Dear Everyone
Here is a break-down of each grade's exam. I will add the exam dates as soon as we have them.
Grade 9: 2 hours
Comprehension: 20
Cartoon: 5
Advert: 5
Language: 15
Unseen Poetry: 7
Seen Poetry: 8 (Learn "My Parents..>," "The Playground," "You're," "Funeral Blues"
Merchant: 20
TOTAL: 80
Grade 10: 2.5 hours
Unseen Poetry: 7
Seen Poetry: 8 (Learn the poems in bold typeface for Terms 2 and 3 in your booklet)
Mockingbird: 25 (Contextual only, no essay)
Comprehension: 15
Language: 10
Cartoon: 5
Advert: 5
TOTAL: 75
Grade 11: 2.5 hours
Unseen Poetry: 7
Seen Poetry: 8 (You will have a choice of two poems here, only answer ONE)
Nervous Conditions: 25 (Contextual and essay options)
Comprehension
with Cartoon: 20
Advert: 7
Editing: 8
TOTAL: 75
TESTS coming up:
Grade 10:
Seen Poetry for 10 marks on Monday the 22nd of October.
Listening Comprehension for 15 marks on Tuesday the 23rd of October.
Grade 11:
Language Test for 40 marks on Monday the 22nd of October. This will include a summary, language and visual literacy.
Good luck!
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Grade 10 Homework
Dear Grade 10s
The answers for the poem are here (Google Drive and Dropbox) and the remaining answers to the Croc comprehension are here (Google Drive and Dropbox).
Your homework for next week is to do the summary about American homes being cluttered with stuff. Please summarise it into 5 bullet points and 90-100 words.
You then need to write a paragraph on what you will be doing in the December holidays. The point of this paragraph is that you write in the future tense. There seems to be some difficulty regarding the consistent use of tense in your Paper 3 work. Your paragraph should be 150 words long and should have a clear structure to it.
I hope you have a lovely day off!
The answers for the poem are here (Google Drive and Dropbox) and the remaining answers to the Croc comprehension are here (Google Drive and Dropbox).
Your homework for next week is to do the summary about American homes being cluttered with stuff. Please summarise it into 5 bullet points and 90-100 words.
You then need to write a paragraph on what you will be doing in the December holidays. The point of this paragraph is that you write in the future tense. There seems to be some difficulty regarding the consistent use of tense in your Paper 3 work. Your paragraph should be 150 words long and should have a clear structure to it.
I hope you have a lovely day off!
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Art
Dear Everyone!
We all know about the chaos that The Spear created in SA and the chaos related to the vandalism that it suffered. There is another painting, Rothko's Black on Maroon, that was recently vandalised.
You can read about the whole situation here.
I found this very interesting article about a few other works of art that have been vandalised or damaged over the years: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-features/9593748/When-art-gets-vandalised.html
It makes for very interesting reading. You can then go and look at complete and intact works of art in the National Gallery in London. You can take a virtual tour of some of the rooms in the Gallery!
We all know about the chaos that The Spear created in SA and the chaos related to the vandalism that it suffered. There is another painting, Rothko's Black on Maroon, that was recently vandalised.
You can read about the whole situation here.
I found this very interesting article about a few other works of art that have been vandalised or damaged over the years: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-features/9593748/When-art-gets-vandalised.html
It makes for very interesting reading. You can then go and look at complete and intact works of art in the National Gallery in London. You can take a virtual tour of some of the rooms in the Gallery!
Grade 10 Homework
Dear Grade 10s
Please ensure that you have handed in your paragraphs!
Here (Google Drive and Dropbox) is my response to the summary task about the mother who hacked her children's school's computer system.
Your homework for next Tuesday, the 16th of October, is to
complete the comprehension on Crocs (questions 10-16)
Read the poem "Let the Children Decide," on page 31 of your Poetry Booklet, and answer the questions that follow.
Happy Homework!
Please ensure that you have handed in your paragraphs!
Here (Google Drive and Dropbox) is my response to the summary task about the mother who hacked her children's school's computer system.
