Official Higher English 2013-2014 Thread

^^You'll probably study a poem on top of your first text ahead of the prelim, or they'll ask you to study one on your own?

Reply 22

I found this : micklavelle.wordpress.com/2012/10/26/reflective-essay-examples/

It has 3 reflective essays with very detailed marking instructions. It really helps to compare your own essay to the high scoring ones.

Reply 23

GeschichteJunge

Hello I have like hundreds of homework for English every week
For this week I've had 5 pieces to hand in and then my essay!
I was wondering how I could study for the textual analysis as I have a nab soon and I feel that I am not always on the ball at that part?

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Reply 24

Original post by GeschichteJunge

Hello I have like hundreds of homework for English every week
For this week I've had 5 pieces to hand in and then my essay!
I was wondering how I could study for the textual analysis as I have a nab soon and I feel that I am not always on the ball at that part?

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Practice; you'll probably do some examples in class, of poems, drama and prose to give you a chance to get used to it.
Focus on literary techniques; revise how different aspects of word choice/imagery/structure/etc. can convey the idea of the poem, look out for an extended metaphor,etc.

Reply 25

GeschichteJunge

Original post by Claire__

Practice; you'll probably do some examples in class, of poems, drama and prose to give you a chance to get used to it.
Focus on literary techniques; revise how different aspects of word choice/imagery/structure/etc. can convey the idea of the poem, look out for an extended metaphor,etc.

Thank you :-)

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Reply 26

Bromaldehyde

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Trying to do a discursive essay on the importance of grammar, and I feel like are all my points are getting jumbled up, and I have no real sense of direction. Any tips ?

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Reply 27

Original post by Bromaldehyde

Trying to do a discursive essay on the importance of grammar, and I feel like are all my points are getting jumbled up, and I have no real sense of direction. Any tips ?

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Make a plan?

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Reply 28

Are teachers allowed to tell you what mark they think your essay will achieve?

Reply 29

kylerfc

Original post by Pennyarcade

Are teachers allowed to tell you what mark they think your essay will achieve?

Yes, though you have to remember you are not guaranteed to get what they tell you.

Reply 30

Original post by kylerfc

Yes, though you have to remember you are not guaranteed to get what they tell you.

Yeah I was just wondering because my teacher says she wont tell anyone what grade she thinks they will get :mad:

Reply 31

Original post by Bromaldehyde

Trying to do a discursive essay on the importance of grammar, and I feel like are all my points are getting jumbled up, and I have no real sense of direction. Any tips ?

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Make a plan outlining what you have to talk about in each paragraph. Separate each point into a paragraph and it shouldn't jumble up as much.

Reply 32

emmaten10

Hey I have my first English nab on Monday, It's textual analysis , do any of you know if it is a new nab teachers must give each year, or can they go back and use previous ones?

Also I am new to TSR so please do be nice :colondollar:

thanks

Reply 33

kurt123

Original post by emmaten10

Hey I have my first English nab on Monday, It's textual analysis , do any of you know if it is a new nab teachers must give each year, or can they go back and use previous ones?

Also I am new to TSR so please do be nice :colondollar:

thanks

The NABs are different each year. The teachers have a choice of a bank of NABs to choose from.
Welcome to TSR! :biggrin:

Reply 34

BttrLtThnNvr

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We have been told we have to do something on a film.

The film is 'The Great Gatsby'

So I'm going to watch it, can anyone tell me what sort of response I will be writing?

Reply 35

emmaten10

Original post by kurt123

The NABs are different each year. The teachers have a choice of a bank of NABs to choose from. 
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haha that's wonderful thanks for the help and the welcome !

Reply 36

kurt123

Original post by emmaten10

haha that's wonderful thanks for the help and the welcome !

No problem! :smile:

Reply 37

Bromaldehyde

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Okay, so I've decided to scrap my previous discursive essay idea, as it wasn't very good but now I've brought it down to two different ideas and I was wondering which ones I should do:

1. Gender Roles in society - this essay would discuss ideas of feminism, the fact that gender cannot be limited to Male or Female, sexuality etc

OR

2. Internet Privacy - this essay will discuss tracking, the fact that nothing we ever truly do is private and everything we can do get can linked back to us, anonymity very rarely actually exists on the internet etc

So, which one should I do ? I'm interested in both of them and while I'm more passionate about the second one, I think there will be more sources available for the first topic.

Thoughts ?

Reply 38

Original post by Bromaldehyde

Okay, so I've decided to scrap my previous discursive essay idea, as it wasn't very good but now I've brought it down to two different ideas and I was wondering which ones I should do:

1. Gender Roles in society - this essay would discuss ideas of feminism, the fact that gender cannot be limited to Male or Female, sexuality etc

OR

2. Internet Privacy - this essay will discuss tracking, the fact that nothing we ever truly do is private and everything we can do get can linked back to us, anonymity very rarely actually exists on the internet etc

So, which one should I do ? I'm interested in both of them and while I'm more passionate about the second one, I think there will be more sources available for the first topic.

Thoughts ?

I would do the one on gender roles. Then you could put your personality in and say how you think feminism is stupid/good etc.
You could then expand on it and ask if the current society is equal in your opinion

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