Year 12 Homework 1
Read the following article (Article about A-Level English) and answer the questions below. You don't need to hand the answers in, so you can answer them in note format if you wish, but I will be looking at your note-taking skills. Be ready to explain your answers in class, though.
1. What do you understand by the phrase 'modern cultural references'? Paraphrase it.
2. Give two reasons why people have criticised the A-level. Do you think these reasons are valid?
3. What is the 'crumbling castle' view of language?
4. What viewpoint does Laura Barton hold about this subject? Where does the reader first understand this viewpoint?
5. Find at least two pieces of vocabulary that you would not ordinarily use in your own writing. Write down the words and their definitions.
* The version of this article that you have read was the online version. What genre features in this article would you not have found 25 years ago?
*Underline 3 uses of language that stand out to you for any reason.
Read the following article (Article about A-Level English) and answer the questions below. You don't need to hand the answers in, so you can answer them in note format if you wish, but I will be looking at your note-taking skills. Be ready to explain your answers in class, though.
1. What do you understand by the phrase 'modern cultural references'? Paraphrase it.
2. Give two reasons why people have criticised the A-level. Do you think these reasons are valid?
3. What is the 'crumbling castle' view of language?
4. What viewpoint does Laura Barton hold about this subject? Where does the reader first understand this viewpoint?
5. Find at least two pieces of vocabulary that you would not ordinarily use in your own writing. Write down the words and their definitions.
* The version of this article that you have read was the online version. What genre features in this article would you not have found 25 years ago?
*Underline 3 uses of language that stand out to you for any reason.
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