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The Most Dangerous Game

Here is the LINK to the story. Questions (9th graders--due Tuesday May 20, 2014) 1. Who are the main characters? Describe them. 2. Describe the story's setting. 3. What brings Rainesford to the island? (Note: this is different from the way it is presented in the movie.) 4. Explain Rainesford's changing impression of General Zaroff. 5. What is the main conflict in the story? 6. What is the climax? Support your conclusion. 7. Is the resolution of the story satisfying to you as the reader? Explain. NEXT:  we'll work on vocabulary. Here's a list of 50 words from the story that you should know! http://quizlet.com/6134342/most-dangerous-game-vocabulary-words-flash-cards/

Features of Various Types of Texts -- REVIEW

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(From website listed at end of post) Features of a Formal letter There are fixed rules regarding formal letters. Layout ·          full postal address followed by date in top right of letter ·          the name of person or Department and address you are writing to goes in the left hand side above greeting but lower down than your address ·          the greeting is normally 'Dear Sir' or 'Dear Madam' or full title if you are supposed to have met the person or spoken on the phone, or written before. For example, 'Dear Mr Brown' or 'Dear Dr Jones' ·          ending is always 'Yours faithfully' if you have opened with 'Sir' or 'Madam' or 'Yours sincerely' if you have used a name ·          you can print your initials and name after your signature Content Formal letters mu...

Paper 2-- Tips

NOTE: This was taken from the website listed at the bottom of this post. Other resources for FLE and also IGCSE LITERATURE are posted there as well. Have a look and many thanks to Ms Constantine for posting these great resources!  First Language Exam -- Paper 2 Extended Point 1: Students should not read Passage/Text 2 until they have completed Questions 1 & 2, so that they don't include points from it in answering these questions. Point 2: In Q1 (Directed Writing) everything used in students' recast res ponses MUST BE TETHERED IN DETAIL FROM THE PASSAGE. Point 3: Remember that the easiest way for students to gain marks on Q2 (Writer's use of language), which also applies to Q1 Core, is to literally answer WORD, MEANING, EFFECT on 6/7 words/phrases from EACH of the two sections asked for. Point 4: The third bullet point in Q1 (Bullet point C) is the determiner for higher level candidates because it asks students to use inference...