Writing and Book Title
Rumpkins are always Bumpkins, Lumpkins are sometimes Crumpkins, and Crumpkins are either Bumpkins or Dumpkins. Based on this information, which of the following statements is/are true?
I. II. III. IV.
A B C D
A Bumpkin cannot be a Lumpkin A Dumpkin is always a Crumpkin A Lumpkin can be a Rumpkin
A Rumpkin can be a Dumpkin
I, II and III only I and IV only III and IV only III only
Questions 2 and 3 refer to the following stimulus.
Teachers from Bentley High School are concerned that students show many signs of tiredness and lack of concentration during the school day, and have blamed the introduction of TV, Facebook and MySpace as the fundamental cause.
A team of researchers, led by Dr Roy Peters, came in to assess the claim of the teachers by conducting a professional study. Dr Peters compiled 80 students at random from Year 9 of the school, and he formed four groups. Group 1 consisted of 20 students who were banned from watching TV for a month. Group 2 consisted of 20 students banned from accessing Facebook for a month. Group 3 consisted of 20 students banned from accessing MySpace for a month. Finally, Group 4 consisted of 20 students banned from watching TV, and banned from accessing Facebook and MySpace. English, Comparative, Guidelines
Based on some recent emails, there seems to be a lot of confusion when it comes to approaching the comparative study essay. Understandably, it is quite hard to organise your knowledge of these texts and make it into a coherent comparative. I felt there was no point in trying to write a sample essay, as everyone is studying different texts. But here is the bread and butter of it all...
In essence, you will be asked to write along the following essay titles ("modes of comparison"): - cultural context
- vision and viewpoint
- theme or issue as explored in 3 texts. Usually 2 of 3 come up every year.
This is an artificial division in terms of essay titles. You will end up writing about similar things in each of these
I. II. III. IV.
A B C D
A Bumpkin cannot be a Lumpkin A Dumpkin is always a Crumpkin A Lumpkin can be a Rumpkin
A Rumpkin can be a Dumpkin
I, II and III only I and IV only III and IV only III only
Questions 2 and 3 refer to the following stimulus.
Teachers from Bentley High School are concerned that students show many signs of tiredness and lack of concentration during the school day, and have blamed the introduction of TV, Facebook and MySpace as the fundamental cause.
A team of researchers, led by Dr Roy Peters, came in to assess the claim of the teachers by conducting a professional study. Dr Peters compiled 80 students at random from Year 9 of the school, and he formed four groups. Group 1 consisted of 20 students who were banned from watching TV for a month. Group 2 consisted of 20 students banned from accessing Facebook for a month. Group 3 consisted of 20 students banned from accessing MySpace for a month. Finally, Group 4 consisted of 20 students banned from watching TV, and banned from accessing Facebook and MySpace. English, Comparative, Guidelines
Based on some recent emails, there seems to be a lot of confusion when it comes to approaching the comparative study essay. Understandably, it is quite hard to organise your knowledge of these texts and make it into a coherent comparative. I felt there was no point in trying to write a sample essay, as everyone is studying different texts. But here is the bread and butter of it all...
In essence, you will be asked to write along the following essay titles ("modes of comparison"): - cultural context
- vision and viewpoint
- theme or issue as explored in 3 texts. Usually 2 of 3 come up every year.
This is an artificial division in terms of essay titles. You will end up writing about similar things in each of these