Your homework for next Tuesday, the 16th of October, is to
complete the comprehension on Crocs (questions 10-16)
Read the poem "Let the Children Decide," on page 31 of your Poetry Booklet, and answer the questions that follow.
Happy Homework!
Creative Writing Exam
Dear Grade 10s and 11s
Your Creative Writing exams are looming and you need to be considering them carefully.
Remember the requirements for each paper:
Grade 10: 2 hours 11 October
1 Essay(you choose from about 7 topics) for 50 marks.
2 Transactional tasks(you choose from 4 topics) for 25 marks each.
TOTAL: 100
Grade 11: 2 hours 25 October
1 Essay ( You choose from about 7 topics) for 50 marks.
1 Long Transactional Task (from about 4 topics) for 30 marks.
1 Short Transactional Task (from about 4 topics) for 20 marks.
TOTAL: 100
Remember that these tasks will be marked according to Content and Planning; Language, Style and Editing; and Structure.
You must therefore provide planning for each task. You also need to ensure that you proof read and edit your work properly before you hand it in. You will need to pay attention to the time given so that you do not run out of time. The Transactional tasks also need to be formatted correctly - you must revise the formats that I gave you in June.
All the best for your exams!
Your Creative Writing exams are looming and you need to be considering them carefully.
Remember the requirements for each paper:
Grade 10: 2 hours 11 October
1 Essay(you choose from about 7 topics) for 50 marks.
2 Transactional tasks(you choose from 4 topics) for 25 marks each.
TOTAL: 100
Grade 11: 2 hours 25 October
1 Essay ( You choose from about 7 topics) for 50 marks.
1 Long Transactional Task (from about 4 topics) for 30 marks.
1 Short Transactional Task (from about 4 topics) for 20 marks.
TOTAL: 100
Remember that these tasks will be marked according to Content and Planning; Language, Style and Editing; and Structure.
You must therefore provide planning for each task. You also need to ensure that you proof read and edit your work properly before you hand it in. You will need to pay attention to the time given so that you do not run out of time. The Transactional tasks also need to be formatted correctly - you must revise the formats that I gave you in June.
All the best for your exams!
Friday, 28 September 2012
Cities
Dear English Classes
Here is the TED talk that we watched today about cities and how they might change in the future.
Give some thought to your reaction to the video. Ask yourself why are happy for these changes to occur or why you are resistant to them. You might learn quite a lot about yourself in the process.
Have a lovely holiday!
Here is the TED talk that we watched today about cities and how they might change in the future.
Give some thought to your reaction to the video. Ask yourself why are happy for these changes to occur or why you are resistant to them. You might learn quite a lot about yourself in the process.
Have a lovely holiday!
Monday, 24 September 2012
Advertising and Grade 10 Homework
Dear Grade 9s, 10s and 11s
Here are two adverts from different financial services institutions. Your paragraph topic for this week, grade 10s and 11s is to write a 150 word paragraph in which you compare these adverts in terms of the visual and verbal content that they have.
You will notice that they have a similar visual style and message; you can have a look at two of them on my back wall as well.
As with any question on advertising you need to consider the target market and how that affects how AIDA is used in the advert.
Grade 10s your summary task is to do summary number 5: Mom hacks into school computer system. You need to write 5 bullet points and a paragraph of 80-90 words.
The answers to last week's comprehension are in Dropbox and Google Drive.
The answers to the poem, "Clever Man" can also be found in Dropbox and Google Drive.
Here are two adverts from different financial services institutions. Your paragraph topic for this week, grade 10s and 11s is to write a 150 word paragraph in which you compare these adverts in terms of the visual and verbal content that they have.
You will notice that they have a similar visual style and message; you can have a look at two of them on my back wall as well.
As with any question on advertising you need to consider the target market and how that affects how AIDA is used in the advert.
Grade 10s your summary task is to do summary number 5: Mom hacks into school computer system. You need to write 5 bullet points and a paragraph of 80-90 words.
The answers to last week's comprehension are in Dropbox and Google Drive.
The answers to the poem, "Clever Man" can also be found in Dropbox and Google Drive.
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