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1.6 Unfamiliar text- 50 minutes
If you have decided to drop one of either: film, poetry or novel, this will give you 45 minutes to complete these essays rather than 30 minutes. The paper that you have decided to not attempt must not have ANYTHING written on it otherwise it will be marked.

= = = = = = =General Exam Information and Revision Work / NCEA Practice Questions=

Juno of Taris by Fleur Beale Novel Study-external

Here is the powerpoint that we have been working on in class. Please use for revision or catch-up purposes.

There will also be extra material added that will help you study ideas and concepts in the novel.







Maori Poetry- Short Text External
Here are some resources that we used for our Maori Poetry unit.

The two Maori poems we learned about were Sir Apirana Taylor's //Sad Joke on a Marae// and Hone Tuwhare's //To a Maori Figure Cast in Bronze Outside the Chief Post Office, Auckland.//

Weh writing about these poems you need to discuss both poems in the one essay.











//Life is Beautiful// directed by Roberto Benigni - Film Study External
Resources to help you study for the external film exam.

Set in Italy during the Holocaust- the love story of Guido and Dora at the Grand Hotel occurs during the first halk of the film- a drastic change in setting occurs in the second half of the film when Joshua (their son) and Guido are taken to a concentration camp and Dora chooses to follow. Separated as a family, Guido lives to entertain Joshua and show him the beauty of life regardless of circumstance. This movie is essentially a controverisal comedy set in the context of the Holocaust.













Formal Writing- Letters to the Editor
For this standard you need to use formal language in the form of a Letter to the Editor to persuade your reader to agree with your arguement on a topical issue. You need to use correct spelling, grammar and punctuation.

1.6 Unfamiliar Text
In the external exam you will be given a booklet with a number of poems / articles / posters etc. that you will be asked questions about. Here are some examples to help you practice.