First Language 0500 Exam Practice

Old Exams + Mark Schemes + 

Examiner's Report + Grade Thresholds

JUNE 2012

June 2012 Paper 2 Test 1+ insert for Test 1
June 2012 Paper 2 Test 2 + insert for Test 2
June 2012 Paper 2 Test 3 + insert for Test 3

June 2012 Paper 2 Mark Scheme for Test 1
June 2012 Paper 2 Mark Scheme for Test 2
June 2012 Paper 2 Mark Scheme for Test 3

June 2012 Paper 3 Test 1
June 2012 Paper 3 Test 2
June 2012 Paper 3 Test 3

June 2012 Paper 3 Mark Scheme for Test 1
June 2012 Paper 3 Mark Scheme for Test 2
June 2012 Paper 3 Mark Scheme for Test 3

June 2012 Examiner's Report
June 2012 Grade Threshold


NOV. 2012

November 2012 Paper 2 Test 1
November 2012 Paper 2 Test 2
November 2012 Paper 2 Test 3

November 2012 Paper 2 Mark Scheme for Test 1
November 2012 Paper 2 Mark Scheme for Test 2
November 2012 Paper 2 Mark Scheme for Test 3

November 12 Paper 3 Test 1
November 12 Paper 3 Test 1
November 12 Paper 3 Test 1

November 2012 Paper 2 Mark Scheme for Test 1
November 2012 Paper 2 Mark Scheme for Test 2
November 2012 Paper 2 Mark Scheme for Test 3

November 2012 Examiner's Notes
November 2012 Grade Threshold

NOTES ON GENRE TRANSFORMATON 

(PAPER 2, QUESTION 1)

AND DIRECTED WRITING 

(PAPER 3, QUESTION 1)

Follow these format instructions provided by an examiner when considering structure and content in your plans!

Argumentative Structure


Descriptive Writing
Formal Letter Structure
Magazine Structure
Formal Report
Narrative Structure
Narrative Openings

Summary Writing Process

Literature 0486 Exam Study Guide

LITERATURE 0486 EXAM

Paper 1 - Open Book

Use the following documents to reference during your studies.

RECENT SAMPLE EXAMS (with questions pertaining to Caesar!)

Sample Exam 1 from June 2012
Sample Exam 2 from June 2012
Sample Exam 3 from June 2012

Examiner's Report from June 2012
Grade Thresholds from June 2012

Sample Exam 1 from Nov. 2012 (partially taken during mock exam on Saturday, April 27)
Sample Exam 2 from Nov. 2012
Sample Exam 3 from Nov. 2012 

Possible Exam Questions (Try these at home!)
Doc 1
Doc 2
Doc 3
Doc 4 **

PROSE EXERCISES
A Horse and Two Goats Sample Question and Essay
The Son's Veto by Thomas Hardy Worksheet
Custody of the Pumpkin PPT **
Destructors by Graham Green Sample Essay with annotations

POETRY EXERCISES / NOTES
A Different History by Sujata Bhatt Sample Essay
The Planners by Boey Kim Cheng Sample Essay

Drama Exercises / Notes
Julius Caesar Synopsis with quotes **

NOTES ABOUT ESSAY WRITING 
This video highlights the importance of vocabulary



Poetry and Prose Analysis Mnemonic
The Language of Argument, a helpful chart **
Conjunction and Discourse Words

Video on poetry comparison
Another video on poem responses with examples of how to incorporate quotes.


Video on how to analyze new poetry.


A great video on how to take a look at poetry devices but while analyzing pop culture music. (Try to get over the speaker's hair in her face the whole time!_

Sample Poetry Comparison Essays

Review your notes on how to write comparison essays, which also applies to writing about one poem.

The following document are three sample Literature Unseen essays, from Nov. 2010. 

Nov. 2010 0486 33 Test Link
Nov. 2010 0486 32 Test Link
Scripts without Marks, but scored Link. 
Nov. 2010 0486 33 Mark Scheme 33
Nov. 2010 0486 32 Mark Scheme

Read the scripts and look over the marks given.

Section 3 Homework for Wednesday, April 24th: Complete 0500 First Language paper 3 exam for Sections 1 and 2.

Read the essays above to get an idea of what a 25/25 paper looks like. Note the structure and ideas in the writing, and disregard the quality of the sentences themselves. What qualities DID exist in the 25/25 exam that may have qualified it to higher band status?

