Exam information – Semester 1

What is required?

A: Write an argument analysis response

B: Write in response to ONE class text essay topic

• Write analytically
• Clear organisation
• Logical progression of ideas
• Clarity and precision with language
• Write under timed pressure (2 hours).

SUGGESTED REVISION PROGRAM:
PART A: Argument Analysis

1.Reread notes

2.Practise Argument Analysis tasks provided by your teacher

3.Engage with news and the newspaper: find out what’s happening in our world.

SUGGESTED REVISION PROGRAM:
PART B: Class Text Response

1.Reread notes

2.Reread your class text and consider how various themes influence your text

3.Mind map characters/ideas/plot on butcher’s paper

4.Reread your in-class essay response, paying attention to the feedback you have been given and the rubric and rewrite your conclusion for your in-class essay

5.Learn quotes

6.Revise text response essay template

7.Write an introduction based on a sample topic

8. Read the criteria for the Text Response rubric

10. Ask your teacher for practice topics to prepare yourself for your class text response essay.

Plan, write and edit your practice essay within 80 minutes. Practice using 10 minutes to plan an essay.