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What Is The Question Format?
The question format is the same for the poem, the fiction and the non-fiction part of the exam.
(a) DESCRIBEPart (a) is divided into (i) and (ii).
In (i), you must name a language feature that you have found. In (ii), you must quote the example of the language feature that you found. |
(b) EXPLAINIn part (b), you are asked to explain the language feature and how it works. For a good answer, you would include a definition of the language feature here. Usually the question will guide you on which language features to look at or on a particular aspect of the text e.g. the reader's response or the writer's intention or the character's feelings.
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(c) ADD DETAILIn part (c), you will be asked to expand on your explanation. Usually the question will guide you on specific areas to look at. You will be asked to support your answer with examples from the text, so that means using quotes to support your ideas. In this part of the answer, you will be looking for connection with the wider world, moral views of the writer and deeper symbolic meaning.
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How Will I Manage My Time?
What Am I Required To Do?This exam requires that you "show understanding of significant aspects of unfamiliar written text(s) through close reading, using supporting evidence." You can download the criteria for Achieved, Merit and Excellence here.
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Significant Aspects
NCEA like to use both these words a lot."Aspects" refers to different parts of the text or the language features that we have been studying. "Significant" refers to those that stand out the most. There will be different aspects that you comment on depending on the text.
Close Reading
This means that you analyse a text carefully, bit by bit. We have worked through examples of this in class. It is quite a scientific approach that requires you to pull the text apart and label each technique/feature that the writer has used. Then you think about the effect of that technique on you the reader and how it makes you connect with the character or the topic that the writer is addressing. Finally, you will need to consider the writer's intention in creating a text about this topic.
Supporting Evidence
This means that you must support your views using quotes from the text. It is not enough for you to write, for example, "The writer wants us to think about racism" without specifically pointing out in your writing which words/phrases or techniques that the writer has chosen to use in order to make us think this. The use of the word BECAUSE is always useful to demonstrate to the examiner that you have not just quoted for the sake of it, but that you are quoting to illustrate meaning.
What Does The Exam Paper Look Like?
NCEA do not publish the Resource Booklets "due to copyright reasons" but I have gathered some of the readings here for your reference. You can also download Question Booklets from the last 2 years for your information.
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Question Booklet
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Resource BookletText A: Fiction
Text B: Poetry
Text C: Non-Fiction
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Question Booklet
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Resource BookletNOT YET AVAILABLE AS WE WILL BE WORKING ON THESE TEXTS FOR TESTS IN CLASS.
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Where Can I Learn More About Language Features?
There is a website called LANGUAGEFEATURES.WEEBLY.COM which will help you work your way through Language Feature definitions and explanations. Ultimately the best way to practice is to read lots of texts and test yourself on your ability to analyse them and describe the effect of the language features on the reader.