary of Main Points and personal opinion. ·         NO NEW INFO IN CONCLUSION

*background info to the work can be provided in the Introduction or in the Main Body, it’s a personal choice.

Study Tips:

1.    Read question carefully – how many parts are there?

2.    Use different forms of Sin and Redemption – don’t repeat same type from each of the texts.

3.    Make sure you know if it is a novel, short story etc.

4.    Write in present tense.

5.    Avoid using “I think”, “I find” “I believe”…..Rather, use phrases such as “An analysis of X will clearly demonstrate that forgiveness is an essential factor when seeking Redemption.” “This point aims to provide reference to the fact that Amir is haunted by the sins of his past.” Etc.

6.    Introduce the text by its name and author/ before you do your PQE.

(see list on last part of this checklist)

Some typical questions for Part 3:

Sin and Redemption:

1.    Comment on the sins that strike you the most and give your reasons for your choices in The Kite Runner and any other work studied.

2.    How important a role does Redemption play in relation to Sin and Redemption in The Kite Runner and any other work studied.

3.    “People find meaning and redemption in the most unusual human connections.” Khaled Hosseini. Discuss this quote making reference to ‘The Kite Runner’  and at least one other piece of literature you have studied in class.

Works studied on theme of Sin and Redemption:

Name	Author/Director/Singer	Year	Genre
The Kite Runner	Khaled Hosseini	2003	Novel
First Confession	Frank O’ Connor	1951	Short Story
The Redemption of Galen Pike	Carys Davies	2014	Short Story
It’s a Sin	The Pet Shop Boys	1987	Song
Lamb to the Slaughter	Roald Dahl	1953	Short Story
Schlinder’s List	Director: Steven Spielberg Adapted from novel ‘Schlinder’s Ark’ by Tomas Kinneally	1993	Film

Some Vocabulary Suggestions

Ethnic background	Sacrificial lamb
Ethnicity	regret
Hassara	Shame/burden of shame
Sunni	Atonement/ to atone
Shi’a	forgiveness
Cultural differences	redemption
Alpha-male	To absolve oneself
Dominant character	Pivotal point in the story
Unabashed love	nuances
Demise of relationship	brotherhood
pride	affection
Islamic tradition	punishment
Eid	emigration
Perceived sin	memories
Mortal sin	Haunting past
Venial sin	loyalty
friendship	monster
stealing	remorse

Writing Style and stylistic devices of Hosseini

Foreshadowing	Direct Speech
1st person perspective/narrative	Appeal to the senses
Use of Farsi	Onomatopoeia
Story not slanted in favour of author	Pathetic Fallacy
Honesty in writing	Noun phrases
Mirroring stories/parallel stories	adjectives
Personification	Integrity of storytelling
Similes	Realistic
Metaphors	Hedging
juxtaposition	To juxtapose

Connectives add fluidity to your writing

Firstly, secondly, thirdly etc	consequently
On the one hand	In comparison with ……
On the other hand	In contrast with………
additionally	Ironically
furthermore	Next
In addition	Then
moreover	To conclude/in conclusion
To summarise	In summary
All in all	At the end of the day
To continue	Coincidentally

Hedging to create distance between the writer and the facts

It would appear that………………	The character may have felt…….
It would seem that……………..	The character might have felt…
Apparently………………	There could be reason to believe………
Evidence seems to suggest that……………..	One might assume that……..
It is assumed that…./an assumption could be made that……	It could be suggested that…….