Monday, January 9, 2012

Today, we reviewed the exam (Part A). We looked at the steps one should follow when preparing to write such an exam (look and highlight topic words; define topic words, create a chart with characters in the first column, topic words in second and third, and then outcomes column at end. Brainstorm through the topic terms in relation to characters, determine the outcome overall (positive/negative); create a thesis based on this ("sometimes....), remove teh "sometimes to develop a concise thesis). We discussed the personal response as well as marking criteria. I want to stress that while I asked you to study three texts you will most likely use, you should only use ONE to actually write teh essay. Having three choices just gives you options.