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1.8: Significant Connections
This task is an extension of our investigation into the nature of ambition. This is an opportunity to explore how unifying elements are employed across different texts by different authors that lead you to deeper insight into this very human drive.
Exam Preparation: 1.3 Unfamiliar Texts
AS 90851: Show understanding of significant aspects of unfamiliar text(s) through close reading, using supporting evidence. 4 Credits. External
Exam Preparation: 1.1 Extended Written Texts
You should attempt the sample paper and then have a look at the excellence exemplar and answer rubric to evaluate your response. You are most welcome to give your practice papers to me to assess as well.
Practice Paragraph Analysis
“Describe at least one idea that changed your perspective or point of view in the film.” As is common to all dystopias, the film Gattaca by Andrew Niccol deals with elements of our society that …
1.5 Formal Writing Assessment: Vaulting Ambition in Shakespeare’s Macbeth
This task is a culmination of our study of William Shakespeare’s Tragedy Macbeth. This is an opportunity to explore the techniques of language, structure and conventions of theatre that Shakespeare employed to convey his strongest themes
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow – Despair in Macbeth
Analysis of the language effects Shakespeare employs to reinforce the sense of despair Macbeth feels on learning of his wife’s death.
Shakespeare: Macbeth
Our first text in our study of Dire Ambition is William Skakespeare’s “Macbeth”. One of the world’s most famous studies of the corrupting effects of ambition and power.
NCEA 1.5 – Formal Writing – Spoken Language Study
This task is a culmination of our study of our own spoken and text language. This is an opportunity to explore the techniques of language, structure and conventions of oral language that underpin the rapid and innovative changes we’re seeing in our interpersonal communication
Spoken Language Transcript Practice
Today we will be exploring live spoken conversation – and generating our own transcripts. Watch this short video excerpt (from the film “FIT”) and try to write your own transcript of the conversation. <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” …