First Year Summer Exam Revision
Section 1 - Composing – 25 – 30 mins – up to 2 pages.
Short Story
· Opening
· Dialogue – new speaker, new line
· Lively words
· Beginning, Middle, End.
Debate
· Pick a side of the argument
· Opening – Ladies and Gentlemen…..
· Structure – new idea, new paragraph
· Statistics
Section 2 – Comprehension – 20mins
Read the piece.
Read the questions.
Re-read the piece, underlining/highlighting the important parts.
Section 3 – Functional Writing – 15mins
Letter (informal)
· Address
· Paragraphs
· Punctuation
· Grammar
· Clarity
· Sign off
Section 4 – Poetry – 20mins
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Name the poet and poem.
Give 2 reasons why you like/dislike the poem.
Section 5 – Poetic Terms/New Words – 5mins
Write a definition of 5 new words.
Section 1 - Composing – 25 – 30 mins – up to 2 pages.
Short Story
· Opening
· Dialogue – new speaker, new line
· Lively words
· Beginning, Middle, End.
Debate
· Pick a side of the argument
· Opening – Ladies and Gentlemen…..
· Structure – new idea, new paragraph
· Statistics
Section 2 – Comprehension – 20mins
Read the piece.
Read the questions.
Re-read the piece, underlining/highlighting the important parts.
Section 3 – Functional Writing – 15mins
Letter (informal)
· Address
· Paragraphs
· Punctuation
· Grammar
· Clarity
· Sign off
Section 4 – Poetry – 20mins
·
·
·
Name the poet and poem.
Give 2 reasons why you like/dislike the poem.
Section 5 – Poetic Terms/New Words – 5mins
Write a definition of 5 new words.