Exams!!!

The year 13 English exam will consist of the following

An essay question each on The Lovely Bones, The Merchant of Venice and Crash.

An unfamiliar text question which will require you to read a poem and a prose passage on the same theme, answer questions on their meaning and style and then compare/contrast them.

There is a booklet on The Lovely Bones which will provide you with all you need to know for the exam. You probably won't have time to reread the book: read through the notes which contain material on all the possible essay questions (well ...). In term 4 you might want to reread the book for the external exams.

You have a booklet on The Merchant which will likewise help you a lot. It will also pay to read the court scene again and some of the key speeches, especially those of Shylock.

As for Crash - it would pay to get hold of the DVD and look at key scenes, thinking and making notes about the ideas, characterisation and techniques.