We'll discuss these findings on Friday, April 26th.

Reminder: Saturday, April 27th
Mock Exam for Literature, Paper 1
10 - 12:15
Meet in the HS lobby.
No late entries.

Friday, April 12th (ALL SECTIONS)

Dear Students,

I'm sorry I cannot be in class again today. I guess as they say, bad things come in threes and my husband's grandmother has passed away.

Thanks for your patience and understanding.

Best regards,
Mrs. Lee

Agenda: 

1. Make note: this Saturday's mock exam has been cancelled. Instead, you will be provided a window within which to take your First Language Paper 3, Section 1 mock exam today. Download the test here, and finish the first part of the section IN CLASS. You will have 1 hour to complete this section, including writing your plan.

Homework: 

1. Speak to your family and friends and arrange to have no interruptions for 1 hour. At that time, take the section 2 part of the FL Paper 3 Mock exam. Per usual, there is no use of technical devices, white out, or high lighters during the exam and you must write in blue or black pen.

2. The mark scheme is linked here. However, do not open the mark scheme until you have completed the exam, section 1 in class and section 2 at home.

Section 1 and 2: your suggested homework: Complete both section 1 and 2 in your home in a 2 hour sitting. Then follow step 2 above.

Wednesday, April 10th (section 3) and Thursday, April 11th (section 1 and 2)

Agenda:

1. Take out your First Language Paper 3 Exam you've prepared today for homework based on this exam. For the link above, only refer to pages 1 - 5 of it for today's class. For notes on how to write an article, refer to this document.

2. Open the Mark Scheme for this exam here. Refer only to pages 2 - 9 for the link for today's class.

3. Annotate both your written exam work to demonstrate you've carefully re-read it looking for the specific features needed in your response by the Mark Scheme AND lightly annotate the Mark Scheme itself to show that you've carefully read it. If you choose not to print out the Mark Scheme, then make your notes on a separate piece of paper and attach it to your exam, titling the page Mark Scheme Notes.

4. Create a box on your paper on the first page that looks like so:

Examiner Name	Section 1	Section 2
<insert your name>	R: W:	R: W:
<insert name of your partner>	R: W:	R: W:
Mrs. Lee	R: W:	R: W:

5. Find a partner and ask them to also read over your exam and annotate it lightly with a different color pen that what you've used while also closely following the Mark Scheme.  Have them sign the document and give you a detailed score also.

6. Turn in your document at the end of class. No exceptions. 

Friday, April 5 (section 1 and 2)

Agenda: 

Today students finished the First Language Paper 3: Question 1 practice test based on the notes and the plan they wrote in class.

Next week at a glance: 

Tuesday: Go over the First Language Paper 3: Question 1 practice taken on Friday.

Thursday: Go over First Language Paper 3 from June 2008.

Saturday: First Language Paper 3 Mock Exam. Meet in the lobby at 8:30. Do not be late. Exam will run from 8:30 - 10:45. 

Wednesday, April 3rd

Agenda: 

Section 1: We color marked our Lit Paper 1 papers. Wrote out an edited paragraph before we left class. Next class we will turn in our Lit Paper 1 practice, with drafts and outline.

Section 2: Yesterday, we color marked our Literature Paper 1 papers and turned them in. We also practiced writing a plan for Literature Paper 3 together using this example exam.

Section 3: Yesterday, we color marked our Literature Paper 1 papers and turned them in. We were assigned to read candidate U - CC scripts for FL paper 3 but the document was not uploaded. Instead, please do this for homework tonight. (See below.)We also practiced writing a plan for FL Paper 3 together using June 2005 example exam.

Homework:

Section 1: Refer to the following link and read responses by Candidates U - CC for Question 1 only with examiner's comments. Lightlly annotate the Scripts. Then adjust your plan to write Question 1 to reflect what you've learned. You'll write the script next class.

Section 2: Refer to the following link and read responses by Candidates U - CC for Question 1 only with examiner's comments. Lightlly annotate the Scripts. Then adjust your plan to write Question 1 to reflect what you've learned. You'll write the script next class.

Section 3: Refer to the following link and read responses by Candidates Y - CC for Question 1 only with examiner's comments. Lightlly annotate the Scripts. Then adjust your plan to write Question 1 to reflect what you've learned. You'll write the script next class.

Example of a literature essay that received 25/25 coming soon!