How to tackle "opinion" questions

Opinions are the most natural thing in the world. As long as you're human, you have them.

The challenge is how to form a WELL-INFORMED n LOGICAL opinion based on fact.

If you have to tackle an opinion-based essay (E.g. Which do you prefer; Why do you think; Do you agree that..., etc), please use all the content you've learnt from the book, giving quotes where necessary. You may want to think through your content based on 'Character', 'Relationships' & 'Theme'.

This document contains the discussions I had with 1pr, pe & se on how to use character, rships & theme as building blocks to answer the Q, "Do you agree that the ending to "EOEH" was a good ending?". (2008 exam)

ok I'm really tired now. All the best for your exams :)

Dramatic Monologues Re-submission

Some girls have already been identified with problems with the Dramatic Monologue.
1SE: Rachel Kok, Jo-Ann, Sarah Chaw
1PE: Shayna Yap
1PR: Vanessa, Steffi, Melanie, Evangelique, Alevia

Please EITHER give me a new, working soft copy on thumbdrive by Thursday, or come to school on Wed, 13 October (Marking Day 2) to perform for me.
1) Come at 9.30am sharp and call for me at the staffroom.

Any attempt to pass up after this will give you a nil score (as should be from Day 1 of late submission, but I'm being kind). Note that this forms half the Oral component, which is 20% of your exam grade.

Some essay plans by your classmates (optional)

1. Emily's relationship with her family members (half only)

(my apologies, half of this document was lost due to technical error... after I'd already returned the original to Chelsi. Hope you can use the few points here to inspire you to find more)

2. How "The Giver" is related to our lives
Page I
Page II
Page III

3. Relationships between community members in general

4. How Jonas Changed after becoming the Receiver

5. Rship between Jonas & the Giver