Saturday, May 2, 2009
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The following is the Literature test format:
1. Merchant of Venice - Unseen passage-based essay question (25m)- The passage given to you is one that you have not studied in class.
- Two-part essay question (part a and part b, total 25m)
You need to know:
- Synopsis/plot of Merchant of Venice. Know the storyline so that you would be able to identify where the unseen passage comes from
- Characterization. Understand the characters of Merchant of Venice and what they are like, and how they feel about each other, react, think, treat each other, etc.
- Cycle of Hatred - why hatred follows an unending cycle in MoV
2. Romeo and Juliet - Seen passage-based essay question (25m)- The passage given to you is one that you have studied in class
- Two-part essay question (part a and part b, total 25m)
You need to know:
- Synopsis/plot of Romeo and Juliet. Know the storyline well so that you can understand the context of the scene you are given.
- Study all the exercises given to you in worksheets.
This was taken from 2 Devotion class blog , written by Ms Jobeth Pan. Please remember to ask her for permission if you are going to put it ANYWHERE else. Thank you and best wishes for your papers.
-Po Yi