YEAR 10 ENGLISH EXAMINATION 2013. YOUR EXAM IS 2.5 HOURS LONG.

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YEAR 10 ENGLISH EXAMINATION 2013

YOUR EXAM IS 2.5 HOURS LONG

WHAT IS GOING TO BE IN YOUR EXAM? Part A: Literature essay- Macbeth OR The Outsiders OR The Last Spin Part B: Film essay- A Knight’s Tale Part C: Prose comprehension short answer questions Part D: Poetry comprehension short answer questions Part E: Static Image comprehension short answer questions

IN YOUR ESSAYS Essays MUST contain quotation evidence and discussion of film techniques to support your ideas. The minimum expectation in terms of length is 200 words. This is not a target. You should be developing your ideas in detail and fully answering the question rather than trying to meet a word limit.

UNFAMILIAR SECTIONS For the unfamiliar text section students will need to revise: parts of speech poetic techniques sentence types visual and verbal techniques used in static images.