Ebook Tomorrow, When the War Began

Here is a link to an electronic copy of the book.

Ebook version

Homework - Essay writing

You have completed practice paragraphs in class, so now it is time see what you can do. This Friday you will have ONE period (one hour) to write a whole essay in timed conditions. 
You may bring in an essay plan (one sheet of A4).

The essay question is:

Describe at least one important setting in the text.
Explain how the setting helped you understand one or more characters in the text.
(Setting is time, place or circumstance that form the background against which characters live and act.)

Do the plan at home and prepare. This will go on your school reports.
If you have any questions please ask.

Moderator's exam report for 2015

Moderator's report for last years exams is out. Have a read for yourself and see what the markers say about the different exams. This is really useful for making sure you know what you need to do. Here is the link to the web page.

http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/nqfdocs/ncea-resource/reports/2015/level1/english.pdf

Conclusion help

Remember that the point of a conclusion is to summarise the essay into one short paragraph. 

Conclusion:

Basic:

In the film The Hunger Games directed by Gary Ross we are engaged in the film through the events in the opening scene of the film. Costume and colour is used to show a contrast between the wealth of the Capitol and the poverty of the districts. Dialogue and cuts are used to show the Capitol’s cruelty to the districts children and the fear that the children have of the Games.

Advanced:

In the film the Hunger Games, directed by Gary Ross, the contrast between the Capitol of Panem and the Districts is severe. The lack of empathy and care that those in the Capitol have for the children of the Districts is clearly seen in the opening of this film and this helps to engage us in feeling attached to those in the Districts. We are engaged through the use of costume and colour. On one hand we have the abundant wealth of those in the interview who are richly attired which stands out against the poverty of the districts, as seen with Katniss and her younger sisters’ shabby bedclothes. The dialogue and cuts between the two scenes of interview and bedroom draws our attention to the obvious fear that children have of the games. The use of these techniques provide a contrast between two sets of people and so engages the audience.

Introduction - The Hunger Games

Describe at least one method the director used to engage the audience.

Explain how the method engaged the audience.

Basic:

In the film The Hunger Games directed by Gary Ross we were engaged through the opening scene of the film. This event used costume and colour, dialogue and quick cuts between two scenes in order to engage us.

Advanced:

The Hunger Games is a dystopian set film where children are picked at random and entered into a game where they are expected to kill one another for the pleasure and entertainment of those in the ruling city. Gary Ross engaged the audience through the opening scene of the film where we see two men callously talk about the games before moving away to a scene of children comforting one another. The director used costuming and colour, as well as dialogue and quick cuts to engage us and draw our attention to the contrast between the Capitol’s richness and cruelness, and the poverty and hopelessness of the Districts.

Explain paragraph #1

planning essay #1

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