Exam+Preparation

Dear Year 9 Banksia,

Further to today's lesson, the details for your English and Humanities exams are as follows:

THURSDAY JUNE 2, 2011

Period One: English, To Kill a Mockingbird

This exam should last the whole period. You will be required to write a text response essay. We can not tell you the essay topic, but can tell you to look for quotes relating to maturity and growth, particularly in relation to Jem and Scout.

Remember - proper essay structure is important! We also spent a lot of time during this unit working on developing your essays so that they have more depth and explore the themes fully. You should consult the teacher who marks your work before Thursday to speak to them about what you may need to work on.

Period Two: Humanities, Australian History and Climate Change

This exam should last the whole period, and will involve a series of short answer questions and source analysis work.

For History, you should focus on Chapters 1,2 and the pages in Chapter 3 that relate to bushrangers (pages 77 -80). For Geography, you should focus on Chapter 6.

You will be marked on your Historical/ Geographical knowledge and understanding, as well as your skills in these subjects.

Historical skills relate to the interpretation of primary and secondary sources (knowing what time and place a source came from, what was happening at this time, and understanding the bias of the author)

Geographical skills relate to the interpretation of graphs and diagrams (what they say AND what they mean for people working and studying in this field) as well as understanding how specific tools, such as Geographical timelines should be interpreted.

If you are unsure where to start - please look at the focus questions/statements at the start of the chapters referred to. If you can answer these comfortably, you're on the right track!

You should be studying at home every night for these exams, as well as during the classes we have put aside. If you have any questions you know where to find us!

Good Luck!!

- Miss McMullan, Miss Cornell and Mr McLaughlin.