Short+Texts+(External)

__**THE SHORT STORIES WE ARE STUDYING**__
//**__A GREAT DAY by FRANK SARGESON__**//


 * HERE ARE THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU NEED TO FINISH BY TUESDAY 22 FEBRUARY.**

Click on the link to access the Powerpoint presentation on 'A Great Day' by Frank Sargeson. Remember, it is your HOMEWORK to fill in the gaps you feel need filling and to take notes from the LAST SLIDE.

//**__THE OUTSIDER BY GRAEME LAY__**//

Click on the link to access the Powerpoint presentation on 'The Outsider' by Graeme Lay.

__Theme Exercise__
Here is the exercise we did in class with our two short stories on THEME.

__How to attack the question__
Here is an outline with detailed instructions on how to answer a question/structure an essay on short texts in the exam.

And here are my instructions in a simple step-by-step process for answering an exam question (I had these written up on the board).

__How to write a Level 2 Essay__
Here is a powerpoint presentation on how to write a level 2 essay for short texts. The examples at the start are of poems (and we may well add poems to our short text list later in the year, time permitting) so your thinking needs to 'adapt' this to short stories. Thanks to Jo Morris at Karamu High School for this.

__Questions from the 2010 2.4 Exam__
Here are the questions from which you need to choose ONE to answer. You need to be AT LEAST up to the second paragraph (see 'How to attack the question') by MONDAY 7 MARCH.

__Ways that plot can be structured__
Here is the handout on ways that texts can be STRUCTURED.

__HOW SHORT WRITTEN TEXTS (90378) IS MARKED__
Here is the marking schedule for this Achievement Standard. This is how the marker will be looking at your work.

__**Text Terminology**__
Here are the notes from the 'text terminology' matching exercise we did in class. Familiarise yourself with these terms for your exam.