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Exam Layout

Exam Layout for Grade ten Ti jean and His Brothers 1 Essay valued 35 marks- may be on theme, dramatic devices, characterization Poetry 1 Essay where TWO poems must be compared For example end of term below. paper 2. The words of the poem will not be included ENGLISH LITERATURE- Grade 10                                                                   2 hour 10 minutes Read the instructions carefully SECTION A- DRAMA Ti- Jean and His Brothers 1.     The prologue is the invitation to the rest of the play. It serves deliberate purposes. State three of these purposes and substantiate these functions. 25 marks  OR 2. “A dominant theme in Ti Jean and His Brothers is good versus evil.” Write an essay in which you describe TWO incidents in which the conflict between good and evil is presented. In this essay, you must also discuss how the MAIN characters are affected in ONE of the incidents, and examine ONE technique that Walcott uses to present t

Theme for English B by Langston Hughes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4Q3E_PIh2g Theme for English B by Langston Hughes The persona’s lecturer gave him an assignment to write a page that reflects ‘him’, or his character. The persona wonders if this is a simple task, and begins to think about his life. Things like his age, place of birth, race and place of residence. Based on these musings, he surmises that he is confused due to his youth. He guesses that he is what he feels, sees and hears, which is Harlem, New York. He continues his musing about what he likes, and concludes that he likes the same things that people of other races like. On this basis, he questions whether or not his page will be influenced by race. He concludes that it will not be white. He admits that his instructor, as well as the fact that this instructor is white, will have some influence on his page. He states that they both influence each other, that is what being American is about. He believes that both of them might not want to influence each