Revision+for+Level+1+Exam


 * Kia ora Team 11EN. **
 * Congratulations! You have made it to the pointy end of ‍‍‍‍‍‍your first year as a SENIOR English student‍‍‍‍‍‍, and you have only ONE final hurdle to overcome; the Term 4 Exam.This page is your first reference point for any general revision and preparation tasks that can help you reach your performance goals in the NCEA exams. **

__PRACTISE ESSAY QUESTIONS for FILM __ 1. Describe a key relationship between two or more characters or individuals in the text. Explain how the relationship helped you to understand these characters / individuals, supporting your points with visual and/or verbal language features. 2. Describe at least ONE important decision that a character or individual had to make in the text. Explain how the decision affected the character / individual OR events throughout the text, supporting your points with visual and / or verbal language features. 3. Describe at least ONE idea that is relevant to people in today’s society in the text. Explain why the idea, as shown in the text, is relevant to people in today’s society, supporting your points with visual and / or verbal language features. 4. Describe at least ONE important setting in the text. Explain how the setting helped to show the author / creator’s idea(s), supporting your points with visual and / or verbal language features. Note: Setting is the time, place, and in which characters or individuals live and act. 5. Describe at least ONE event that was a turning point in the text. Explain why the turning point was important in the text, supporting your points with visual and / or verbal language features. 6. Describe your first impressions of a character or individual in the text. Explain how your understanding of the character / individual developed or changed throughout the text, supporting your points with visual and / or verbal language features. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">7. Describe at least ONE change that happened in the text. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Explain how the change helped you understand one or more key ideas in the text, supporting your points with visual and / or verbal language features.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Visual and verbal language features could include any of the following:
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">ambient sound / silence
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">body language
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">camera work / cinematography (shot types, angles)
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">colour
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">composition
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">costume
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">design
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">dialogue
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">editing
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">font
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">illustration
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">imagery
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">lighting
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">music
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">narration / voice-over
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">framing
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">props
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">rhetorical devices
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">sound effects
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">special effects
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">structure
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">use of voice.

__<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">PRACTISE ESSAY QUESTIONS for WRITTEN TEXT __ <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">1. Describe a key relationship between two or more characters or individuals in the written text(s). <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Explain how the relationship helped you to understand these characters / individuals. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">2. Describe at least ONE important decision that a main character or individual had to make in the written text(s). <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Explain how the decision affected the character / individual OR events throughout the text(s). <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">3. Describe at least ONE idea that is relevant to people in today’s society in the written text(s). <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Explain why the idea, as shown in the text(s), is relevant to people in today’s society. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">4. Describe at least ONE important setting in the written text(s). <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Explain how the setting helped to show the writer’s idea(s). <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Note: Setting is the time, place, and circumstances in which characters or individuals live and act. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">5. Describe at least ONE event that was a turning point in the written text(s). <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Explain why the turning point was important in the text(s) as a whole. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">6. Describe at least ONE technique in the written text(s) that helped show the writer’s idea(s). <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Explain how the technique showed the writer’s idea(s). <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Note: Techniques could include language features (vocabulary, imagery), style, symbolism, structure, or narrative point-of- view. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">7. Describe at least ONE change that happened in the written text(s). <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Explain how the change helped you to understand one or more key ideas in the text(s).

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">PSST! //**Want to read The Adoration of Jenna Fox again (or even parts of it?) to help you revise for exams**//? <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Click HERE to read the WHOLE novel, for free, online (you're welcome!)

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Open and/or save this document for a list of language features it is handy to know, especially for the 'Unfamiliar Texts' section of your English exam. Each feature has a simple definition and an example. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">KNOW YOUR LANGUAGE FEATURES? **

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Open and/or save this document for a list of quotes from //The Adoration of Jenna Fox// that are handy to know, and a chart to fill in for EACH QUOTE, as great revision. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">NEED A DIGITAL VERSION OF THE 'KEY QUOTES FROM THE NOVEL' HANDOUT GIVEN ON THE LAST LESSON OF THE YEAR? **